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• Report Anticipatory Experiences: The Challenges

  Anticipating Customers' Needs And Serving Them Proactively In Their Moments Is Extremely Difficult

  January 20, 2021 | Julie Ask

  Businesses believe they can deliver value to their customers and differentiate from their competition by anticipating customers' needs and acting on that information. Both aspects — anticipating...

• Report Guide: How To Craft A Mobile Notifications Strategy

  Start Creating Your Mobile Notifications Strategy With These 10 Steps

  August 7, 2020 | Julie Ask, Angelina Gennis, Andrew Hogan

  When designing mobile notifications, product owners should pursue a methodical approach that begins with the POST methodology and involves a holistic customer and user experience strategy. This...

• Report Guide: How To Use The Moments Index

  Use Forrester's Moments Index To Make Smart DX Channel Choices

  March 9, 2020 | Julie Ask, Angelina Gennis

  Commerce companies must take a methodical, quantified approach to understand how their customers use, and prefer to use, their services on a host of devices, platforms, and channels. That analysis...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology On Digital Experiences

  How More Than 50 Emerging Technologies Will Impact Data And Experiences For Consumers

  February 24, 2020 | Julie Ask, Kjell Carlsson, PhD, Jeffrey Hammond

  Forrester interviewed more than 150 companies across industries and technology categories to understand how more than 50 technologies will evolve over the next five to 10 years and assess their...

• Report Mobile Commerce In 2030

  mCommerce Is A New Mobile Services Economy, Not Mini eCommerce

  December 4, 2019 | Sucharita Kodali, Julie Ask

  Investments in mobile have been one of the most important shifts for consumer-facing businesses in the last decade, but companies will need to modify their strategies and plans to accommodate...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Utilities

  December 4, 2019 | Carlton A. Doty, Julie Ask, Martin Gill

  Emerging technologies will impact what is possible in the consumer utilities market — electricity, water, and gas — in terms of controlling consumption but will have less influence on direct...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Wealth Management

  December 4, 2019 | Vijay Raghavan, Oliwia Berdak, Julie Ask

  Future wealth management services will be more natural, personalized, and contextually relevant. Mobile experiences in wealth management will be fueled by emerging technologies and customer-focused...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Transportation

  December 4, 2019 | Carlton A. Doty, Martin Gill, Julie Ask

  Consumers today regularly engage with transportation-as-a-service models like Uber and Lyft via their mobile devices. As new technologies emerge, the transportation industry will be disrupted once...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Media

  December 4, 2019 | Julie Ask, James McQuivey, PhD, Martin Gill

  More than a quarter of US online adults prefer to use their smartphones to purchase digital or downloadable products. Consumers already regularly spend money on digital media like videogames on...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Insurance

  December 4, 2019 | Jeffery Williams, Ellen Carney, Oliwia Berdak

  Emerging technologies will shift the traditional insurance industry to adopt new, digital practices. The accompanying PDF provides a closer look at the impact that emerging technologies will have...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Education

  December 4, 2019 | Julie Ask, Martin Gill, James McQuivey, PhD

  Mobile has long promised to be the great equalizer in education by bringing connectivity to the billions of people who own mobile devices. Emerging technologies will scale education with immersive...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Banking

  December 4, 2019 | Peter Wannemacher, Oliwia Berdak, Julie Ask

  US consumers today complete a double-digit percentage of banking activities on their mobile devices. As mobile technologies advance, so will banking capabilities. Ultimately, consumers will feel as...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Healthcare

  December 4, 2019 | Arielle Trzcinski, Jeff Becker, Julie Ask

  Mobile devices will enable on-demand, affordable healthcare with capabilities like video conferencing, text-based services, and remote monitoring. Emerging technologies will improve healthcare...

• Report The Impact Of Emerging Technology In 2030 On mCommerce Experiences In Retail

  Visual Search Will Elevate mCommerce Revenue In Retail

  December 4, 2019 | Julie Ask, Sucharita Kodali, George Lawrie

  Mobile has transformed retail by adding proximity and immediacy to the shopping experience: Many visits to US eCommerce sites now occur via smartphones, and US consumers complete a double-digit...

• Report Forrester Infographic: The State Of Voice Assistants, 2019

  An Overview Of Consumer And Enterprise Adoption Of Conversational Interfaces

  August 28, 2019 | Julie Ask

  Conversations will evolve into a core element of digital experiences. Voice assistants have been around for years, but they primarily fetch answers to simple questions or control devices. As a...

• Report Consumers Want Convenience, Not Conversations

  Conversational Interfaces Struggle To Deliver Contextual Convenience

  August 21, 2019 | Julie Ask, Ian Jacobs

  Consumers want convenience and choice — not conversational interfaces. However, a fear of being left behind still impels digital business leaders to build them. And nearly three-fourths of those...

• Report FAQ: Should We Incorporate Voice Into Our Digital Experiences Portfolio?

  Make Smart Choices Rather Than Following The Crowd

  April 18, 2019 | Julie Ask, Michael Facemire

  Forrester clients are increasingly interested in voice services. Why? Consumer ownership of voice-enabled devices. At the end of 2018, there were 348 million smartphones and 41.7 million smart...

• Report Born To Chat

  Tips And Tricks From Early Chatbot Entrepreneurs

  April 2, 2019 | Julie Ask

  We spoke to 20 companies to assemble insights on operational best practices for firms developing products or services rooted in a conversational interface. If you're thinking about building up your...

• Report Forrester Infographic: Customer Service Chatbots Fail Consumers Today

  January 30, 2019 | Ian Jacobs, Julie Ask, Andrew Hogan

  Brands increasingly rely on chatbots for customer service as a way to deflect inbound calls and reduce costs, but Forrester Analytics data shows that consumers aren't thrilled. Consumers are...