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Mobile leads the way; customers find, compare and completes their purchases from their mobile phone. The expectations from consumers when using mobile as a channel, is therefore totally different than that of 10 years ago. Nevertheless, many companies still organize their marketing, sales and support the same way they did back then.

The “80/20 Rule” as it is frequently called today, is an incredible tool for growing your business. If you can figure out which 20% of your time produces 80% of your business’ results, you can spend more time on those activities and less time on others. Likewise, by identifying the characteristics of the top 20% of your customers (who represent 80% of your sales), you can find more customers like them and dramatically grow your sales. However, many companies invest more in attracting new customers than retaining loyal customers. How is it that we no longer spoil loyal customers? Imagine what encouraging loyal customers can mean for your conversion! But how do you find out who your loyal customers are?

For quite some time now QR codes have been a part of the consumption society. You can find a QR code on milk packaging, clothing receipts and concert tickets. The code works like a barcode which you have to scan with a smartphone, allowing information to be shared easily, quickly and effectively. Unfortunately, in many cases the relevance of a QR code is lacking. And they seemed to have ended up in the museum. But nothing is less true. The QR code made his comeback through payments!

We have all heard the terms Multi-channel and Omni-channel. What can these marketing strategies mean for your company? For an answer to that question, we need to know the difference between the two. In this short article, we'll explain just what all the fuss is about.

We’ve all seen the headlines of how spending is shifting from things to experiences. That’s because there is a lot more to be gained from sharing an experience than buying a thing. In short, people are placing much more emphasis on self-care and indulgence. But the balance between experience and saving can be a challenging one: how do you ensure you’re not compromising on your experiences? Enter the ENTERTAINER, a lifestyle solution geared towards eating, seeing and doing more in and around your area, whilst saving money too.

2019 is imminent and with the arrival of many technical innovations, customer expectations are also rising rapidly. The following 5 terms play an important role in mobile and customer contact in 2019. Are you prepared for the future?

The customer journey spans more touch points than ever before. More channels and more devices bring about more opportunities to reach more customers. The reach of marketing channels has been expanding over time; starting with newspaper ads and local radio reaching a specific region, to new ad networks such as Facebook and Google reaching half the globe. Not only is the reach expanding, the insights into the audiences measured in actual data is growing too. Using this information, you can create very specific segmentations that will allow marketers to target those profiles that are highly relevant and receptive to your information.

When SMS Messaging is a critical part of your business processes, it’s important to work together with a partner which ensures high availability. For almost 10 years, CM.com has provided a double redundant SMS gateway to high-end customers. From now on this high availability is ready for all our customers.

This year, CM.com took part in the Techno Girl Program of our strategic partner UNICEF. This means two students from South-Africa were flown in to experience working life at CM for two months. In this article, Pertunia, one of the two Techno Girl interns, will share some of her experiences with you.

As the days get warmer and daylight lasts longer, Christmas shopping starts to kick off. Consumers are seeking out the best gifts at the best prices, meaning competition between retailers can be fierce. How do you ensure that its your inventory that ends up underneath the Christmas tree? If you want to reach your customers before your competitor does, mobile marketing is the way to go.

Every day, over a hundred developers are working on improving the CM platform. In this update, we want to inform you about the latest changes made to improve your platform experience.

Slowly but surely, we are approaching the end of 2018. Traditionally, this is the moment to look back at the highlights of another eventful year. We took a dive into the CM news archive and would like to share the highlights of 2018.

Nowadays, social media plays such an important role in our lives. On average, the daily time spent on social media worldwide is 135 minutes. As 2018 comes to an end, let’s have a look at what the future of social media will look like for businesses.