11 Excellent Posts Connecting Mobile, Content, and Customer Experience: E-commerce Link Digest

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Hey, Big Thinkers! It’s my daughter’s birthday and I’m running out of the office, but wanted to leave you a great list of 11 excellent posts connecting mobile, content, and customer experience to check out before I go. Enjoy:

1. “Mobile App Usage Grows by 28%: Where Are Users Spending Their Time?” from Econsultancy
2. Internet Retailing says that “Mobile Is Key Online Purchase Channel Not Just for Browsing; Claims Retailers Not Measuring Properly.”
3. CNET says it’s “Not Just Speed: 7 Incredible Things You Can Do With 5G.” Time will tell, eh?
4. CMS Wire reports that “Content Has Never Been More Important, Mobile World Congress Panelists Say.”
5. We’ve got a fantastic list of “13 Key Insights About Mobile Commerce, Payments, and Content Marketing” from the E-commerce Link Digest series.
6. Brand Quarterly outlines “Successful Content Marketing In 8 Steps” for you.
7. A recent episode of Thinks Out Loud — our e-commerce and digital strategy podcast — explained that “Content Marketing is a Powerful Hammer But Not Everything’s a Nail.” Give a listen to find out why.
8. Content plays a critical role in customer experience as I argued in another recent podcast episode, this one stating “Content is King, Customer Experience is Queen.”
9. Another entry from CMS Wire says “‘Experiences’ Are Everything Now: Implications for Your Brand.”
10. An entry into the E-commerce Link Digest series rounded-up “9 Insights Into Customer Experience, Content Marketing and More” that you won’t want to miss.’
11. And, finally, check out these thoughts on “Improving Customer Experience in 2017: The Conference Board’s 13th Annual CX Conference.” You’ll be glad you did.

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You can also check out these slides and video from my recent webinar, “Digital Marketing Directions: Three Key Trends Driving Your Marketing Next Year”:

Finally, you might enjoy some of these past posts from Thinks to help you build your e-commerce strategy and your digital success:

• 6 Mobile Commerce and Strategy Insights: E-commerce Link Digest
• Content is Still the King
• The Digital Strategy Myth
• Why Mobile Payments Will Rule
• Driving Seamless Experiences in 2016 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 149)
• Mobile is So Much Bigger Than You Think (Thinks Out Loud Episode 140)
• It’s Not “Mobile First.” It’s “Customer First.”
• 8 Killer Entries About Improving E-commerce Experience: E-commerce Link Digest