Customers today have choices. One unfortunate experience with your company and they won't think twice to switch to a competitor. If you don't focus on customer service, you will bleed revenue. But delivering live-chat support to customers can make all the difference. more

Self-service is dominating the consumer landscape. You can, for example, check into your flight and your hotel room and order food—all without speaking to anyone. Self-service is also a top desire of business buyers; but only a handful of B2B professionals are prioritizing it. This is a big opportunity we're ... more

Social media has been a key part of digital marketing—but usage is declining, especially among Gen Z and Millennials. Most marketers never believed they'd see the day. But that day seems to be here. So now what do we do? more

Consumers today are more than cost-conscious. They're also socially conscious. To appeal to these consumers, brands can't simply offer quality goods and services; they must also support good causes and be service-oriented. Here's what you need to know about cause marketing. more

How can marketers and advertisers gain the benefits of artificial intelligence and machine-learning while avoiding the pitfalls? By finding the right balance between the explore vs. exploit dynamic. Find out what that means. more

Some niche businesses think a small social presence and a semi-decent website are enough to engage customers in the age of digital marketing. Not even close, of course... So, what do successful customer engagements look like in the age of digital transformation? more

Ready or not, your customers want and expect personalized communications from your brand. Thankfully, there's a five-step framework you can use to kick your email marketing up a notch. Here's how. more

In B2B marketing, customer relationships can span many purchase cycles and require long-term care and maintenance. ABM can help you keep your best customers in your orbit and coming back for more. See how—including how marketing automation can make ABM a piece of cake. more

Considering the $350 billion combined spending power of Millennials and Gen Z, brands have made it a priority to reach them, motivate them, and inspire loyalty among them. But how? Here's what a panel of experts from Facebook, Airbnb, Lyft, Ellevest, and InterQ Research suggested marketers do. more

Marketing controversial products or services—such as cannabis and cosmetic surgery—involves more than following rules and regulations. The legal and ethical landscape in those markets is dynamic, continually creating hurdles and challenges for marketers. Here are five marketing strategies to help educate consumers and build trust in controversial markets. more

Marketers have long sought to encourage brand loyalty, but their tactics are falling short. Marketers still make two big errors when using traditional loyalty tactics: trying to develop a relationship built on transactions; and not listening to consumers. Here's what to do instead, in three steps. more

Today's consumers have endless options, so they expect you to compete for their brand love. That's why forging a genuine connection with them is so important: It will secure their loyalty. more

Personalization is powerful: It improves customer experience, it increases brand loyalty, it drives revenue, and it promotes creative consistency across marketing channels. Check out this infographic on the power, potential, and process of personalization. more

Because of the many benefits they provide, specialized online communities that cater to specific interests, including specific brands, have begun to emerge. That's because they can be what traditional social platforms can't: true communities for the like-minded. more

This infographic guide outlines the impact customer satisfaction has on a business, key drivers of customer satisfaction, three metrics of customer satisfaction, and four principles for improving customer satisfaction. Worth your time to take a look! more

You'd think we'd be naturals at this whole "talking to other humans" thing. After all, even though we're marketers, we never stop being customers ourselves, and we're more familiar than most with how brands grab our attention successfully (or not). Here's how our marketing can be more human—and more effective. more

As a small business owner or marketer, the last thing you want is an unhappy customer who can take to review sites and social media to undermine your hard work. Do you know what your clients or would-be clients expect from service providers like you? This infographic will help. more

The unprecedented growth of e-commerce has fundamentally changed the way consumers, and therefore marketers, think about retail—and marketing. Traditional experience models are no longer enough to serve and delight consumers. Let's see how lessons from e-commerce can help us reach today's customers. more

The next consumer powerhouse generation can be summed up in one letter: Z. Communicating with and marketing to this young audience of digital natives isn't easy. But it is possible—if you focus on their diverse subcultures. Here's how. more

The path to brand attachment—one level up from brand loyalty—is long, winding, and challenging. And you can't skip ahead or take shortcuts. Here's how to get there in five strategic steps. more

Loyalty rewards have been around since the 1700s, but programs have changed dramatically due to innovations in technology and e-commerce. But have those changes advanced customer loyalty? Not necessarily. But these 10 best-practices, based on research, data, and experience, actually do produce results. more

We've all heard the old chestnut: "The customer is always right." But what about when the customer isn't right? There are in fact times you should not listen to your customers. Here are some scenarios of when you should and shouldn't ignore customers. more

Customer lifecycle assessment is all about steady improvement—identifying weaknesses so you can eradicate them. The potential rewards of optimizing your customer retention process is so significant in the B2B world, you wouldn't want to give short shrift. Here's your action plan. more

"Customer participation" is sometimes used interchangeably with "customer engagement," but the former is so much more than the latter. In today's competitive business landscape, customer participation trumps customer engagement. Here's why the time to invest in customer participation is now. more

Although the phone remains the most used customer service channel by consumers, its appeal appears to be declining, according to recent research. See what other channels are being used and by which generations. more