For the eighth straight year, Amazon achieved the top position in ForeSee's survey of customer satisfaction during the holiday shopping season. Amazon maintained its No. 1 score of 88 out of 100 in the annual Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index. Amazon "continues to do a great job in providing custo...
CRM is not itself a technology -- it's a discipline enabled by a technology. But the ideas are so completely enmeshed with technology today that it's almost impossible to talk CRM without lapsing into jargon. That's led to the abduction, abuse and expropriation of technical terms, which often resul...
Mobility, intuitive cloud-based tools, iPads, iPhones, and social media have forever transformed the sales ecosystem. Across all industries and sectors, salespeople are no longer chained to a desk or landline, and managers and executives agree that integrated technology makes selling more efficient...
The cheapest available resources no longer necessarily come from the business next door. Any product or service that can be outsourced is more than likely being offered in some other region of the world for a competitive price, and it's up to consumers to decide where to spend their dollars. This m...
Making better business decisions is all about understanding what's happening today and then properly applying that knowledge to improve what will likely happen tomorrow. Because business leaders want this improved power, we've recently seen a resurgence of interest and coverage in predictive analyti...
When you're making a large investment in software, you want to be sure that you're buying from a reputable company that will be there to support you long-term. Getting a short list of happy customers that your vendor has helped -- some references -- is a common part of most companies' buying process...
Online fraud scams continue to grow by 15 percent per quarter, targeting financial institutions of all sizes as well as e-commerce venues. The direct cost to financial and e-commerce industries is significant -- estimated by some analysts in the billions of dollars in 2006 alone. The rock phish atta...
How good is the match between Software AG and its recent acquisition webMethods? Was is strictly a geographical sales force synergy? Or will webMethods become the de facto R&D arm of Software AG while the parent firm's legacy cash flow sustains the movement toward service-oriented architecture? ...
The other day a reader sent me an interesting e-mail that I think sums up what a lot of other people are thinking. The note reads, in part, "We've all read the same books, we all know who Clay Christensen is and none of this surprises us. So why are the big players letting themselves go down the sam...
Good - It's entertaining and makes sporting events more interesting.
Bad - It increases the risk of gambling addiction and financial loss.
Neutral - The benefits and drawbacks are equally significant.
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Marketers’ Texting Schedule Can Make or Break Consumer Engagement
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Subscription Sales Spur Superior Selling
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Customer Commerce Offers SMBs an E-Commerce Path to Better CX
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The Price Retailers Pay for Flawed Product Information
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