Enterprise software often has a negative connotation because of the negative user experience associated with it. Two leading reasons why enterprise software isn’t cutting it are an overwhelming number of features and a general lack of intuitiveness.
Contrary to what you might think, it isn’t only untrained employees that don’t understand the software. Even the younger, extremely tech-savvy generation entering the workplace struggles to understand how this convoluted technology works.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/07/26/the-enterprise-software-trend-you-need-to-know-about/
Not long ago, a company could gain the loyalty of its clientele based on product quality and little else. But with time, the difference between what a company offers and what its competitors provide has become negligible. Today, companies are increasingly seeking for alternative ways to win their customers. In ecommerce business, one such way is by providing impeccable user experience (UX). The article describes the ways artificial intelligence can enhance user experience.
https://www.clickz.com/using-ai-to-improve-user-experience/216056/
One broad question that hounds almost all designers everywhere — ‘What is the perfect designing strategy to develop a user-friendly platform?’ The simpler version of it would be looking for an answer by actually observing the design yourself. Observation is the most critical asset of a designer when developing a design based on User Experience (UX). Ultimately, a good design is not just the by-product of creative ideas but an amalgamation of multiple design elements chosen to bring the idea/imagination to life.
When it comes to User Experience, some factors must be considered prior to the designing task.
https://medium.theuxblog.com/3-must-follow-design-principles-for-a-better-user-experience-ux-5510ada6cd8a?gi=de2644757282/
Customers are increasingly and overwhelmingly mobile-first. For the most part, many brands are still learning how to optimize traditional e-commerce experiences let alone mobile sites and apps. The Amazons of the world don’t make it any easier to keep up. Yet every day, customers are reaching for their smartphones to learn about what to buy, what to do or where to go. But without being mobile-centric and integrating digital touchpoints, customer journeys are certain to be rife with obstacles between mobile sites and apps and even the desktop web.
https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/07/25/break-down-the-silos-between-mobile-site-and-app-teams-to-optimize-the-digital-customer-journey/
Customer experience (CX) is a broad term which can cover many areas: Acquisition, content, conversion, and, of course, ongoing customer service.
Through all of these areas, though, there are some guiding principles which marketers can use as they seek to improve CX using digital channels.
To find out what guidelines marketers are currently using for CX improvement initiatives, Econsultancy, in association with Epsilon, invited dozens of client-side marketers in Shanghai to discuss the future of customer experience. Through moderated roundtable discussions, a number of themes emerged which are summarized below.
https://www.econsultancy.com/blog/70208-the-digital-customer-experience-must-be-holistic-data-led-without-compromising-privacy/
Admit it. We as consumers are a demanding bunch. We have high expectations of the brands around us – whether that’s simply knowing our preferences, tailoring our online journeys, individualizing communications, or providing quick and hassle-free customer support. Put simply, we want to be the apple of every business’ eye. If things don’t go our way, well….it won’t be long before we’re off looking for an alternative that will meet our expectations. This logic is precisely why personalization efforts are so critical to the success of businesses – especially in the digital era.
Being able to provide these personalized experiences, however, has proven to be a real challenge among many digital marketers who are still in the process of adjusting to this growing trend. In fact, almost 60% of marketers claim that they struggle to personalize content (in real-time); an occurrence which is often attributed to the company’s inability to gain customer insights quickly enough and apply them. One way of removing this hurdle and gathering the necessary information for personalizing is by collecting customer feedback.
Let’s take a closer look at how customer feedback data drives the three ‘breeds’ of personalization.
https://www.abtasty.com/blog/how-customer-feedback-drives-personalization-efforts/
"In this post we've grouped together the best articles, interviews and tips featured on Creative Bloq on the subject of user experience. Whatever your level of expertise, you're bound to find something to help your understanding and improve your technique. And we'll keep coming back to this post and updating it, so make sure you keep it bookmarked."
https://www.creativebloq.com/ux/ultimate-guide-user-experience-71412426/
From my role at Mopinion I frequently make analyses of the feedback our clients receive. These analyses show that there is often still a lot to gain in terms of user experience. In this blog I will provide seven focal points you as a marketer can use in order to achieve quick-wins to improve the user experience of your website.
https://mopinion.com/7-user-experience-quick-wins-to-improve-your-website/
A recent study by computer technology corporation Oracle showed that 8 in 10 companies are planning to adopt chatbots by 2020, and Chatbots Magazine claimed 2018 to be the ‘year of the chatbot’. With billions of eyeballs to compete over within these messaging interfaces, and NLP technologies having advanced over the last two years, potentially the chatbot phenomenon will come to fruition in 2018.
So how do brands get chatbots right? Can chatbots truly relay the nuances of human conversations? Can they be broad enough, yet detailed enough, to provide an experience that surpasses traditional interfaces and becomes a customer’s first port of call?
https://www.itproportal.com/features/how-chatbots-are-redefining-customer-experiences/
Leaders in the digital age have to think about grooming the right talent for jobs of the future. We live in a world where connectivity is inevitable, and this makes the Internet of Things (IoT) stand out amongst the emerging technologies. IoT connectivity lies at the heart of digital transformation as it forms the foundation for a wide range of technologies including automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning and robotics among others. The lack of understanding among decision makers of the potential benefits of IoT, and the limited maturity of the industry hinders its smooth adoption.
The Talent Supply Index found that the demand for talent in IoT shot up 304 percent between 2014 and 2017. Although the continuous uptick in need for expertise in emerging technologies and more specifically IoT, the talent available has not grown at the same pace. The next question that comes to mind is “How should we bridge this gap?"
Additional focus in the following four areas is required for organisations to be future ready:
http://www.forbesindia.com/blog/technology/bridging-the-talent-gap-in-emerging-technologies/
User Experience News is a global community of people working or interested in User Experience, CX and technology.
