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Nearly half of businesses aren’t investing in personalization technologies despite citing customer experience as a top priority

Just 9% of DCX executives have rolled out personalization tools in their organization. Amy Gesenhues on November 15, 2019  One would think that with more than 7,000 martech tools available to create exceptional digital customer experiences, businesses would have little trouble building a marketing stack that delivers a seamless customer journey — but that doesn’t … Continue reading Nearly half of businesses aren’t investing in personalization technologies despite citing customer experience as a top priority

Nearly 90% of consumers would choose ‘do not sell’ personal data under CCPA, study finds

Consumers age 18 to 34 are the most open to data sharing. Greg Sterling on October 23, 2019 Two recent surveys sponsored by BritePool show a high level of consumer concern about privacy and, if given the option, that a majority would decline to allow online publishers to sell or transfer their personal information. CCPA, … Continue reading Nearly 90% of consumers would choose ‘do not sell’ personal data under CCPA, study finds

Don’t call me: Nearly 90% of customers won’t answer the phone anymore [Study]

The call isn’t dead, just unsolicited calling. Greg Sterling on August 20, 2019 There’s an ongoing debate about the role of telephone sales and whether they’re effective anymore. Many pundits have long asserted that “cold calling is dead,” but is any form of outcalling or inside sales effective now? Declining success rates. A new survey … Continue reading Don’t call me: Nearly 90% of customers won’t answer the phone anymore [Study]

Nearly 70 percent of online shoppers use Amazon to compare products found on a brand’s website

A new online shopping survey from Episerver found 68 percent of consumers often compare products they find on a brand or retailer’s site to what’s on Amazon. Amy Gesenhues on April 2, 2019 A new survey from Episerver discovered 24 percent of online shoppers always compare what they find on a brand or retail website … Continue reading Nearly 70 percent of online shoppers use Amazon to compare products found on a brand’s website

Nearly 80% of consumers would end brand relationship over unauthorized data usage

SAP study reflects people are selective about what data they’ll share and why Greg Sterling on January 19, 2018   As we approach implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and brace for its repercussions in the US, privacy is on the minds of many brands and marketers. A new survey from … Continue reading Nearly 80% of consumers would end brand relationship over unauthorized data usage

5 Ways To Improve Subject Lines [An Analysis Of Nearly 27,000 Emails]

By Andrea Lehr October 25th, 2016 One of the biggest weapons content marketers have at their disposal is email. Compared to Facebook and Twitter, email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers, and more than 70 percent of consumers prefer to receive promotional content via email than the social networks. To be this impactful, … Continue reading 5 Ways To Improve Subject Lines [An Analysis Of Nearly 27,000 Emails]

Nearly Half Of Brands, Agencies Still Don’t Have A Mobile Strategy

by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 1, 2016, 12:54 PM It seems shocking, but 48% of companies and 46% of agencies participating in a study from Econsultancy, in partnership with Adobe Marketing Cloud released Friday, still don’t have a mobile advertising and marketing strategy. Some 32% of companies and 43% of agencies say they have … Continue reading Nearly Half Of Brands, Agencies Still Don’t Have A Mobile Strategy

‘Click-To-Call’ Spending Estimated At Nearly $6 Billion

by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 27, 2016, 3:38 PM Click-to-call commerce is influencing more than $1 trillion in U.S. consumer spending, according to a report released Wednesday. The BIA/Kelsey report — Call Commerce: A $1 Trillion Economic Engine — examines mobile formats, how marketers take advantage of call commerce, and best practices to drive and track … Continue reading ‘Click-To-Call’ Spending Estimated At Nearly $6 Billion