Despite a difficult economic environment, brands and businesses are continuing to invest in privacy—spending is up significantly from $1.2 million just three years ago to $2.7 million this year—and more than 9 out of 10 (92 percent) believe their organization needs to...
A report last October from UK-based B2B tech PR consultancy ITPR found that UK businesses urgently needed to change their dated and restricted perceptions of the value and importance that the internal communication function brings to a business. And newly released...
Brands and businesses know they must provide a seamless, intuitive customer experience in today’s marketplace, and insightful new research from marketing-focused website operations platform Pantheon explores these experiences—identifying the most influential points...
An unsteady economy and the resulting uncertainty about what to expect are the main factors driving marketing and ad agencies’ strategic planning at this point in the year, according to the newly released annual 2023 New Year Outlook Survey Report from RSW/US, a...
New research from business ethical standards firm Ethisphere studies the elements of ethical culture in business, offering takeaways for all companies and providing data that leaders can use to determine if their ethics programs are lacking—and if they need additional...
Customer experience has become more important than virtually any other success metric for all business and consumer sectors in the post-pandemic age—many buyers say they are willing to pay more for products and services that have better CX, and most are certainly...
Relax, comms pros: a new survey of American adults conducted by the San Francisco-based Academy of Art University found that creative skills are perceived as the most valuable to combat an impending AI takeover. According to the survey, over half (54 percent) feel...
Consumers are loyal to the experience, not necessarily the brand, when it comes to digital transactions, according to new global research from digital experience intelligence firm FullStory, which found that 40 percent of U.S. consumers say they don’t care where they...
It’s no surprise that today’s consumers are increasingly leveraging digital platforms, but new research from retail insights firm Incisiv, in collaboration with Blue Yonder and Microsoft, reveals that a whopping 93 percent of all shopping journeys now start online, up...
Immersive CX is evolving into the new service standard for business, redefining how companies engage with their customers. These immersive experiences are fast becoming a key differentiator for brands to stay competitive and help ensure customers remain loyal, new...
C-level business leaders (CxOs) view climate change as a top priority for their organizations amid global uncertainty, new research from Deloitte finds. When asked to rank the issues most pressing to their organizations, many CxOs rated climate change as a "top three...
Smart brands and businesses are making a focus on improving the customer experience a top strategic priority, and new research from identity resolution firm Neustar reveals that outbound communications are closely tied to achieving that goal. According to the firm’s...