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How L’Occitane brought a personalised in-store experience to mobile

Among the digital products and services we use day-to-day, personalisation is increasingly becoming the norm.

From emails that address us by our first name to search engines that remember our history and preferences, to the sophisticated recommendation engines built into the likes of Amazon, Spotify and Netflix that learn and cater to our tastes, as consumers we are coming to take personalisation for granted wherever we go.

Five arrows in the bull's-eye of an archery target. Selective focus with the focus being on the back end of the arrow, with an out of focus target in the background.

What does Conversion Rate Optimization mean for marketers in 2018?

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is a hot topic among marketers, with strategies and best practices the subject of much debate.

Every year, Econsultancy publishes a report on the subject, surveying hundreds of ecommerce and marketing professionals to establish industry trends. Yet while the report offers extensive detail about how marketers increase conversions by improving marketing, websites and ecommerce journeys, new techniques are always emerging.

A UX review of Etsy, the most user-friendly mobile website according to Google

Any retailer that doesn’t have a mobile-friendly website doesn’t just risk losing out on sales. A poor mobile experience can lead to basket abandonment, or worse – a lost customer for life. 

This is because shopping on mobile is now second nature for most people. According to Adobe, 61% of visits to retail sites now stem from mobile devices, while 70% of purchases are predicted to be made on mobile over desktop by the end of the year.

Bounce is back! And product pages are to blame..

High bounce rates are making an unwelcome return – so what’s happening and what can you do about it?

There’s no doubt about it; high bounce rates are back – and back with a vengeance. But this time with new underlying causes that retailers are just beginning to understand and starting to tackle.

14 predictions for mobile marketing trends in 2016

In the final trends round-up from me (until next year, of course), I’m looking ahead into 2016 to see what the most exciting developments in mobile will be. 

Well, I won’t actually be doing anything other than collating the opinions of a group of people considerably more clued-up than me.