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Consumers Expect Artificial Intelligence Will Make Shopping Faster

Consumers Expect Artificial Intelligence Will Make Shopping Faster by Chuck Martin , Staff Writer, April 24, 2018 Artificial intelligence may not be understood in detail by many consumers, but that does not stop them from having expectations of how it will help their shopping experience. Overall, many consumers see AI as helping them get out … Continue reading Consumers Expect Artificial Intelligence Will Make Shopping Faster

More Than 70% Of Consumers Have Never Used Voice Search To Make A Purchase

More Than 70% Of Consumers Have Never Used Voice Search To Make A Purchase by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, April 23, 2018 People who embrace voice search aren’t using it to shop. Some 71.5% say they have never used voice search to make a purchase. This marks a sharp reversal from findings in a survey conducted … Continue reading More Than 70% Of Consumers Have Never Used Voice Search To Make A Purchase

Survey: Chasm exists between brands and consumers on data privacy

Forrester report finds growing consumer concern but “cavalier attitude” about data protection among brands surveyed. Greg Sterling on April 8, 2018   Dismissed by many digerati several years ago, privacy has come roaring back as an existential challenge for online publishers and digital marketers. Recent privacy-related surveys from Forrester research capture an alarming chasm between … Continue reading Survey: Chasm exists between brands and consumers on data privacy

Consumers don’t want to think anymore

Contributor Evan Magliocca outlines three key areas where consumer expectations of retail are evolving rapidly. Evan Magliocca on April 2, 2018    Customer expectations are changing drastically. With every new medium, technology or innovation, they already expect the next level of service. Expectations are moving so quickly that they’re outpacing the same technologies that are … Continue reading Consumers don’t want to think anymore

What Happens When Consumers Stop Giving Up Data Willingly?

What Happens When Consumers Stop Giving Up Data Willingly? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 30, 2018 Recent news about how companies like Google and Facebook harvest personal data or allow other companies to gain users’ personal data have raised concern among marketers. In the past week I have spoken with a handful of … Continue reading What Happens When Consumers Stop Giving Up Data Willingly?

Disconnect Between Mobile Searches, Purchases Frustrates Consumers

Disconnect Between Mobile Searches, Purchases Frustrates Consumers by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, March 23, 2018 Some 48% of consumers participating in a recent survey either agree or strongly agree that searching and buying products directly from a brand’s mobile website is frustrating, and 61% say they are still more likely to search for inspiration than make … Continue reading Disconnect Between Mobile Searches, Purchases Frustrates Consumers