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While there are many types of outsourcing, in general it refers to contracting a business process or function previously performed in-house to an outside entity. Research coverage includes application outsourcing, data center outsourcing, and hosting and managed services.

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  • Martin Gill
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:European Online Retail: Adopt A Local Approach

    A Solid Understanding Of Customer Expectations And A Localization And Differentiation Strategy Are The Keys To Success Across Europe.

    Despite some commonality in currency and legislation, there are some notable differences in customer shopping behavior and market trends across the various European online retail markets. eBusiness...

    • Downloads: 883
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    Report:German Online Retail Overview, 2011

    Despite A Thriving Online Market, Multichannel Retail Is Still An Untapped Opportunity For German Retailers

    The German online retail market is the second largest in Europe. Amazon.de and eBay are dominant forces, with major German consumer brands selling through those sites, and others following suit...

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    Report:Website Functionality Benchmark: European Consumer Electronics Retailers

    Forrester Applies Its Website Functionality Benchmark Methodology To The Sites Of Four Specialist European Consumer Electronics Retailers

    Forrester applied its Website Functionality Benchmark evaluation methodology to four European consumer electronics retailers: Best Buy UK, Currys, Darty, and Redcoon. These specialist retailers...

    • Downloads: 309
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:European Online Retail: Five Trends To Watch In 2013

    European eBusiness Executives Must Embrace A Multi-Touchpoint Reality

    European retail eBusiness executives face a time of unprecedented change. The range of touchpoints that customers use to discover, explore, buy, and re-engage with brands is growing by the day. New...

    • Downloads: 339
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    Report:Case Study: How Marks And Spencer Uses Online Video To Boost eCommerce

    Online video is a success story. Next to the usage of social networking sites, watching online videos is one of the most used social media tools. Many companies have wondered how they can tap into...

    • Downloads: 542
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:French Online Retail Overview, 2012

    French Online Retail Is On The Brink Of A Multichannel Revolution

    France is the third largest online retail market in Europe; although it will continue to mature and grow at a pace outstripping overall retail growth, there are significant changes in store for...

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  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Why The EU ePrivacy Law Will Not Kill eCommerce

    Privacy Laws Force Rich Dialogue With Customers

    In May 2011, the EU ePrivacy Directive came into effect across Europe. This directive has met with a mixed response at a national level, with some countries jumping to hit the deadline, some stalling...

    • Downloads: 206
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:European Online Retail Forecast, 2012 To 2017

    Economic Instability Across Europe Will Do Little To Slow Retail eCommerce Growth

    By 2017, Europeans will spend more than €191 billion online on retail products, and online retail growth will continue to outpace offline growth. As wallet share gradually shifts toward the...

    • Downloads: 370
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:European Online Christmas Retail Outlook, 2011

    This Christmas Season eBusiness Executives Will Turn To A Wider Range Of Touchpoints Than Ever To Engage Bargain-Hungry, Web-Savvy Shoppers

    Christmas 2011 will see European shoppers more connected, informed, and web-savvy than ever as they head both online and to the high street to find the perfect gift. With overall retail growth...

    • Downloads: 196
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Four Steps To Your Agile Future

    Strategic Plan: The Agile Commerce Playbook

    Today's multichannel company faces enormous pressure to adapt to changing customer expectations and emerging competitive threats. Legacy channel-centric approaches and siloed organizations can no...

    • Downloads: 319
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Using Online Video To Drive Clicks And Conversion

    A Guide To Approaching Or Revitalizing A Retail eCommerce Video Campaign

    Shoppers are beginning to use online video to inform their purchases. Although consumer uptake is slow when compared with the wider acceptance of Internet video, online retailers are turning to video...

    • Downloads: 982
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:The Luxury Retailer's Guide To Agile Commerce

    A new breed of luxury goods online shopper has arrived that is young, tech-savvy, Internet-aware, mobile-enabled, and embracing tablets fast. This new breed of global consumer is keen to find fresh...

    • Downloads: 296
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    Report:Managing The Cross-Touchpoint Customer Journey

    Processes: The Agile Commerce Playbook

    Today's consumer engages through a variety of touchpoints, yet many brands struggle to deliver cross-touchpoint experiences. Too many firms focus on each touchpoint in isolation and fail to enable...

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    • Comments: 2
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    Report:Selecting Tools That Enable Agility

    Tools And Technology: The Agile Commerce Playbook

    The way we think of eBusiness technology has fundamentally changed. We are no longer selecting a set of platforms and technologies to launch a site; we are now selecting technologies that can support...

    • Downloads: 1128
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    Report:European Online Retail: Five Trends To Watch In 2012

    European eBusiness Executives Strive To Give Their Customers Choice And Flexibility Across The Purchase Journey

    European shoppers are becoming increasingly web-savvy and are turning to a wider range of touchpoints as they research and buy products online and offline. In response, eBusiness executives across...

    • Downloads: 797
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Building The Agile Organization

    Organization: The Agile Commerce Playbook

    eBusiness leaders face an increasing number of organizational challenges. Delivering compelling cross-touchpoint customer experiences demands cross-functional collaboration and fundamentally new ways...

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    Report:Agile Commerce Is Coming Of Age For European Retailers

    No Matter What Their Maturity, European eBusiness Success Will Hinge On An Effective Cross-Touchpoint Strategy

    The most visionary European multichannel retailers are beginning their transformation toward agile commerce and are reaching out to their customers on new touchpoints — mobile, social, etc....

    • Downloads: 395
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:European Online Retail Forecast: 2011 To 2016

    Online Retail Sales Growth In Europe Will Continue To Outpace Offline Growth For Years To Come

    Online retail sales will continue to outperform overall retail sales figures in terms of percentage growth for many years to come in Europe. As the Web becomes an increasingly mainstream part of the...

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    Report:Trends 2013: Staffing And Hiring For eBusiness

    Our Annual Benchmark Of eBusiness Team Sizes And Job Functions

    In our annual organizational and staffing survey of eBusiness and channel strategy professionals, we find yet again that although eBusiness team sizes are growing, eBusiness professionals feel that...

    • Downloads: 152
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    Report:Driving Agile Commerce Transformation

    Continuous Improvement: The Agile Commerce Playbook

    Organizations face a number of roadblocks to executing on an agile commerce vision. Legacy technology, siloed KPIs, and a lack of understanding of how customers really use emerging touchpoints can...

    • Downloads: 339
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:2013 eBusiness Organizational Trends

    eBusiness Professionals Believe Teams Should Integrate With Their Organizations

    As digital channels and strategies grow in importance across firms and become increasingly vital to the success of the company as a whole, eBusiness teams see their responsibilities, budgets, and...

    • Downloads: 185
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:The UK Online Retail Overview, 2011

    As UK Shoppers Embrace Emerging Touchpoints, Some Notable Retailers Are Ahead Of The Field When It Comes To Adapting

    The UK online retail market is the largest and most mature in Europe, but an almost daily stream of innovation is making things steadily more complex and chaotic. In a market led predominantly by...

    • Downloads: 1067
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:EU Mobile Commerce Forecast, 2012 To 2017

    Mobile eCommerce revenues across Europe will rise from €1.7 billion in 2011 to €19.2 billion in 2017, reaching 6.8% of total web sales. Simple, easy to merchandise categories such as...

    • Downloads: 727
    • Comments: 3
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Defining New Metrics For The Agile Business

    Benchmarks: The eBusiness Digital Transformation Playbook

    Agile commerce has broken traditional metrics. Key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the success of a single touchpoint fail to inform eBusiness executives of the impact of consumer...

    • Downloads: 331
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:European eBusiness Executives Take A Cautious Approach To Daily Deals

    Brand And Margin Protection Inhibit Adoption, But Other Approaches Are Emerging

    Skepticism is the watchword across Europe as eBusiness executives consider engaging with daily deals sites such as Groupon and Living Social. Concerns about brand damage and sales cannibalization are...

    • Downloads: 154
 
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