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Interactive voice response systems can revolutionise customer experience

Inside Retail

In an era when consumers expect brands to respond rapidly to queries about products, delivery schedules and any other interaction, a growing number of retailers are turning to interactive voice response (IVR) systems to enhance customer experience. Speed is part of the user experience.

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Mobile POS tools are a vital tool in elevating in-store customer experiences

Inside Retail

In an era of fierce competition to attract consumers’ tightening budgets, customer experience has become the key edge retailers can deploy to stand above the competition. The report stresses the importance of a versatile POS system that offers both countertop and mobile configurations.

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Consumers Take Control via Conversational Marketing: Why Personalization is Key

Retail TouchPoints

Conversational marketing enables marketers to build brand equity and improve campaign performance by transforming the customer experience through a combination of strategy, approach and technology. Over the last few years, consumers have come to expect personalization from the retail brands that they love.

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3 Immersive Customer Experiences Using Augmented Reality

Retail TouchPoints

trillion in 2025, and this growth means that AR experiences will “have the potential to change the social commerce game for brands targeting tech-savvy consumer demographics,” according to a recent TIME report. That’s why these immersive experiences need to be a near-term goal, and not part of retailers’ five-year plan.

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Creating customer experiences that drive ROI

Inside Retail

In a landscape saturated with marketing messages vying for consumer attention, personalisation has emerged as a beacon guiding brands to foster deeper connections with their audience. Eighty per cent of e-commerce brands already use email marketing as a primary retention channel to build long-lasting customer relationships.

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For Better Customer Experience, Make Your Website Easier to Search

Retail TouchPoints

Customer experience (CX) optimization is a necessity for ecommerce retailers and other online businesses that want to convert visitors, drive sales and cultivate customer loyalty. The costs of a poor search experience go beyond lost sales and loyalty opportunities.

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Why many retailers are failing to deliver an excellent customer experience

Inside Retail

Many brands are getting so caught up with trends like AI or the latest social media platform, they’re overlooking the importance of the customer experience, contends an expert in experiential retail. As a shopper, a consumer like everybody else, it’s all about getting back to the basics: Just make things easy and convenient.”