Robust and reliant infrastructure
You must ensure that your infrastructure is robust and reliant enough to withstand the high volume of traffic that it will experience during this busy period. No retailer can risk having servers that fail and web pages that take too long to load. Patience has long gone out the window.Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotic processing automation (RPA)
AI, you ask, is it necessary for an SME? Only if your concerns for basket abandonment – that crucial stage of the customer journey – are high. Think of it this way: a staggering 61% of customers abandon their order at check out because of website errors.Some 60% do so because they have to create an account and 46% do so because there is a long and complex checkout, Namagoo research explains.If retailers don’t offer seamless self-service on their websites and integrate it into their contact centre, making the process easy, intuitive and consistent for customers, they will miss out. New technologies such as AI, RPA and Web Real Time Communications can make solving problems easier for both parties. There are solutions out there, for example, whereby, a customer may be looking for a product.
Not just about the sale
Always be aware that it is not just about the sale of the product but the overall customer journey.During Black Friday and Cyber Monday millions of products will be ordered but also millions returned so it is essential that there is an easy to use and seamless returns process. This way you’ll be able to retain brand image and customer loyalty.
An end to end journey
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the moments of truth in proving a retailer’s customer experience and the end to end journey the customer has to take from the promotion, enquiries about the product, ordering, payment, delivery and returns process. Your back-end needs to be functioning in peak condition for all of those areas to work. After all, Black Friday and Cyber Monday will become less chaotic to manage with experience, but in the meantime your website’s functionality needs to be up-to-scratch. Utilising the right technology to elevate customer experience is imperative in the age of digital transformation. And you’ll end up creating advocates and loyal customers in the process.Share this story