consumer behavior

Almost three quarters (73%) of consumers indicate the retail industry needs a new set of standards with severe punishment for violations to combat fake reviews Bazaarvoice, Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, announced the results of its newest study, exploring the role of brand trust in consumer purchasing behavior and how brands can damage that trust. The research is based on survey responses from more than 10,000 consumers from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and…

Digital signage and in-store experience solutions provider Raydiant has released the findings from their State of Consumer Behavior Report 2020. The report surveyed 1,000 US consumers on Jan. 19, 2020 with a goal of better understanding the evolving habits, preferences, and behaviors of consumers shopping both online and offline. Marketing Technology News: BlackBerry Secures the Modern Workforce with New Digital Workplace Raydiant Bobby Marhamat, CEO of Raydiant said: "The findings confirm our…

Anyone who tells you that Marketing Analytics is an exact science is wrong. The algorithms, the data, the optimizations, and the simulations can all lead to many different outcomes depending on who and how it is processed and measured. When done correctly, there is much to gain. One can optimize budgets and increase Returns On Investment (ROI), predict Sales across Product Categories, and grow your business significantly. On the flip side, however, when done incorrectly, there is much to be lost – like misdirected investment…

Customer Experience (CX) today is as important a differentiator for manufacturers as product quality and price. Interactions on any level of business impact customer perception and their decision to keep coming back or not. In these times, where digitization shapes how buyers think and what they expect, relying on just traditional stores or distributors to reach end-customers is no longer enough. Manufacturers need a way to deliver the same level of the personalized customer experience through online channels that…

“Without data, you’re just a person with an opinion.” — W. Edwards Denning Rather than simplifying insight collection, the proliferation of Big Data has added complexity. Increasing regulations and concerns around privacy make data harder to collect and manage, and the widening range of channels customers engage with makes it harder to interpret accurately. Where marketers need to pivot is to balance qualitative data findings with a constant stream of quantitative, first-hand customer feedback to allow organizations to…

The deadline to submit deals has long since passed, Amazon's purchase orders have been placed, and vendors and sellers have packed their inventory, ready to be loaded on trucks if not already in transit to Amazon's fulfillment centers. And now it's official: Amazon announced that Prime Day 2019 will begin at midnight on July 15th and run to the end of July 16th – full 48 hours. In anticipation of another record-breaking Sales event, Amazon advertisers are gearing up to get the most out of Prime Day. In the past, many…

The explosion of digital channels, platforms, and devices is both a blessing and a curse for retailers. Retail Marketers can reach audiences in new ways, but budgets need to stretch further as customer journeys become more complex. Taking a smart, Data-driven approach to measurement is essential for understanding what’s working, what’s not, and where to spend the next marketing dollar. By embracing these four measurement best practices, modern Retail Marketers can get the accurate, actionable insights they need to improve…

The first recorded advertisement was a Song Dynasty-era copper printing plate for the Liu family Fine Needle Shop. Even then, readers were groaning and searching for the skip button. Ads and their creators have always been in the business of winning over consumers’ attention, and they’ve succeeded clumsily at best. But the digital realm is a different beast, and advertisers must find ways to rise above the clutter. Traditional advertising is fracturing as both consumers and brands flock to digital. After overtaking TV…

Mike Anderson Co-Founder and CTO, Tealium Of all the marketing technologies, Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), are growing in popularity and relevance among leading marketing teams. There are many reasons why marketers prefer to rely on CDPs rather than depending only  on data systems, including CRM and DMP. Mike Anderson, Co-Founder and CTO, Tealium, spoke to us about the CDP-Customer Intelligence relationship, and the increasing adoption of mobile-only CDP technologies for marketing.Tell us about your role at Tealium and…

"Having this ability to accurately reach and engage consumers with greater relevance and precision ultimately leads to increased revenue growth."Tell us about your role and journey into technology. What made you join Blis? Back in the US, I was poached by a tech startup who was a client of the agency I worked for and became their first Marketing Director. This was during the time of the original internet bubble and brought me to the UK. From there I went back agency side - to a large global ad agency, then to a digital…

Jonathan Liew Strategy Director, Fetch Most users dislike seeing ads on their mobile, and yet mobile advertising is set to represent more than 70% of the entire marketing ad spend in the US. As consumers continue to spend exponentially higher time on their mobiles, it's time to serve such consumers with better experiences, which positively influence business outcomes. To understand how marketers can better deliver meaningful mobile experiences, we spoke to Jonathan Liew, Strategy Director at Fetch.Tell us about your role…

Artificial Intelligence company, Magnetic, announced the launch of Magnetic Live Audiences, the first AI-optimized audience segmentation product. With Magnetic Live Audiences, media buyers are now able to tap into the power of AI in an entirely new way, without having to switch buying platforms or change workflows. As advertisers and agencies continue to grow investment in automated buying, the need for timely and accurate audience targeting has never been more paramount. Consumer behavior is becoming increasingly…

For the 2018 Mother's Day Holiday, Rakuten Marketing Expects Consumer Spending to Increase by 20 Percent Rakuten Marketing, a leading technology company that enables marketers to profit through digital marketing, today released industry data and insights for Mother's Day 2018. Comparing year-over-year (YOY) holiday spend for the two weeks leading to Mother's Day 2016 and 2017, Rakuten Marketing expects 2018 consumer spend to increase, making this Mother's Day a sweet retail period for online brands. Along with this…

Industry Veterans Fill Vital Positions to Drive New Growth for Advanced Consumer Intelligence Platform at Resonate Resonate, a leading provider of consumer intelligence and insights for marketers, today announced three key additions to its executive team. These new hires were made to strengthen the company’s growth and generate broad awareness for its data-driven solutions designed to drive business decisions based on a deep understanding of the consumer that extends beyond basic attributes like demographics and…

Spencer Pingry Chief Technical Officer, Zaius Zaius gives B2C marketers the power to own customer data. This data enables marketer's to grasp their customers' shopping patterns and engage them with personalized, omnichannel campaigns. To understand how should a brand leverage Testing and Optimization software for marketing campaigns, we spoke to Spencer Pingry, Chief Technical Officer, Zaius.Tell us about your role at Zaius and the team/technology you handle. Zaius empowers B2C marketers to better understand how…

Through Consumer Behavior and Location Sciences™, SITO Explores the Consumer Behavior and Journey to Present Powerful Strategic Knowledge Assets and Actionable Insights for Marketers SITO has announced the formation of the SITO Institute for Consumer Behavior and Location Sciences, a new thought leadership and membership initiative devoted to education and advocacy for the advancement of location data intelligence as a core component of the modern marketing organization. Recommended Read: Zaius Integrates with Zendesk…

"I believe that we are going to see far more emphasis on developing models that identify the best ads to match the mindset of a consumer, without a care for whether they click on an ad or not."Tell us about your role at Aki? At Aki Technologies, we connect brands to audiences during their most receptive and relevant moments. Naturally, a lot of what we do relies on data and the smart interpretation of data, which is where my team comes in. We're focused on optimizing the delivery of marketing to mobile users and…

Innovative Research Portal and Smart Search Technology Significantly Reduce the Time Spent on Data Analysis and Insights Generation Simmons Research, the leading source of essential consumer intelligence, announced the launch of Simmons Insights, a syndicated research portal providing clients with faster access to actionable consumer insights. Powered by Simmons Smart Search, the most comprehensive consumer intelligence search engine, the new platform allows marketers to mine through hundreds of thousands of consumer…