Posts Tagged ‘user experience’

In the past several years, I’ve seen both successful and failed insights initiatives. Perhaps the first element of failure is what they call these efforts: Reports Executive Reports Reporting A focus on the number of reports Large focus on specific fields in reports, to the exclusion of other elements When I look at elements of […]

Page speed has a direct impact on user experience, and even the smallest change in load speed can affect revenue. It’s important to know how your page is performing, and Google provides two tools that can help. Check out our recent video from Eric Enge and Mark Traphagen, who recently joined Perficient Digital through our […]

Being a brand that your customers trust is important, but being a brand that Google trusts matters too. Search engines want to provide the best experience possible for their users by showing them the highest-quality content out there. By creating high-quality content and providing a positive user experience on your site, you become more valuable […]

World Usability Day was established in 2005 by the Usability Professionals Association. Each year, design professionals come together to discuss how to “develop technologies in a way that serves people first.”  On November 8, 2018, professionals met at almost 100 locations around the world to discuss the how to “Make Life Easy.” I attended World […]

Imagine that your ecommerce company’s product information and data is spread out and recorded on multiple systems. Some is recorded in your ERP system, while the rest is living in spreadsheets, online, or on other operating platforms. How is it possible to accurately analyze or measure important performance metrics, maintain up-to-date product information, keep internal […]

In a world where almost every experience now has a digital component, we’ve become comfortable interacting with voice devices and automated systems instead of just human beings. But that doesn’t mean those interactions are impersonal. Voice is an inherently social thing, and it plays a large role in the human process of social identification. So […]

In this day and age, it can be difficult to stay ahead of the curve, especially in the utilities industry. New technologies are bringing new competition for customer engagement, and staying ahead of those technological advances has become imperative to remain a front-runner in the industry. Exploring new trends and services that provide the solutions […]

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 […]

As you’re probably aware, search engines are getting smarter. Not only that, Google is also becoming more in-tune with the intent behind users’ searches, with the objective to provide more comprehensive content that follows the mindset of the searcher rather than just a simple, literal answer to their query. Because of this, websites with fleshed […]

Why Guess at User Trends? With advancements in technology paired with our everyday consumer experiences, today’s user trends are in constant flux. When the technology that’s supposed to help us doesn’t, it’s frustrating, and even with the most successful projects, your users are going to have questions. Identifying the reasons behinds user trends can sometimes […]

The work is far from over once you have someone on your site. Now is the time to provide a seamless ordering experience that keeps them coming back. Can they configure products online? How easily can they get a quote? Is the content you’re serving up helping them when they need it while moving them […]

Now that you’ve mastered the art of providing a good search foundation on your website, it’s time to build on that investment. Let’s talk about how you should be using search to personalize every experience. And don’t worry if you don’t have a search foundation down quite yet. You can always look back on our […]