customer retention

Doddle, a leading international e-commerce solutions provider that designs, develops, and integrates consumer fulfillment and returns technology, announces that it has launched a free Digital Returns Solution to provide U.S. retailers and consumers with more convenient ways to handle e-commerce shopping returns. Doddle is providing this through a pilot agreement with the United States Postal Service (USPS). By 2022, e-commerce is projected to represent 24% of all U.S. retail. Currently, e-commerce return rates are 22% on…

New Research Shows How Customer Service Can Now Drive Both Customer Loyalty and Retention In today’s uncertain and volatile environment, customer service must play a larger role in driving both customer retention and also growing customer loyalty, according to Gartner, Inc. However, most customer service organizations attempt to do so by leaning heavily on initiatives to improve service experience quality. Gartner research reveals this long-held belief is wrong, as a good service experience is not enough to make customers…

SocialCode announced it is splitting into two separate companies to scale more quickly, capitalize on key opportunities and solve for brands’ biggest challenges, present and future. SocialCode’s agency business will continue as a leading digital marketing agency and provide cross-channel media, creative, and analytics services. The company will employ its industry-leading data-driven approach and technology to drive exceptional performance and insights for clients across social, programmatic, video, audio and…

The Company achieved 106% year-over-year digital transaction growth in June driven by strong demand for the mobile app, high customer retention rates, and continued digital market expansion MoneyGram International, Inc., a global leader in cross-border P2P payments and money transfers, reported 106% year-over-year digital transaction growth in June as strong consumer demand for its leading digital capabilities and customer-centric app continues to grow. The company also announced the expansion of its consumer direct…

Informatica to Highlight AI-Powered Business 360 Capabilities at Free Virtual Event on June 23 Informatica, the enterprise cloud data management leader, will showcase the market-leading capabilities of the industry's first Business 360 solution on Tuesday, June 23, at its Intelligent Data Summit for Business 360, the third summit of Informatica Live, the company's free virtual summer event series.  Informatica's Business 360 solution enables enterprises to accelerate and strengthen digital commerce, minimize supply chain…

New Research To Be Unveiled At CX North America 2020 Will Help Organizations Recalibrate Customer Experience To Address Changing Customer Needs Unprecedented levels of market uncertainty paired with new guidelines on how to serve customers during the pandemic are forcing brands to reimagine their interactions with customers. Aspects of customer experience (CX) that were integral to a brand experience before the pandemic are no longer valid and need to be revisited. To help brands transform their customer experiences to…

San Antonio-Based Data, Analytics and Digital Marketing Specialist Receives Significant Investment to Enable Brands to Increase Conversions and Customer Loyalty STIRISTA, a data-driven digital marketing solutions provider known for its identity-driven and authoritative data assets, announced that it has raised $13M in growth equity financing. The financing was led by Boston-based Wavecrest Growth Partners with participation from industry veteran Dennis Ainge, a founding executive of TARGUSinfo and a former executive at…

Just a few short months ago most economists didn’t think an economic downturn in 2020 was very likely. In Bankrate’s fourth-quarter survey of top U.S. economists last December, respondents put the likelihood of a recession at 35 percent—a decrease of six percent from the survey released in September 2019. The whole world has obviously changed since then due to the spread of the novel coronavirus and the efforts initiated to reduce infection rates and deaths. With global commerce and travel at a near standstill in late…

Ensures Sales/Marketing Alignment, Achieves Record-Breaking 135 Percent CARR Growth and 140 Percent Net Customer Retention OpFocus, a leading Salesforce implementation consultancy for SaaS companies, today announced that RainFocus engaged it to build a new sales and marketing system. By implementing the SiriusDecisions Demand Unit Waterfall within Salesforce, and integrating it with Pardot and Terminus, OpFocus helped the events marketing company accelerate strategic growth. RainFocus’ sales and marketing teams are fully…

Institutional Investors Have Committed $100 million Cash in Private Placement to Close Concurrently with Transaction Digital Media Solutions Holdings, LLCand Leo Holdings Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that Leo and DMS have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”). DMS is a martech-enabled business capitalizing on the secular shift of advertising dollars from traditional offline channels to online digital channels by…

As the COVID-19 pandemic casts a dark cloud over the U.S. economy and consumers dump subscriptions, an Atlanta customer retention company is serving as a bright light during these scary financial times for online businesses. Gravy specializes in providing personalized customer retention and failed payment recovery at scale, and it has found itself serving as a "revenue relief organization" during this crisis. "Online business owners are scared right now. They're bleeding customers and revenue by the day," said …

Not so long ago, most customers communicated with brands using one of two channels: phone or mail. There was nothing close to the digital landscape that we have today, which meant that customers didn't even consider using a combination of channels to connect with companies, like email, SMS, and social media. However, the world as we know it has changed drastically over the years. 87% of consumers today say that they wish organizations would work harder at delivering consistent customer experience across channels. Another 35%…

AI-powered personalization supports energy transition to zero carbon and mass electrification Bidgely announced it has deployed its UtilityAI Platform with energy retailers in Europe to directly support them on their journey through the zero carbon energy transition. IDC Energy Insights defines this energy transition as the process of decarbonizing energy production while electrifying energy consumption, with key drivers coming from consumers through distributed energy resources, like solar PV and batteries, as well as…

It might be surprising to know that YouTube isn’t just a clip-sharing social media site. In fact, it ranks as the number two search engine in the entire world after Google. We can say that if you want an effective and robust Digital Marketing strategy for your B2B business then, YouTube should be on your list of sites. Many marketers have this misconception that while videos work well for Marketing directly-to-consumers, they are not effective for reaching key decision-makers at businesses. However, this is truly not the…

When it comes to Sales forecasting, traditional CRM solutions have not been able to address the industry’s needs. Forecasting is complex, and most companies struggle with resource constraints, accuracy, and actionability. Because of this, organizations are now beginning to combine process, analytics and Artificial Intelligence to hone accuracy, to make decisions that will improve Sales, and to make employees more productive. AI-enabled forecasting is still very new, and magical thinking abounds, which is exacerbated by…

Women in Customer Experience Roles Translates to Big Wins for Dealers and Customers CDK Global, Inc., a leading retail automotive technology company, announced today new research findings on the evolving Customer Experience (CX) Manager role in dealerships, specifically how women are finding success in such roles and the overall impact of CX roles on customer retention and dealer success. “Proving relevance through research allows dealers to make data-driven decisions and take actions that improve profitability. ”…

Artificial Intelligence Applied to TEPCO Smart Meter Data Provides Appliance-Level Insights to Customers for Improved Retention Bidgely  announced it has deployed utility artificial intelligence services to TEPCO Energy Partners (TEPCO EP), a competitive energy retail business arm of Tokyo Electric Power Holding Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO). Annual energy reports powered by artificial intelligence (AI) have been introduced to a subset of TEPCO customers that provide a breakdown of home energy consumption by appliance…

"Today’s Marketing and Technology leaders have got to get serious about using their data to drive better customer and business outcomes." Could you tell us about your role and journey into Technology? I’ve spent the past 20+ years in the digital commerce space, being fortunate in that time to play many different roles on all sides of the table. I started out being a part of the team that launched one of the first large-scale online apparel businesses, spent time at Amazon and Expedia early on, led commerce technology…

Ask yourself this question: Can a country’s government teach lessons to private companies on how to optimally use advanced IT solutions? No, right? Well, here is an example that might help you understand this answer in a better manner. The story of Estonia is an interesting one for anyone who holds an interest in the IT industry. Estonia is a small country in Northern Europe. It’s not really an interesting place for a long stay during winter since it becomes too cold. The chilly weather, decades of suppression under the…

Most of you would probably say: you should slash prices to boost Sales. However, in reality, promos are often ineffective. 52% of weekly or monthly retail promos target customers that would have paid a full price. 72% of promos never break even. And yet, most retailers keep cutting prices and, by extension, killing their margins. Meanwhile, advanced brick-and-mortar retail businesses are trying out sophisticated pricing analysis software to find a balance between the beneficial price of a Product and their Sales goals. Why…