CRM

The holiday season is upon us, and many brands across the world have launched their festive marketing campaigns with the intent of capturing consumer attention and driving sales. However, recent research we conducted revealed that 89 percent of consumers feel that holiday campaigns launched before October are too early, with 41 percent admitting they don’t…

The holiday shopping season can influence more than end-of-year revenue — it can serve as a catalyst for retailers’ success in the new year. First-time and returning shoppers alike emerge in droves during the holiday season, but they can just as quickly disappear when the holidays are over. And most of them are gone without…

Customer experience (CX) is the bedrock of brand loyalty in the retail space, and cultivating an experience customers continually come back to has become a highly competitive practice. Product value and price, though important, are no guarantee customers will choose a brand consistently. Connections, interactions, personalized service and seamless experiences across all touchpoints are essential.…

The holiday season is quickly approaching, which means retailers need to be ready for the associated increase in customer purchases. According to the National Retail Federation, holiday retail sales are expected to see a 3.5 percent bump this year over last year, reaching between $979.5 billion and $989 billion. Whether a customer shops online or…

According to Statista, Halloween consumer spending this year in the U.S. is estimated to reach $3.5 billion, a significant jump from previous years. With spending steadily increasing, brands must take action to provide efficient service and high-quality customer experiences even during peak seasonal times. Delivering high-quality customer experiences during the build-up to Halloween is critical for…

At its inception, digital for retail and commerce promised total visibility, reporting and optimization of each customer’s interactions with a brand across their lifetime. That promise is the foundation of online marketing. But while companies that invest in digital experience generate an incredible quantity of data, they often feel burdened by its volume. And they…

In the competitive retail sector, the transformation from a traditional customer base to a more engaged community is a critical shift. This evolution is significantly driven by the strategic use of exclusive offers, which not only incentivize purchases but also cultivate a sense of belonging and privilege among shoppers. By exploring how exclusive offers can…

Customer relationship management (CRM) is a critical business process in both online and brick-and-mortar retail. Its efficiency directly affects customer satisfaction and loyalty and thus largely determines a retailer's revenues. As a retail business grows, the number of clients also increases, making CRM more labor-intensive and challenging. Retailers can address this challenge by adopting the…

In episode 456 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Alok Jain, senior director of CRM, loyalty and marketing analytics at West Marine, the nation's leading omnichannel provider in the marine aftermarket. Listen in as Jain discusses his career background in the loyalty space (1:00), an underutilized aspect of CRM (customer relationship management) data…

If you have a subscription-based business, a concept that may seem counterintuitive at first glance is strategic churn. Losing hard-won customers is something that we try to avoid at all costs. Yet, for many savvy subscription leaders, strategic churn, or the intentional loss of poor-fit subscribers who drag down overall customer satisfaction, gross margins, and…