Posts Tagged ‘customer experience’

One challenge that many utility providers face is that most customers really only think of their provider when they’re starting or stopping utility service, paying bills, or dealing with an outage or other problem. To better engage customers and avoid slipping into the realm of commoditization, utility companies need to provide consistent value throughout every […]

Some really interesting discussion on the future for provider and payer portals and apps, from the perspective of Bobby Bouthillette from Fitbit Health Solutions, arose during this week’s Connected Health conference. Consumer demand for health and wellness options creates huge opportunity for consumer brands like Fitbit. They can bridge the gap between traditional healthcare players […]

Kicking off their Signal developer conference taking place in San Francisco this week, Twilio announced today that Twilio Flex, the first fully programmable cloud contact center platform, is now generally available. Since its beta launch in March, excitement around Twilio Flex has been mounting throughout the contact center ecosystem. Considered by many a platform for […]

The constant evolution of technology and customer expectations impacts every industry across the board, including utility providers. Whether your company operates in a regulated market or competes against other providers for business, you must both understand and meet your customers’ evolving expectations for the solutions and services you provide, or risk being left behind. Some […]

The first thing we notice when coming across branded content is the brand itself. Is it a brand we trust? Have we had a positive experience in the past? What value will this content provide? Check out our recent video from Eric Enge and Mark Traphagen, who recently joined Perficient Digital through our acquisition of […]

Creating healthcare content for a general readership isn’t always easy, but it can be very satisfying – especially when you’re providing useful information on topics that people care about. I’ve spent much of my career writing about health and wellness for magazines, websites, and corporate clients (and, as an editor, helping other writers do their […]

Marketing Automation (MA) is the effort to better manage [online] marketing channels. Mark Polly calls out a 2014 Frost & Sullivan Report to say MA will be a $1.9B industry by 2020. And Marisa Lather explains some ways to get your MA going the right way. Marketing Automation vs CRM The classic “purchase funnel” is a […]

Remember what life was like, say, 10 to 15 years ago? Myspace reigned supreme of all social networks (there wasn’t much competition). Most of us carried a Blackberry (forget iMessages, we sent BBMs instead). The World Wide Web had been around for some time, but we hadn’t reached the era of ubiquitous internet. Given this, […]

The other day I was perusing the Insights section of the Perficient website, and I came across a guide that sparked my interest called Five Digital Marketing Trends That Will Impact Your Business in 2018. In it, the authors discuss how personalization will “shape the complexity and magnitude of content development.” This was particularly interesting to me. I […]

Digital process automation (DPA) continues to garner attention for its ability to support digital transformation. More than ever, leaders are looking to expand their DPA services from their pre-existing BPM practices in order to meet the growing demands of consumers. As a result of these increased demands, the focus of digital process automation has moved […]

Everybody loves to be loved, right? Your brand’s community is the following of loyal customers that surrounds your products. A strong community can be an excellent resource for your brand, as it strengthens your retention rates, boosts repeat sales, and provides you with advocates who can help promote your products and support you during a […]

Omnichannel experiences are ones that provide a seamless shopping experience across all channels – in brick-and-mortar stores and across digital. To do it well, your messaging and the purchasing processes must be consistent and harmonious. Why is omnichannel marketing essential? This attempt to be everywhere for everyone means that traditional retailers could have an advantage […]