Within the digital realm, faster is almost always synonymous with better. Whether its an internet browser boasting faster loading speeds or a new mobile app that offers a quicker way to order food, when it comes to our digital experiences we want our goals completed as soon as possible.
In the UX world, this holds true often enough. Designers dedicate so much of the SDLC to streamlining user flows or simplifying processes, usually with the intent of making things easier, friendlier, and faster.
So while most designers know there are exceptions to the ‘faster = better UX’ rule (the benefits of injecting friction to an experience are well-documented), fewer grasp the role that speed, and more fundamentally, time, plays in an experience.
In fact, timing is so crucial to UX design that the usability gurus at NNG have crafted an entire ‘powers of ten’-based system for it.
So how can you ensure an experience you are crafting has user-friendly timing? How do you know if a digital product is responding too slow (or, more intriguingly, too fast?) And how can you design experiences while keeping timing in mind?
Find out more.
https://usabilitygeek.com/start-designing-with-perfect-timing/
For most people, a call to customer service is about as exciting as a trip to the dentist. No one enjoys being put on hold, waiting to repeat the same information to a second or third agent, getting dropped and starting again, all just to access your own information or account. It’s an experience that can feel alienating and frustrating – not the way most companies want their customers to feel.
http://customerthink.com/seize-the-opportunity-to-differentiate-with-ai-powered-digital-experiences/
95% of global business decision-makers face challenges when it comes to achieving a more successful digital strategy, including budget constraints, lack of visibility to manage the digital experience and legacy infrastructure.
https://www.itweb.co.za/content/KBpdg7pPl4P7LEew/
User journey and customer journey are the buzzwords in the IT industry, given the need for redesigning applications for a better user/customer experience. When it comes to selecting or prioritizing software applications for redesigning, from amongst multiple applications that provide similar critical business functionalities, user experience is often the deciding parameter. Most organizations are trying to redesign user experience and end-customer experience of their existing IT applications. In the last two decades, many financial institutions have also revamped and reinvented their existing software applications to meet enhanced business processes, but sadly, little attention is given to improve customer or user experience. The software industry was weighed in more on delivering functional competence than on executing design principles.
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/16822/redesigning-user-and-customer-interfaces-for-seamless-digital-experience-and-journey/
Mobile first design is not a new concept.
It has been around for more than a decade and it’s used to refer to the strategy of designing and developing digital experiences for mobile devices at the very start of a project; rather than the traditional approach of first designing for desktop and consequently for mobile.
However, the term is possibly more relevant in the business world today than ever before.
https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/2018/feb/15/prioritising-mobile-first-design/
Retail CIOs are building an omnichannel network to reach their customers in multiple ways. The looming challenge remains the unparalleled speed of changing dynamics, driven primarily by a savvier and demanding new generation of shoppers. With this, CIOs in the retail industry today are facing a 'do or die' situation with building and introducing novel digital experiences for customers.
Although online sales for retailers are growing exponentially, there is still very strong interest in shopping at brick and mortar stores. However, the dynamics have grown to a complex juxtaposition — where apart from being able to securely shop online from their favorite retailer, the customer also wants to have the ability to walk into a store location and have an ultra-rich digital experience that establishes an intimate relationship.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/personalization-reforms-the-retail-industry-maximizing-in-store-digital-experiences/
The benefits of cloud computing are clear. Companies recognize that investing in on-premises technology is no longer a cost effective and nimble way to adapt to the changing needs of users. A better, more flexible and highly scalable strategy is to use a platform in the cloud to build applications that work across digital devices and can better address customer demands in real time.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/cloud-platforms-can-enhance-digital-experiences/
An effective e-commerce product page captures the audience’s attention and compels them to convert to paying customers.
Many e-commerce businesses believe a product page is all about high-resolution images with detailed descriptions for each product.
Although these are important areas that need to be considered, thinking that they are the only elements needed to win the game for you is overly simplistic.
In this post, I'll discuss the elements that make a product page captivating for visitors. I'll discuss in detail the things you should consider doing on your product pages so that they stand out from the competition.
https://moz.com/blog/heres-how-to-create-a-product-page-that-converts/
Digital Experiences need to be powered by technology. But what is the right technology for you? How can you prioritize the technology investments for the ultimate customer experience? And what do the new, immersive technologies mean to marketers that want to build 360degree brand experiences? Mark Troester, Vice President of Strategy at Progress, the leading provider of application development and digital experience technologies, tells us more in this edition of MarTech Musings.
https://www.martechadvisor.com/articles/customer-experience-2/from-digital-experiences-to-adaptive-experiences/
easyJet and Travelport Digital were recognized for the user-focused digital experience they deliver at two leading industry awards in the UK. The double success saw the industry-leading easyJet mobile app, developed in partnership with Travelport Digital, awarded Best Transaction Experience at the User Experience UK Awards and Gold Winner, Digital – Travel Tech, at the driven x design, London Design Awards.
https://www.incentivetravel.co.uk/news/awards/42741-easyjet-and-travelport-digital-jet-off-with-two-design-experience-wins-for-its-industry-leading-mobile-app/
