Mobile is taking the fashion retail industry by storm. Statistics taken from a 2016 Pew Research Center report show that just over one in ten American adults are “smartphone-only” internet users. But why are shoppers taking to their smartphones in such high numbers to buy clothing? Here's why mobile and fashion retail go together.
Few industries have proven immune to digital disruption. Even the banking industry is finding itself under siege from startups which, while nowhere near as big, powerful and rich as their entrenched competition, are finding success by revolutionizing the banking customer experience. Here are some of the ways they're doing it.
With proponents in almost every industry considering its revolutionary potential, AI looks set to change marketing forever. But what can marketers do to access the benefits now?
Advances in AI and predictive analytics will have ramifications beyond business's technological capabilities. Organizations will face new challenges in terms of skills, implementation and more. How can marketers prepare for change?
Digital marketers gathered in New York last week for the first Digital Leaders Forum, hosted by ClickZ in partnership with AVADO. This new series of networking events is intended help cut through the noise of the technological landscape. Here are some of the highlights.
As Amazon continues its campaign to conquer ecommerce, smaller retailers are being offered increasingly tough-to-swallow conditions in order to list product on the platform. Meaning it's more important than ever for brands to develop an Amazon-free strategy. But what are the key benefits and how can brands access them?
The deployment of artificial intelligence in analytics allows analytics technologies to spot relationships between variables that humans are simply incapable of seeing. In the second installment of our series on AI-based predictive analytics, we look at 5 brands using predictive analytics to improve growth and performance.
The rewards for knowing the future in advance are great, but they frequently remain unclaimed due to the flawed nature of human predictions. Artificial intelligence, however, is having significantly more success. Here's how predictive analytics is allowing businesses to make accurate forecasts and drive improved performance.
In the sea of digital disruption, the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry has remained relatively stable. But change is inevitable; here’s how it might play out.
For years, brands have used microsites, in many cases to great effect. But not all microsites deliver results. So what separates the effective microsites from the ineffective ones? Here are eight components of a successful microsite, together with brands who are putting them into action.
With more than 700 million monthly active users, businesses are paying more attention to Instagram than ever before. In fact, the photo-centric service is so popular that in an effort to make themselves more attractive to Instagrammers, some businesses are designing their physical spaces to be more photogenic. Here’s how.
Advances in AI and predictive analytics will have ramifications beyond business’s technological capabilities. Organizations will face new challenges in terms of skills, implementation and more. How can marketers prepare for change?
With proponents in almost every industry considering its revolutionary potential, AI looks set to change marketing forever. But what can marketers do to access the benefits now?
YouTube has decided to join the messaging trend with an in-app chatting service, allowing users to start a conversation directly through YouTube’s mobile app. How can brands take advantage of the new social approach?
