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March 11, 2005

Best And Worst Of Site Design, 2005

Forrester Applies Its Review Methodology To 20 Major Web Sites

by Harley Manning, Kerry Bodine

with Bruce D. Temkin, Michelle Amato


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Forrester used its updated Web Site Review methodology to evaluate the customer experience offered on 20 major sites — five each in the auto, media, retail, and travel industries. Retail outperformed all other categories and travel came in decisively last. Kmart led the pack, edging out nytimes.com and Wal-Mart — but we found basic design flaws on even the best sites we tested. To ensure that they get at least the basics right, firms need to add discipline to their design efforts.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemHow Good Is Web Customer Experience In 2005?

itemNineteen Out Of 20 Sites Fail

itemMajor Design Flaws Exist Across All Evaluation Categories

itemSome Best Practices Shine Through The Flaws

recommendations

itemPut Process In Place To Ensure The Basics

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed 10 vendor and user companies, including: Carlson Companies, Chicago Tribune, Ford, Fry, Intercontinental Hotels, Kmart, The New York Times Company, Starwood Hotels, Wal-Mart, and The Washington Post Company.

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Analyst: Harley Manning
Technology: Customer Experience, Web Site Design
Industry: Automotive, Automotive Customer Experience, Consumer Media & Entertainment, Consumer Retail & CPG, Consumer Travel, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Travel
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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