In a three-part series our retail and customer experience expert Jonathan Hilton discusses the ‘future of retail’. He offers insight into the current challenges retailers face, along with proven advice on how retailers can future-proof their business. In part 2 Jonathan discusses: What it means to be an omnichannel retailer ‘Bricks and clicks’ – a [...]
iRexM3 is an innovative retail marketing technology solution, solving a major pain point for retailers – dynamic ticketing and pricing. We have been following the evolution and growth of the iRexM3 journey over the last couple of years. In this interview I catch up with Mark Thornton, Vestcom UK's Head of Digital Marketing, on [...]
Everyone wants a piece of the innovation pie. According to the Office for National Statistics expenditure on research and development (R&D) performed by UK, businesses continue to grow, expanding by a whopping £1.1 billion to £23.7 billion in 2017 - an increase of 4.9% - with software development accounting for 34.7% (or £358 million). [...]
Connected Retailing The digital star is brightest when the customer is at the heart of the connected retailing experience, and it is digital that provides the backbone for this to happen. How bright a company’s digital star shines depends on how connected their sales and distribution channels are. Research consistently shows that connected retailing results [...]
Every month seems to bring more depressing retail statistics of once loved brands... Last year Poundworld, Toys R Us and Maplin. Recently, Debenhams, and even retail giant John Lewis had to slash staff bonus as profit fell 45%. Not agile enough to have adapted to a fluctuating and highly competitive customer driven environment? Struggling with [...]
This 'day in the life' of Paul Lawrence interview delves behind the scenes into the ever-changing world of digital marketing. Paul Lawrence is a Senior Consultant within our Marketing Optimisation team. We caught up with him to find out what he does, why digital marketing can be so darn tricky, and what advice he has [...]
In this blog, I am going to share my insights on retail transformation, taken from a recent presentation I gave on behalf of RetailWeek. Retail is an area I am passionate about. It is a space that is both dynamic and challenging but above all resourceful, resilient and creative. There is no denying that our [...]
Many companies agree on a priority to use digital to maintain relevance and survive in exceptionally tough commercial conditions. But the question they are then left with is – how and where do we start? Is it an I.T overhaul? Online marketing? Improving our customer experience? How should we use artificial intelligence? How can [...]
Digital. It’s everywhere and touches most things these days. Just consider some of these statistics: The number of connected devices that are in use worldwide now exceeds 17 billion 2018 there were an estimated 4.2 billion global internet users The global online population has now tipped the scale with an estimated 50.8% of the [...]
Successful digital transformation hinges on a combination of critical success factors. Your strategy and vision for the future are paramount – but, alongside this - you need to give equal consideration to how you are going to control the delivery of this strategy. So it can be undertaken smoothly and quickly. While this part [...]
