{"id":6766,"date":"2019-02-06T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2020-02-27T09:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:23:57","slug":"retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Technology: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6767\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retail-technology-purchase.png\" alt=\"Retail Technology Purchases: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content\" width=\"800\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retail-technology-purchase.png 927w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retail-technology-purchase-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retail-technology-purchase-768x622.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retail Technology: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Insight driven Tech PR Agency, CCgroup, has released the findings of its primary research study \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccgrouppr.com\/insights\/how-to-influence-retail-technology-buyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to influence retail technology buyers<\/a>\u201d. The results, collected from over 30 tier one (turnover above \u00a3500m) and tier two (turnover between \u00a330-\u00a3500m) UK retailers, identified the information most important to decision-makers when longlisting, shortlisting and purchasing from a potential technology vendor port found that 42% of respondents would use industry analyst reports during shortlisting phase, making it the most influential content type.<\/p>\n<p>When looking at information sources, <strong>social media was found to provide little impact with 58% of respondents stating it had no influence during longlisting or shortlisting<\/strong>. On the other hand, <strong>42% of respondents responded that sponsored content on social media would influence longlisting<\/strong> making it the second most influential form of content during this phase of the buying cycle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccgrouppr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CCgroup<\/a> commissioned the specialist research agency, Sapio Research, to interview over 30 tier one (turnover over \u00a3500m) and tier two retailers (turnover between \u00a330-500m). Respondents were all senior decision makers, responsible for the purchase of technology, equipment, software or services. All the companies spoken to have been involved in a major technology purchase in the last six to 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Other key takeaways from the research includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>During Longlisting:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Web search (45%) and direct marketing (39%) are the most important source of influence<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Press releases (45%) and vendor whitepapers (42%) are the most influential content types<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pure ability to meet RFP criteria (45%) and providing cutting edge technologies (42%) are the most influential \u201cmessages\u201d and \u201ccapabilities\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>During Shortlisting:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Industry consultants (48%) and internal business analysts (45%) provide the most influence<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Industry analyst reports (42%) and direct marketing (39%) are the most influential content types<\/p>\n<p>o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Value for money (65%) and flexible in adjusting to your needs (61%) are the most influential \u201cmessages\u201d and \u201ccapabilities\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As online commerce continues to pull consumers away from \u2018bricks-and-mortar\u2019 retailers, both traditional and online merchants are under mounting pressure to invest in technology to deliver a better service.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, despite marketing\u2019s influence on retail technology buyers, most agencies and marketers are working \u2018blind\u2019 without the benefit of quantitative data to help them understand how retail buyers identify and select technology vendors.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTech-led internet giants like Amazon and Alibaba are becoming dominant players in the retail market. Whether you\u2019re an online merchant or a high street retailer, technology is absolutely fundamental to success. From IoT to robotics to digital signage and personalised shopping, retailers are in a race to deliver a better customer experience while reducing suffocating overheads. But most retail tech companies are marketing blind,\u201d<\/em> said Daniel Lowther, Head of Fintech at CCgroup.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe believe this report is the first and only piece of research to uncover what actually influences retail tech buyers. Understanding the sources of influence is critical in developing marketing and communications programs that drive the ultimate measure of success: sales.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insight driven Tech PR Agency, CCgroup, has released the findings of its primary research study \u201cHow to influence retail technology buyers\u201d. The results, collected from over 30 tier one (turnover above \u00a3500m) and tier two (turnover between \u00a330-\u00a3500m) UK retailers, identified the information most important to decision-makers when longlisting, shortlisting and purchasing from a potential [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4596,3440,3542],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.1 (Yoast SEO v19.7.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Retail Technology: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content - OpenBusinessCouncil Directory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Purchasing from a potential technology vendor port found that 42% of respondents would use industry analyst reports during shortlisting phase\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retail Technology: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Purchasing from a potential technology vendor port found that 42% of respondents would use industry analyst reports during shortlisting phase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OpenBusinessCouncil Directory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-02-06T13:30:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-27T09:23:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/retail-technology-purchase.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"927\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"751\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hernaldo Turrillo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hernaldo Turrillo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hernaldo Turrillo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b9610afd0759dc701187a7f622375c23\"},\"headline\":\"Retail Technology: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-02-06T13:30:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-27T09:23:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/\"},\"wordCount\":494,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"e-commerce\",\"Research\",\"Technology\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Open News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/retail-technology-buyers-consider-analyst-reports-above-social-media-content\/\",\"name\":\"Retail Technology: Buyers Consider Analyst Reports Above Social Media Content - 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