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Gartner has published a study (CMO Spend Survey 2015-2016) in which 339 marketers from different sectors were questioned. The respondents whose marketing budgets totalled 385 million dollars came from Canada, the US and the United Kingdom. Only marketers from companies whose turnover was over 500 million dollars per year, were…
In digital direct marketing, a paradigm shift has taken place from campaign-centred communication to customer-centred interaction. The speed with which customers interact in this communication is also increasing rapidly. When dealing with mobile, “always on” customers, truly customer-centred communication means responding to customer behaviour in real time and including previously…
This year, artegic has again visited the The Next Web Europe, arguably the most important digital conference in Europe. In our first post on the conference, we were looking at the identification of trends, at success factors for digital business models and artificial intelligence. Since one post on The Next…
The Next Web Europe 2016: What is perhaps the most important digital economy conference in Europe has undertaken substantial growth this year. Three times more visitors than in the previous year, a more expansive conference venue, more stages, more workshops, more exhibitors and of course all the most important speakers…
The digital transformation is currently considered the biggest challenge for companies of all industries. According to a current study by Price Waterhouse Coopers, 4 of 5 top managers view the move to digital as decisive for future business models. Gartner predicts that by 2020, approximately 75% of all companies will…
German internet users spend most of their time in social networks: 192 hours per months (source: tobesocial). This is approximately 6.36 hours per day when users can be reached through social media marketing. The importance of this type of marketing is continuing to increase. It is not surprising that one…
In May 2016, the digital conference re:publica celebrated its tenth anniversary with over 8000 visitors and 770 speakers. Whether influencer marketing, messaging apps, virtual reality or the much invoked digital transformation: the re:publica has developed into an essential indicator of digital trends. We were there and would like to present…
A media break in (email) marketing always means a higher bounce rate . What if there didn’t have to be a break? The solution could be interactive emails as these do not require the user to click on a link in order to reach the landing page. To do everything in…
According to the Gartner Hype Cycle for the evaluation of technology trends, virtual reality has reached the so-called “Path of Enlightenment” phase. It might sound esoteric, but it just means that the media hype is dying down, now it’s about the practical implementation with a realistic view of the benefits…
A receipt is a confirmation for the reception of a service. The retailer confirms to the customer that he has met his obligations. In the following years, mobile payments will most likely increase thanks to NFC chips in the different devices. The wallet would become redundant and e-receipts will become…