Is your advertising and marketing strategy for the upcoming Christmas ready yet? It might seem like Christmas talk is premature, but really, we’re just a couple weeks away from when the spending spree begins. How will digital, omnichannel retail impact holiday shopping this year? Which retailers, products, and brands will drive holiday retail in 2019? …
Needless to say that the holiday shopping season, from November to the end of December, is the most popular time for online shopping and gifting. The new Holiday Online Shopping Trends 2019 brought to you by Episerver showed that the highest number of shoppers start their holiday shopping on December 1-15. Keep reading the key …
There is a growing global trend to consider pets as part of the family. In fact, millions of people around the world love their pets, enjoying their companionship, going for walks, playing and even talking to them. And there is evidence suggesting that attachment to pets is good for human health and even helps build …
The stakes are high for the 2019 holiday shopping season… How do consumers in North America shop during this outstanding shopping season? What is motivating them to make online purchases using mobile devices? Online shopping Vs. in-store shopping; who is the winner this holiday? keep reading and download the full study to find answers for …
Increasingly, pets are becoming part of American families. According to American Pet Products Associate and their most recent survey (2019-2020), sixty-seven percent of U.S. households own a pet. With the holidays drawing near, Americans are making plans with family and setting their own traditions. For those whose family involves a cat or dog, 77% plan …
Customer advocacy is an advanced form of market-orientation that responds to the new drivers of consumer choice, involvement and knowledge. Customer advocacy aims to build deeper customer relationships by earning new levels of trust and commitment and by developing mutual transparency, dialogue, and partnership with customers. Customer advocacy refers to the process of faithfully representing …
Smart homes and home automation are ambiguous terms used in reference to a wide range of solutions for controlling, monitoring and automating functions in the home. Smart homes and the internet of things IoT are two interconnected trends dating back to the late 1990s-2000s. Without the IoT, the ability of the internet to connect different …
Many B2B businesses have jumped on the eCommerce bandwagon in recent years as they watched competitors increase market share by giving today’s B2B buyers what they want: a convenient way to shop and buy online, while some B2B buyers still prefer face-to-face interactions with salespeople, most of today’s B2B customers want to buy online. This …