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Shopping online could be someone’s only option. It’s very unfair because when you do buy goods online, you should have the right to return something if it’s not right. You’re basing your decision to buy something on a really small description, and you can’t always get a good idea of how something is going to look just from seeing a picture. It’s an absolute minefield because what you see, isn’t always what the reality is when it arrives. The fit can be wrong, the material might not be very comfortable and even the colour might be completely different. 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Having this option means they are able to make these outfit choices with confidence as it reduces their need to buy more things. You don’t need loads of clothes to make lots of outfits. They are able to see what a new top looks like with the pair of jeans they already have, and this will drive them away from needing to go to the shops - reducing the number of items being manufactured or going to waste. Giving people the option to try on at home will have a much better effect environmentally in the long run.”",[],{"_key":39001,"_type":144,"children":39002,"markDefs":39007,"style":182},"be4cb8afc285",[39003],{"_key":39004,"_type":148,"marks":39005,"text":39006},"f8c3b61055fa0",[159],"Do you think the cuts will change shoppers’ habits of depending on online shopping?",[],{"_key":39009,"_type":144,"children":39010,"markDefs":39015,"style":182},"86bf16e8c5ca",[39011],{"_key":39012,"_type":148,"marks":39013,"text":39014},"5be281fea2df0",[],"“Yes. Fewer people will be shopping online as more and more brands bring in the cut. It will certainly put me off shopping online knowing that if I didn’t like the item, I was going to lose money. It feels like it’s everything against the consumer. Some shops can be all over the place with sizes. People often order more than one size and return the size which isn’t quite right, and fewer people will be doing that now. I do understand if it’s a push to stop over ordering, but this will affect the people who just want to order a new dress they had their eye on. 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It shouldn’t be put on us to take on the extra cost when we’re already in a cost-of-living crisis. Either people will think, ‘I just won’t order online from that brand,’ - or people will carry on, but won’t bother making a return. They will have all the best intentions of donating it to charity or selling it, but they will more than likely just throw it away - and this will have a very negative impact.”",[],{"_key":39033,"_type":144,"children":39034,"markDefs":39039,"style":182},"d0999db4bfb6",[39035],{"_key":39036,"_type":148,"marks":39037,"text":39038},"950970991db10",[159],"Why is it that we refrain from returning clothes that aren’t right?",[],{"_key":39041,"_type":144,"children":39042,"markDefs":39047,"style":182},"5f9da1ccaa6c",[39043],{"_key":39044,"_type":148,"marks":39045,"text":39046},"9f6a45a28b4c0",[],"“A lot of the time, it will be the time constraint, and people having busy lives, so they won’t find the spare time to return their things. 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However, in an RFP process, you’re typically required to submit a proposal before you even get selected to give a demo. Projected close dates in their inbound sales process is a function of their potential customers’ buying cycle (many variables) whereas an RFP usually comes with a predetermined decision date.",[],{"_key":50272,"_type":144,"children":50273,"markDefs":50278,"style":182},"801321ce2b64",[50274],{"_key":50275,"_type":148,"marks":50276,"text":50277},"5d9ea0d3a6cc0",[],"Their solution here was splitting their new business funnel into two branches- one for inbound sales and the other for RFP submissions. They can now represent their two distinct customer journeys with steps in the appropriate order which allows them to assign proper forecasting models for each type of deal. 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Looking at a visualization of your end-to-end customer journey and sitting with marketing, sales, and customer success to make sure a cohesive ideal path is defined (and accounting for how to look at and track variances) is a great first step to identifying all your funnels and in turn, creating delighted customers and predictable revenue.",[],{"_key":50288,"_type":144,"children":50289,"markDefs":50294,"style":50118},"3ed52d638706",[50290],{"_key":50291,"_type":148,"marks":50292,"text":50293},"b2d41f31909c0",[],"Here’s the checklist I would use to get started:",[],{"_key":50296,"_type":144,"children":50297,"level":47,"listItem":174,"markDefs":50302,"style":182},"c13ff6ea08a0",[50298],{"_key":50299,"_type":148,"marks":50300,"text":50301},"d2ad17babddc0",[],"Consult with all customer facing teams (marketing, sales, customer success, etc) to create a visual representation of your customer journey",[],{"_key":50304,"_type":144,"children":50305,"level":47,"listItem":174,"markDefs":50310,"style":182},"230caa03abef",[50306],{"_key":50307,"_type":148,"marks":50308,"text":50309},"2b5a77f8c9000",[],"Map out all entry points, re-engagement points, alternative paths towards “paying customer”, and post-sale. 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