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At 1440, we pride ourselves on being among the sponsors of one of the world’s leading eCommerce conferences, eTail East. This year’s edition was held at Sheraton, Boston, premised on encouraging digital transformation in retail. And if you missed this year’s conference, don’t worry. Here’s a quick rundown of a few things you missed during…

A few weeks ago, the team at 1440 headed to Las Vegas for Shoptalk 2022, one of our favorite events of the year. And it certainly didn’t disappoint. The event was billed as “retail’s big reunion.” And that’s exactly what it felt like. After a long hiatus from in-person events, it was great to reconnect…

In just a few short weeks, the 1440 team is heading to Las Vegas for Shoptalk, one of the best industry events out there. Shoptalk is billing itself as a “retail’s biggest reunion,” and we can’t wait. We’ve all gone a long time without in-person events, and we’re thrilled that our first big event of…

Over-Moderating Customer Feedback and Q&As Reduces Brand Authenticity Consumers have endless information at their fingertips when researching what products to purchase. But these days, they rely less on brand-provided messaging and marketing – and more on feedback from others like them. How do they access this feedback? Increasingly, by engaging with reviews, questions and answers…

Brands should learn how to meet consumer expectations. Why? A brand that doesn’t put the customer first in today’s landscape risks losing customers to competitors who meet their expectations. To evaluate the extent of this analysis, we executed a UGC survey with 261 brands and 522 consumers in the U.S. The objective of the survey…

The first Dreamforce event took place in 2003. And it’s quickly grown to be one of the largest tech conferences in the world. Boasting an amazing agenda with an impressive speaker lineup, networking opportunities, famous musical entertainment, parties, and more, it’s really no wonder why the event attracted 170,000+ attendees each year. Then, COVID happened,…

Generic, one-size-fits all service and experience simply won’t cut it for modern consumers. In fact, according to Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer report, over half of customers expect offers to always be personalized. In order to deliver personalized, relevant experiences to customers, brands must have access to the right data. But while it’s clear…

A New Suite of Solutions to Help Brands Optimize the Digital Customer Experience at Every Turn 24 hours is a common measurement of a day. But in today’s fast-paced eCommerce environment, hours don’t cut it. It’s minutes that count. 1440 is the number of minutes we have each day. We believe time is one of…

Last month, Amazon announced a change that’ll have a significant impact on how Brands, Manufacturers, and Sellers engage with shoppers: the comments feature on customer reviews will be eliminated, effective immediately. There has been a lot of chatter over forums this week and no doubt some heated conversations with Amazon reps. Understandably, most Brands and…