Empathy is defined as ‘the ability to understand and share the feelings of another’. Whilst noticeably critical in personal communications, it turns out it’s equally as important in business. In fact, the more a company empathises with customers, the better it drives growth and productivity. Providing a sense of empathy will grant businesses a competitive advantage and customer loyalty – and do a world of good to their bottom line.

When customers use mobile apps, engage with frontline...

Technology is not only changing the way that brands interact with their customers, it also seems to be opening a gig generational gap between customers themselves. New research from Narvar and YouGov shows that contacting a company via email is falling out of favour with younger consumers.

The survey of 2,994 UK consumers, all of whom had bought something online in the previous six months, showed that millennials are 20% less likely to contact a retailer via email than baby boomers.

However, both age-ranges...

Every day we make simple and complex decisions. There are a lot of factors that go into our decision-making process. Some factors are very clear, others are subtler.

Take a moment to think about the last time you made a big purchase – a new computer, a winter coat, or an all-inclusive holiday package. To start your purchase journey, you probably checked out a brand’s digital channels: a website, a Facebook page or a blog. While there, you might have quickly posted something to your own social...

The success of marketing often depends on how effectively you can tap into the emotions of your target audience. A well-designed website, good navigation, intuitive UX and easy to understand copy make things simple and give your visitors a sense of control.

This can be a strong and positive emotion, which builds trust and helps customers or leads see value from your content and see your brand in a positive light.

This article looks at the value that UX brings to your customers and your brand, and provide some...

Editor’s note: This is the third of a three part article series. Part one of three can be found here and part two here.

William Cameron Menzies is considered by most to have been the greatest of all film production designers and art directors. His list of films includes The Thief of...

How many of us follow the same purchasing habits today as we did even five years ago? Very few. How many businesses rely on the same sales and marketing approach as they did five years ago?

More than you would think.

In the rapidly evolving digital era, the rules have been (and are still being) fundamentally rewritten. It used to be the supplier who created interest in their products and services, pushing out information and offers as part of lead generation campaigns. But now it is the consumer who is firmly...

Marketing directors can’t make decisions in a vacuum. They need information about their customers, their channels and all the touchpoints that help them to connect with each other. How can they deliver what the customer wants unless they can see through the customer’s lens?

Customer interactions with a brand are now defined as their ‘journey’ and it is insight into that journey that helps organisations to plan product roadmaps or launch new services. McKinsey calls it

A global survey of 13,000 marketing, creative and technology professionals has found that customer experience management has emerged as the top strategic priority for businesses in the coming year.

The findings were published by Adobe and Econsultancy as part of the former’s Digital Trends report for 2018. 45% of respondents ranked customer experience as one of their three most important tasks in the next 12 months, with 20% listing it as their primary strategic focus.

Many think that they are on their...

Over a third of British consumers are planning to use their ‘right to be forgotten’ when GDPR comes into effect, according to research by independent media agency the7stars.

In a survey of over 1,000 UK consumers, 34% said that currently want to use their new powers to ensure that companies do not use their personal data for marketing purposes. The research revealed that concerns over data protection and privacy are weighing fairly heavily on the mind of consumers.

Only 19% of those surveyed were...

Facebook has announced a (free) version of Messenger for use by businesses on their websites. Talk goes that this add-on will swallow the live chat market whole and spell the end for all rival web chat solutions.

There are, however, big differences between live chat software and Messenger when it comes to connecting with customers.

Those who are already predicting the demise of traditional chat channels may wish to take these differences into account before ringing the death knell.

Trust and...