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Report:Websites That Don't Support Customers Waste Millions

Business Case: The Digital Customer Experience Improvement Playbook

This report is an update to "Web Sites That Don't Support Customers' Goals Waste Millions" originally published on February 17, 2010. To understand the effect of poor website usability, Forrester...

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Report:US Cross-Channel Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016

Mobile Growth To Amplify Web Pre-Shopping More Than Ever

As consumers are more likely to own mobile devices and spend more of their time online than ever before, they are also likely now than ever to use the Web to support their purchases. By 2016,...

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Report:Why Every Retailer Needs An Online Marketplace

Multichannel retailers that are looking to compete effectively with aggressive pure-play counterparts that often offer cutthroat pricing or shipping programs will find that the marketplace model is a...

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Report:Starting Your eCommerce Business In China

Identifying The Right Option For Your B2C eCommerce Business

China has become the leading emerging market for many Western brands and retailers. Attractive due to the scale and growth of the retail market, many companies view China as both a near-term...

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Report:Selling Luxury Goods To Online Shoppers In China

Understanding The Needs Of Today's Luxury Buyers

China is an enticing market for luxury brands looking to sell online, yet brands must recognize the opportunity is not without multiple challenges. In China, the online channel is widely considered...

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Report:A Systematic Approach To Mobile Strategy

Strategic Plan: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook

Mobile is hot, but too many executives take a backward approach to developing a mobile initiative and begin with technology decisions such as "We need an iPhone application" or "Let's do something...

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Report:How To Build An Online Marketplace

Understanding The Investment And Commitment Required

Marketplaces are cropping up everywhere. For retailers, the allure of low cost-of-sales and no inventory risk is compelling. Media companies think about monetizing their traffic and reinventing...

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Report:Supportive Brands Win The Hearts Of Customers

Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report, May 2012

Pleasing consumers is becoming increasingly difficult, and the experiences encountered while buying a product can make or break a brand’s reputation with its consumers. One bad experience can...

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Report:Asia Pacific Online Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016

A Look At Growth In Five Markets With A Focus On China, Japan, And Australia

Forrester Research wrote its first online retail forecast for Asia Pacific in October 2010. Since then, eCommerce in every market in the region has charged ahead, with growth continuing unabated....

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Report:SMB eCommerce Solutions 2012

A Guide To Selecting Your eCommerce Solution Across North America And EMEA

This report is an update of our July 2010 "Market Overview: SMB eCommerce Solutions" report. Since the report was first published there have been a number of changes to the solutions market for small...

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Report:Trends 2012: European Insurance eBusiness And Channel Strategy

Start Working On Your Digital Agenda Now!

Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a European crisis that could influence the insurance business dramatically, eBusiness and channel strategy executives in this region should be sensitive...

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Report:How Customer Experience Professionals Can Use The Splinternet Engagement Index

The Splinternet Engagement Index

This report, originally written for market insights professionals, includes content relevant to customer experience professionals. Here's why: Firms deliver experiences across an increasing array of...

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For Interactive Marketing Professionals

Report:Why Care About Combination Clickers

The Most Valuable Searchers Click On Both Paid And Natural Listings

Search marketers often try to profile consumers who click on paid ads against those who prefer natural search results. But the reality is there is little discernable difference between paid and...

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Report:Which Digital Touchpoints Should You Focus On Now?

Use The Splinternet Engagement Index To Jumpstart Your Agile Commerce Strategy

This report, originally written for market insights professionals, includes content relevant to eBusiness and channel strategy professionals. Here's why: The golden age of the Web is over. The...

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Report:More Australian Online Retailers Should Export

A Guide To Growing Worldwide Sales From An Australian Base

International online sales represent a massive opportunity for Australian brands, as the Australian online retail market remains small in comparison to its global counterparts. This report shows...

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Report:Website Functionality Benchmark: Australian Apparel Retailers

Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark Methodology To The Websites Of Five Australian Apparel Retailers

In Australia, apparel retailers face incredibly challenging conditions, not helped by the emphasis that global online retailers from other countries are placing on this market. To test whether online...

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Report:Lessons Learned From 1,500 Website User Experience Reviews

Since 1999, Forrester has used its Website User Experience Review methodology to evaluate the user experience of 1,500 websites spanning business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B)...

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Report:Understanding The Changing Needs Of Online Consumers In Latin America

Latin American Consumer Technographics®

Over the past couple of years, Latin America has risen on many global companies' priority lists of new markets to focus on and understand. Given the meteoric rise of social networks like orkut and...

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Report:US Online Retail Forecast, 2011 To 2016

eCommerce Tops $200 Billion In 2011

eCommerce sales continue to grow rapidly, having topped $200 billion in 2011. Forrester expects that online sales will grow from 7% of overall retail sales to close to 9% by 2016. Key drivers of this...

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Report:European Online Retail Forecast: 2011 To 2016

Online Retail Sales Growth In Europe Will Continue To Outpace Offline Growth For Years To Come

Online retail sales will continue to outperform overall retail sales figures in terms of percentage growth for many years to come in Europe. As the Web becomes an increasingly mainstream part of the...

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Report:Gone Shopping: US Auto And Home Insurance Buyers Will Test eBusiness Strategies In 2012

After a record year for claims, a continued poor investment climate, and an economy mired in the doldrums, rates in the US for auto and especially homeowners insurance have no place to go but up....

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Report:The Splinternet Engagement Index

Analyzing Your Customers' Engagement Across Touchpoints

The splinternet — the fragmented world of incompatible web, social, video, and mobile touchpoints — is where your customers live now. They want to reach you in more touchpoints, but you...

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Report:European Online Retail: Five Trends To Watch In 2012

European eBusiness Executives Strive To Give Their Customers Choice And Flexibility Across The Purchase Journey

European shoppers are becoming increasingly web-savvy and are turning to a wider range of touchpoints as they research and buy products online and offline. In response, eBusiness executives across...

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Report:Consumers Share Changes In Shopping Habits As A Result Of The Economic Downturn

Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report, February 2012

The economic recession has turned consumers into savvy bargain hunters. Now more than ever, they are on the lookout for the best deals and lowest prices they can find. Forrester conducted qualitative...

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Report:Establishing A Global Direct Online Sales Footprint

An Analysis Of B2C Manufacturers' International Expansion

Global brands are increasingly looking to sell direct on their own websites — and not just in their home markets. After examining the global direct-to-consumer sales presence of manufacturers...

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