Digital business compass: Handelskraft 2019 »Digital DNA« now available for download! Twelve years ago Handelskraft saw the light of the virtual world as a blog. Since then we have been reporting day by day on topics and trends of the digital revolution. And six years ago we published our first trend book: Handelskraft 2013 »Trends, strategies and potential in everywhere commerce«. Old but gold, because going … Continue reading "Digital business compass: Handelskraft 2019 »Digital DNA« now available for download!"
New white paper: »Customer Engagement: Digital Experience Platforms Compared« Nowadays anyone can connect to anything and everyone through the Internet and exchange with different technology. Technological efficiency is often the key to success in these connections between people, but also between people and product or people and services. 82 per cent of marketers believe that they know how their clients want to interact with … Continue reading "New white paper: »Customer Engagement: Digital Experience Platforms Compared«"
Digital experience platforms – Comparing Salesforce, SAP, IBM, and Adobe Businesses rely on digital experience platforms (DXP) for their digital business models. And more than ever before. The art of using a DXP is bringing together (in real time) all the data from different technologies in one place and making it usable. This interaction creates unique and seamless customer experiences. Digital platforms are a virtual … Continue reading "Digital experience platforms – Comparing Salesforce, SAP, IBM, and Adobe"
WÜRTH receives the 2019 Shop Award Skilled craftsmanship and digitisation. If you don’t think one can benefit from another, the results of the 2019 Shop Áwards should be the final nail in the coffin to put that reasoning to bed. After all, whoever succeeds in transferring classic retail virtues from analogue to digital, and with great success, rightly deserves the coveted … Continue reading "WÜRTH receives the 2019 Shop Award"
MDR-Werbung case study: Modern web design for the best usability We like to listen to the radio when we drive, cook food, and work out. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk’s (MDR) stations, for example, reach around three million people each day and these listeners represent an interesting potential for companies that want to advertise in central Germany. But how do the spots actually get on the radio? You … Continue reading "MDR-Werbung case study: Modern web design for the best usability"
»Thanks to automated processes, sales staff have more time for personal customer care.« – Handelskraft speaker Achim Ahrens Interview Online shopping doesn’t end after a purchase. Many companies are now aware of this. But what does it take to be successful in the digital business in the long term? Whether B2C or B2B, it’s important to offer the customer added value beyond the product purchase. And how does that succeed? With all-round service. In … Continue reading "»Thanks to automated processes, sales staff have more time for personal customer care.« – Handelskraft speaker Achim Ahrens Interview"
dotSource awarded »Agency of the Year« 2019 Wow! On Tuesday we were awarded the 2019 E-commerce Germany Award in the »Best Agency« category. We can now call ourselves »Agency of the Year«. We’re so unbelievably excited that even some happy tears were shed and we couldn’t be prouder. Even if it seems trite and sounds like an award phrase, we owe this … Continue reading "dotSource awarded »Agency of the Year« 2019"
B2C vs. B2B – online marketplaces put to the test [5 Reading Tips] Whether online, marketplace, or social media – consumers have more and more opportunities to find and buy goods and services from around the world online. However, marketplaces attract the majority of consumers’ online attention. The user benefits are obvious: a varied selection, good and fast service, and the possibility to find desired products directly via … Continue reading "B2C vs. B2B – online marketplaces put to the test [5 Reading Tips]"
No deal! What’ll Brexit do to online retail? 30 March 2019 will go down in history. For the first time, the European Union is shrinking, as it’ll lose one of its members that day. In accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May led the exit process after almost 52 per cent of UK citizens … Continue reading "No deal! What’ll Brexit do to online retail?"
E-Food — The last mile is the biggest challenge [5 Reading Tips] Online shopping has long been a fixture in German retail. But there are certain sectors that are slower to keep up. According to a recent survey by Digital Association of Germany Bitkom, online grocery, despite its growth, hardly reaches any new customers. How’s that possible? The e-food market is also facing a major challenge: the … Continue reading "E-Food — The last mile is the biggest challenge [5 Reading Tips]"