Read this tip guide now to learn expert tips for interacting with your customers through Web 2.0. 

In this week's issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies that retailers are turning to for IT-enabling customers' Christmas shopping. We examine research revealing the huge cost of application software that fails to meet requirements; and we talk to one of the pioneers of agile software development. Download the new issue now. 

Is social CRM just hype or is it really worth your business's time? Read this eBook from SearchCRM.com for expert advice. 

Now that online shopping is a mainstream actitivity, the competition to win the e-commerce customer has never been fiercer. Today, the challenge is no longer getting customers to shop online but getting the existing base of online shoppers to spend more and exhibit brand loyalty. Learn how to win the battle of the brands in today's white paper. 

European consumers' growing use digital channels as part of their shopping experience is driving retailers’ focus on delivering efficient online, cross-border operations in Europe, this research report from Accenture reveals. 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM enables organizations to improve customer service, effectively manage marketing and communications, and increase sales productivity, ultimately driving increased profits and reduced costs. 

This perspective paper covers the forces that are driving the m-commerce market, the benefits available, and the kinds of business models and partnerships that are seeking to achieve that credible scale over time. 

This expert e-book takes an in-depth look at how industry leaders are using social media to build better relationships with their customers. Inside, learn the ways that customer communities are impacting how companies do business, as well as the importance of harnessing this power for constructive dialog. 

This tip e-guide from SearchCRM.com features insight from Gartner's 2011 Magic Quadrant for social customer relationship management (CRM). Read this now to learn what challenges are cropping up in CRM, how social media is affecting CRM strategies and what the future of social CRM looks like. 

This second issue of Customer Experience Exchange highlights the contact center. Often an overlooked facet of customer relationship management (CRM), the contact center is usually the first way a customer reaches out to a company and thus should always be considered in CRM strategies. 

In this paper, IDC Insight highlights the important elements of the IBM Smarter Commerce announcement and looks at the implications of the announcement in the context of a powerful movement that is occurring in the commerce solutions marketplace, both business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C). 

Read this exclusive e-guide to get an executive-level, 360-degree view on which CRM approaches are best for different business scenarios -- from winning strategies for mobile users to social CRM tools to best practices for multi-channel customer experiences.