| | E-Commerce Minute September 30, 2020 | | New Service Relays Customer Texts to In-Store Phone Lines | | Curbside pickup has become a necessary option to offer customers since the onslaught of COVID-19. In fact, some shoppers will not consider doing business with a retailer or restaurant that does not offer curbside service. The TextMeAnywhere solution helps make the associated logistics to service curbside easier to execute for small businesses. | | Virtual Travel Marketing's Cure for Wanderlust | | While many people have been stuck at home during the pandemic, virtual travel marketing has emerged to help fill the void felt by those who yearn for faraway places. The E-Commerce Times caught up with some virtual travel experts to discover how they're using various technologies to give folks the opportunity to explore the world without leaving their homes. | | The Ease and Risk of Buy Now Pay Later Plans | | Buy now pay later, or "BNPL" services are growing in popularity during the pandemic as they enable consumers to pay for purchases over a short time with no interest and a small starting payment. However, money experts urge caution. Similar to credit cards, BNPL services can negatively impact credit scores and land people in debt or collections if not used properly. | | 7 Steps to Restoring Trust in Business Telephone Calls | | Robocalls, spam and call spoofing have all but destroyed Americans' trust in telephone calls -- to the point that many individuals have essentially stopped answering the phone. Here are seven steps that organizations can take to combat erroneous call blocking and increase answer rates. These measures will help businesses optimize contact operations, increase call performance, and protect and promote their brands by restoring trust in calls. | | How to Protect Mobile Apps Against Sneaker Bots | | Automated purchasing bots, also known as "sneaker bots," "click bots," "Instacart bots" and other names, are ruining the online shopping and gig economy experience for both consumers and workers. These bots can cause considerable damage to a mobile business' reputation and bottom line. There are a number of measures that e-tailers should take a to protect their mobile apps from sneaker bots. | | A Unique Moment in Time for E-Commerce | | E-commerce is experiencing rapid growth with no sign of slowing down. Retailers and brands are finding that the new normal in retail and e-tail marketing is much like trying to hit a moving target. They have to take a refined aim and build in some lead time. This marketing strategy requires businesses to adjust their digital infrastructure and tactics. Otherwise, they will miss the target as consumers prepare for their holiday marketing and ad campaigns. | | TRENDING ON E-COMMERCE TIMES | | US E-Commerce Firms in the Dark on European Privacy Rules The U.S. Commerce Department is attempting to negotiate an agreement that would help thousands of U.S. companies comply with policies designed to protect the personal privacy of European citizens. Read more www.ecommercetimes.com | | | | | | How to Tailor an Optimal Q4 Retail Strategy This year, with all of the uncertainty surrounding the global pandemic, many consumer markets are faced with the fear of steep declines of in-person shopping, thus leading to a potential downtick in sales. This may seem daunting... Read more www.ecommercetimes.com | | | | | | Forrester names NICE inContact CXone a leader in cloud contact center software | | | | CXone is top ranked in “current offering” and “strategy” categories, and received the highest possible scores in 29 of 33 criteria used to evaluate cloud contact center providers.
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| | Women in Tech: 20 Trailblazers Share Their Journeys | | | | Successful women in the tech trenches share their insights and tackle subjects ranging from how to search out a strong mentor to how to be one -- from how to advance in a large company to how to start your own firm.
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