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B-Stock at E-commerce Berlin Expo: “utilising technology and data are key to combatting the cost of soaring returns”

The growth of ecommerce and high return rates go hand in hand with one out of every three online purchases being returned. According to CBRE, 30% of online purchases were sent back last year with ecommerce returns expected to rise 15% year on year. The sheer volume of returns is overwhelming and accordingly, retailers and distribution centres around Europe are facing an urgent logistical challenge, one that B-Stock says can be solved by leveraging the latest technology to improve the reverse supply chain processes. This includes the remarketing of merchandise that can’t go back on virtual shelves and is slated for liquidation.

Analyst study reveals Celebrus Enterprise Customer Data Platform helped generate millions in profits for a leading European Bank

  • $15.4m gross revenue generated from deployment of Celebrus CDP
  • Bank reports Celebrus enables enhanced engagement with customers despite reduced high street presence
  • Analyst-conducted Market Overview survey also reveals that AI is starting to play a critical role in the growth plans for leading organisations
    • Organisations anticipate a range of revenue and customer experience related benefits as a result of next-best-actions driven by AI
    • However, over 70% of organisations admit to difficulties associated with AI and decisioning tasks

Sunbury-on-Thames, 13th February 2019: A Total Economic Impact™ stud

7 Marketing Trends You Should Consider for Q2 and Q3

By the time you hit the second quarter of the year, you should have a clear idea about what marketing tactics work for your company. Now is the time for planning a marketing schedule for the remainder of the year and replacing some of the things that aren't working with the latest marketing trends.

Having a marketing strategy prepares you for a successful year and prevents major mistakes. In a survey of top marketers, researchers found the ones who write out their strategy are 538 percent more successful. Businesses who plan their goals and marketing schedule have a higher chance of success than those who don't.

Report: 88% of UK Businesses Surveyed Have Been Breached During the Last 12 Months

Reading, UK, 11th February 2019: Carbon Black (NASDAQ: CBLK), a leader in next-generation endpoint security delivered via the cloud, today released the results of its second UK Threat Report. The research indicates that the UK’s cyber threat environment is intensifying. According to the report, attacks are growing in volume, and the average number of breaches has increased. The report analyses survey results from different vertical sectors, organisation sizes and IT team sizes to build a picture of the modern attack and cyber defence landscape in the UK.

Key survey research findings:

Bryan Ruby's Last Google Post

Last weekend, I submitted my last Google+ post. From here on out, I won't be actively monitoring the platform given the expected demise of Google+. This is what I posted:

This is likely my last Google+ post but I don't plan to delete my Google+ account until February 28, 2019

Unless something significant happens, I don't plan to post again on Google+. It doesn't seem logical to invest my time and effort to post something we all know will be deleted in a couple months. I may leave a comment here or there on G+ but that's about it.