"So what’s trending in User Experience? That was my question, and fortunately, I am lucky enough to work with a room full of UX designers, creatives, and researchers who could help me find my answers. Here’s our pick of 17 UX trends."
https://martechseries.com/mts-insights/guest-authors/17-ux-trends-that-are-better-than-the-rest/
The basic idea is this: UX design is all about getting inside the head of your visitor. It’s about creating a simple, seamless, and enjoyable experience for your users. The idea is to deliver information quickly and even make them smile. Good UX design sparks dopamine and happiness in your visitors. And that makes them more likely to trust you. Crucially, it makes them more likely to buy from you.
After going over the 25 basics in our last UX design article, let’s take a look at how it works in action. Specifically, we’re looking at the UX design of e commerce websites. How do these websites use clever UX design tricks to encourage their visitors to buy?
https://www.bitcatcha.com/blog/x-examples-perfect-ecommerce-ux-design-x-bad-ones/
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, driven by large investments, lots of startups, all established technology vendors, and enterprises big and small experimenting with what it can do for their bottom line. 120 predictions for AI in 2019 did not exhaust the subject, so here are 20 more.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2018/12/12/20-more-ai-predictions-for-2019/#2d3f2724d741/
Today’s marketing environment is undeniably a busy one. In fact, it’s almost impossible nowadays for digital marketers to perform their tasks without the right tools at their side; tools that automate and simplify processes ensuring they get a good return on their marketing investment. This is essentially where having a marketing technology stack becomes fundamental to your success as an online company.
So what is a marketing technology stack? Why do I need one? And which tools do I need to complete mine? Let’s take a look.
https://mopinion.com/tools-for-your-2019-marketing-technology-stack/
Is your business listening to the Voice of the Customer (VoC)? If not, you might want to start now – as it is becoming a top priority among most online businesses. This rise in popularity is owed to the fact that Voice of the Customer programs (and therefore Voice of the Customer tools) have recently become a critical element in customer experience initiatives.
https://mopinion.com/28-voice-of-the-customer-voc-tools-an-overview-comparison/
There’s always the small matter of identifying which fertile areas of work will yield the most gains. This article will explain which 20% of UX design most often delivers the largest ROI.
https://www.business2community.com/customer-experience/3-areas-to-optimize-your-ux-design-and-get-more-roi-02184560/
It's an occupational hazard within the retail sector: Lessons learned in the market are usually learned the hard way. Adding insult to injury, there is a very low margin for error, particularly when changing course in the business does not correlate with shopper demands.
The good news for grocery retailers is that decades of lessons learned via brick-and-mortar initiatives for category management and shopper marketing can be applied to e-commerce with relative ease.
So why isn't this happening at a faster pace? There are two main reasons.
First, CPG brands have been slow to react to e-commerce and have failed to make the necessary investments. Second, in an effort to react quickly to e-commerce competition such as Amazon some retailers are rushing to "band-aid" solutions, rather than building capabilities that enable a customized user experience and the ability to harvest invaluable customer data.
With that in mind, here are three basic lessons from traditional commerce that can fuel e-commerce success.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/3-brick-and-mortar-lessons-for-e-commerce/
Lauren, a digital analyst starts her work every day by grabbing her coffee, switching on her computer to read her email and then proceeding to sign into her dashboard to pull up a report on all website feedback from the previous day. This report is generated by a feedback form that was triggered when a customer ended their website session without purchasing one of her company’s insurance products.
https://mopinion.com/3-digital-marketing-roles-that-need-customer-feedback/
Being able to drive organic traffic to your site is important if your business is going to succeed. It’s just as -- if not more -- important to focus on acquiring new customers as it is to keep them. In 2019, it’s time to up your growth hacking strategy so you get more valuable leads this year.
With growth hacking, there are endless benefits: lead acquisition and retention, content sharing, organic traffic, expanded reach, increased conversions and more. It focuses on building your audience and your brand at a steady rate with quality customers.
If you’re trying to find growth hacks that will bring you results and boosted traffic, here are three you can’t miss.
https://www.business.com/articles/website-traffic-growth-hacking-tips/
The ongoing seismic shift toward digital technologies poses significant challenges for retail banks and credit unions. Financial institutions are accustomed to interacting with consumers in brick-and-mortar branch environments. These days, they must adapt to a new generation of consumers who manage their banking relationships in a mobile-first world. To cultivate strong relationships with consumers, retail banking providers must find new ways to deliver a positive experience.
But how do financial institutions deliver superior customer service when engagement is almost purely digital, and they no longer have an opportunity to “meet” the customer in-person?
https://thefinancialbrand.com/76468/customer-experience-digital-banking-consumers/
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