Facebook Users Don’t Like to Refer
Just 7% of respondents to a new survey from Crowd Science liked an item on Facebook in order to inform their friends about the brand, according to data released in November 2011. Data from the survey...
View ArticleBig Banks Face Trust Deficit
Credit Union members (74%) are 3 times as likely as customers of Bank of America (25%) to experience a trustworthy relationship with their institution, according to a Harris Poll released in November...
View ArticleTablet Owners Put Their Apps to Work
While the majority (59%) of tablet owners who have downloaded applications to their device report using 5 or fewer on a regular basis, a greater proportion of this group use more than 20 apps at least...
View ArticleMoms Make Savvy Deal Shoppers
60% of mothers subscribe to one or more daily deal services, with an average of 9 offers purchased this year, according to a November 2011 joint study between BabyCenter and comScore. Data from the...
View ArticleCustomer Experience Strategies Remain Underdeveloped
Only 26% global companies say they have a well-developed strategy for improving multichannel customer experience, according to [download page] a November 2011 report from Econsultancy in association...
View ArticleFree Shipping Most Important Site Promotion
73% of consumers rate unconditional free shipping as a top 2 very important or critical feature when making a purchase from a website, according to [download page] an October 2011 study from the...
View ArticleLarge Retailers Lagging in SocNet Responses
Despite growing interest, social customer service still has limited structure, according to [pdf] a November 2011 white paper from Conversocial. Data from “Who’s Ignoring their Customers?” indicates...
View ArticleMotherhood Changes Shopping Habits
Becoming a mother has a profound effect on the importance of various purchase criteria to women, according to a November 2011 report from BabyCenter, in association with comScore. Data from “Shopping...
View ArticleMobile Trails in Customer Experience Integration
Companies are least likely to integrate mobile touch points into the overall customer experience, according to [download page] a report released in November 2011 by Econsultancy in association with...
View ArticleWeekly Emails Most Preferred by Consumers
39% of consumers would like to receive emails weekly from retailers with whom they have opted in, according to [download page] a November 2011 white paper from MarketLive and the e-tailing group. Data...
View ArticleNewspapers Still Important for Comparison Shopping
A substantial number of female consumers in the US use newspapers to seek out best prices when shopping, according to a comScore white paper released in November 2011. Data from “The Effects of the...
View ArticleLocal TV Advertisers to Increase Digital Budgets
3 in 5 local TV advertisers say they expect their digital advertising spend to grow this year from 2010, according to [download page] a TVB survey conducted by Borrell Associates and released in...
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