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The Mobile App Development Playbook For 2019
Build Great Mobile Apps That Drive Engagement
The mobile mind shift is driving businesses' customers and stakeholders to expect (and demand) support for a wide variety of smartphones and tablets. But for application development and delivery...
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Investment In Current Omnichannel Capabilities
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Cross-Channel Journey Tracking Impedes Personalization
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Report Use In-App Messaging To Drive App Updates
Screen-Shot Examples Of In-App Messaging Highlight Best Practices
April 5, 2019 | Julie A. AskOne of the most frequently asked questions Forrester receives from mobile app product owners is, “What do I need to do to drive app updates?” In-app messaging is one method. Progressively urgent...
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Report The State Of Retailing Online 2019: Omnichannel, Marketing, And Personalization
Landscape: The Retail eCommerce Playbook
March 25, 2019 | Sucharita KodaliForrester conducts the annual "The State Of Retailing Online" study by the National Retail Federation (NRF). This research summarizes attitudes and investments that retailers and digital business...
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Report Stop Tripping Your Mobile Banking Customers Up At The Door
Digital Feature Fix: Focus On Building Convenience And Trust During Mobile App Login
March 1, 2019 | Amit BhatiaMany mobile banking apps create a poor first impression by making customer enrollment and login harder than they need to be. To help digital banking teams avoid this common pitfall, this brief both...
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Report Banks: You're Building Too Many Apps
Separate, Standalone Apps Should Be Rare And Built For Unique Customer Segments Or Needs
Many banks have developed multiple customer-facing mobile apps to address specific use cases, offer a particular function, or roll out new services, but some banks are still building too many apps,...
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Report The Forrester Retail Wave™: US Mobile Apps, Q1 2019
Today's Retail Apps Meet mCommerce Objectives But Fail To Inspire Omnichannel Shopping
February 25, 2019 | Brendan Miller, Jennifer WiseMobile has become the dominant digital touchpoint, so retailers and digital business professionals must elevate their mobile experiences to win, serve, and retain their loyal customers. In 2017, we...
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Report Join The Progressive Web App Movement
Apple's On Board To Help You Build A Mobile Website That Combines The Frictionlessness Of The Web With The Experience Of An App
February 12, 2019 | Ted SchadlerNow that Apple supports the progressive web app (PWA) standards that Google pioneered, it's time to join organizations like eBay, the Financial Times, Flipkart, Starbucks, and West Elm in the...
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Report It's Time To Make Every Web Application A Progressive Web App
Mobile Apps Will Slip To A Niche Role As PWAs Combine The Discoverability Of The Web With The Experience Of An App
The technology pendulum has swung from the web being all the rage to the web being a terrible experience. Now, it's swinging back to the web being all the rage again, thanks to progressive web apps...
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Report The State Of Low-Code Platform Adoption, 2018
Low-code development platforms are an increasingly hot topic of discussion with Forrester clients, but is this trend a flash in the pan? In 2018, Forrester gathered insights into the state of...
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Report Mini-Programs Serve Customers In Their Financial Mobile Moments
Financial Institutions In China Need To Seize The Opportunity To Engage Empowered Customers With Mini-Programs
January 10, 2019 | Meng LiuChinese consumers spend the majority of their time on the digital platforms of Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT) rather than on individual firms' mobile apps or websites. Mini-programs offer a...
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Report Provide Easy And Flexible Ways To Send And Transfer Money
Digital Feature Fix: Offer A Wide Range Of Money Transfer Timing And Viewing Options
January 10, 2019 | Zhi-Ying BarryConducting money transfers is one of the top five activities that customers want to use mobile banking for. Yet while most banks make money transfers convenient — such as letting customers transfer...
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Report Create Value For Customers With Nonbank Offers
Digital Feature Fix: Engage Customers With Contextual And Personalized Offers
Many banks are encouraging customers to use mobile banking with third-party offers and rewards. However, these efforts are often half-hearted and not relevant to customers in their context. At...
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Report Industry Spotlight: Improving Employee Mobility In Financial Services
Do Right By Your Regulations, But Don't Forget About Employee Experience
November 1, 2018 | Andrew HewittMobile infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams in financial services firms face the daunting task of creating productive mobile experiences for employees while also navigating the unique security...
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Report The Forrester Banking Sales Wave™: Canadian Mobile Sites, Q4 2018
Canadian Banks Need More Compelling Content And Easier Navigation To Win Prospects
Chequing accounts are central to a customer's relationship with their primary bank, and an increasing number of Canadians are using their mobile phone to find research and apply for an account. To...
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Report The Forrester Retail Wave™: European Mobile Apps, Q4 2018
Leading Retailers Are Raising The Bar On Functionality And User Experience
October 23, 2018 | Michelle Beeson, Alex CauseyAs mobile becomes the dominant digital touchpoint, retailers must elevate their mobile experiences to win, serve, and retain loyal customers. To see how helpful apps are to customers, we evaluated...
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Report Build An Action Plan For Video In Financial Services
Answer Nine Key Questions To Build An Effective Video Strategy
Most financial services providers offer little to no video content or tools on their apps or sites, even though their customers need those tools to help them learn and make decisions. Digital...
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Report Moments: Maturity Framework
Leverage The Learnings Of Pioneers To Evolve Your Mobile Messaging Tactics And Capabilities
October 3, 2018 | Julie A. AskFuture experiences will be right-sized, contextual, and pushed out to consumers in their specific moments of need. Today's well-executed mobile messages most closely resemble future experiences....
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Report A Cautionary Tale: Why Digital Monopolies Need Strong CX Too
Weak Customer Experiences Threaten Grab's Dominance In Singapore
When Uber exited Southeast Asia in exchange for a 27.5% stake in homegrown digital darling Grab, few questioned the bright future that lay in store for Grab. But the three months since the merger...
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Webinar Best-In-Class Mobile Banking Functionality Practices
October 2, 2018 | Aurelie L'HostisWe used our Mobile Banking Functionality Benchmark methodology to evaluate the mobile banking offerings of 42 large retail banks across the world. Our evaluation criteria cover a range of topics,...
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Report Best Practices In Global Mobile Banking Functionality
Leading Banks Continue To Raise The Bar On Mobile Functionality
Mobile apps have become the touchpoint of choice for millions of banking customers to manage their finances. With expectations rising, digital banking teams know they need to continuously iterate...
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Report The Forrester Banking Wave™: Global Mobile Apps Summary, 2018
Mobile Banking Leaders Keep Raising The Bar On Functionality And User Experience
Mobile apps have become the touchpoint of choice for millions of people to manage their finances. Digital banking teams need to build mobile banking experiences around customer needs, empowering...
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Report The Forrester Banking Sales Wave™: US Mobile Sites, Q3 2018
US Banks Need Better Content To Win Prospects
Checking accounts are central to a customer's relationship with their primary bank, and an increasing number of customers are using their mobile phone to find research and apply for an account. To...
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Webinar Forrester Futurology: The Future Of The Web Platform
September 6, 2018 | Michael Facemire“There’s an app for that.” We’ve spent the last 10 years building native client digital experiences — for mobile, for desktop, and lately for connected home...
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Report Best Practices In Indian Mobile Banking Functionality
Learn How To Deliver Great Mobile Banking Functionality
September 4, 2018 | Arnav GuptaDigital banking strategy professionals need to deliver mobile banking services that not only exceed customers' current needs and expectations, but also anticipate their future needs and improve...
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Report Consumers Are Connected; Your Company Isn't
The State Of Emerging Technology In Digital Experiences
Customers are more connected than ever, yet businesses have been slow to adopt the same devices, platforms, and channels to meet consumers where they are. To help digital business strategy...
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Report Now Tech: Authentication Management Solutions, Q3 2018
Forrester's Overview Of 26 Authentication Management Providers
You can use authentication management solutions to simplify and standardize credential processing for applications, reduce the operational costs of authentication, and improve the authentication...