THE 1440 BLOG
Strategies for building experiences that are a win-win for brands and customers.
THE 1440 BLOG
Strategies for building experiences that are a win-win for brands and customers.
The Top Challenges Facing B2C Brands in 2026 — and How Amazon’s Buy with Prime Can Help Solve Them
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Social commerce, AI-powered personalization, and the end of third-party tracking have rewritten the DTC playbook. Here’s what’s working now. The DTC Landscape Has Changed. The Playbook Needs to Keep Up. Direct-to-consumer ecommerce is no longer a niche strategy—it’s a core revenue channel. U.S. DTC ecommerce sales reached approximately $240 billion in 2025, accounting for roughly…
Click-to-Message Ads Aren’t a Channel Tactic — They’re an Orchestration Entry Point.
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Performance marketing has optimized everything before the click. But in high-consideration purchases, revenue is won or lost in the moments after. It’s time to reframe CTM ads across Meta, TikTok, and Google RCS as the front door to a Salesforce-native conversation system—where every ad click becomes a structured signal tied to identity, intent, and revenue….
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The Top Challenges Facing B2C Brands in 2026 — and How Amazon’s Buy with Prime Can Help Solve Them
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Social commerce, AI-powered personalization, and the end of third-party tracking have rewritten the DTC playbook. Here’s what’s working now. The DTC Landscape Has Changed. The Playbook Needs to Keep Up. Direct-to-consumer ecommerce is no longer a niche strategy—it’s a core revenue channel. U.S. DTC ecommerce sales reached approximately $240 billion in 2025, accounting for roughly…
Click-to-Message Ads Aren’t a Channel Tactic — They’re an Orchestration Entry Point.
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 9 minutes
Performance marketing has optimized everything before the click. But in high-consideration purchases, revenue is won or lost in the moments after. It’s time to reframe CTM ads across Meta, TikTok, and Google RCS as the front door to a Salesforce-native conversation system—where every ad click becomes a structured signal tied to identity, intent, and revenue….
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How 1440’s Partnerships Enhance Digital 360 for Brands
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 8 minutes
Let’s face it: consumer expectations and behavior have shifted a lot in the past few years. One of the biggest shifts involves the ways consumers interact with brands – and want to interact with them. eCommerce is Growing – with no Signs of Slowing In the midst of the ongoing pandemic, eCommerce sales experienced unprecedented…
10 Rules of CPG Management in the Digital Age
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 5 minutes
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, forcing retailers to adopt novel approaches to enhancing productivity and efficiency. Most notably, CPG organizations are adapting to consumer demands for digital services and moving their operations partially or entirely online. Although the transition to eCommerce has been ongoing for several years,…
Better Experiences, Stronger Relationships: Is Digital 360 Worth the Hype?
By Jon Jessup |
Reading Time: 3 minutes
The short answer is “absolutely.” Digital 360 has recently become the new industry standard for communicating with customers on the level they have come to expect. It allows businesses to connect with their audiences at any time of the day, on their preferred platforms. When companies have the capabilities of understanding each individual consumer, they…
22 Real-Life Examples of Helpful Answers to Customer Q&A
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 10 minutes
Oftentimes, shoppers have questions standing in the way of a purchase decision. This is true regardless of whether the consumer is shopping online or at a physical store location. Of course, if a consumer is shopping in-store and has an unanswered question, they can find the nearest sales associate to get an answer. But online…
1440 Wins its Third AppExchange Demo Jam [Video]
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: < 1 minute
In case you missed it, 1440 won the September 2021 Sales App Demo Jam! Watch it here, and be sure to check out what host Jeff Grosse called “the best acceptance speech we’ve had on a Demo Jam yet”. We were in great company with other apps StoreConnect, LeanData, Troops and Fenergo. Much love to…
5 Components of a Helpful Review
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Reviews were once a novel concept. But today, they’re an important resource consumers depend on to make decisions of all kinds, from what products to purchase to which businesses to visit — and everything in between. In fact, a survey from PowerReviews found that 94% of consumers always or regularly consult reviews when shopping online….
5 Things to Know About Dreamforce 2021
By Jennifer Jessup |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
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,…
2 New Ways for Brands to Engage with Product Reviews on Amazon
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Responding to reviews, regardless of where those reviews were written, is so important. When you respond to a negative review, you have the opportunity to turn a bad situation around and show the reviewer (and future prospective customers) that you care. Here at 1440, we strongly believe brands should respond to reviews, regardless of where…
7 Ways to Use Templates for Review Responses
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Collecting and displaying reviews is proven to drive some pretty impressive results for your business. According to an analysis from our friends at Bazaarvoice, there’s a 128% lift in conversion when shoppers interact with ratings and reviews on “best-in-class” sites — as well as a 159% lift in revenue per visitor. But responding to reviews…
Retail Trends: How Chat Apps Are Changing CRM
By Jon Jessup |
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Chat apps have the potential to become a leading CRM communication channel, especially for simple inquiries. Why? People love chat apps. Many people—possibly even you—visit chat apps multiple times a day to connect with friends, family, and increasingly brands. Customer-centric service requires that you join your customers in all their favorite chat apps, and that…
Is UGC the Key to Optimizing Your Digital Shelf?
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 8 minutes
2020 was a year unlike any other. Events and vacations were canceled. Jobs were lost. And people spent a whole lot more time at home. Consumers also spent more money online than ever before. According to eMarketer, worldwide eCommerce sales grew a whopping 27.6% in 2020. Experts predict this growth won’t slow down anytime soon….
The 10 Top Benefits of Live Chat for Businesses
By Faith Hinz |
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Providing great service is essential to winning new customers — and retaining the ones you’ve got. Case in point? According to Salesforce, nearly three-quarters of consumers have made purchase decisions based on their customer service experiences. And 91% indicate that a positive customer service experience improves the likelihood of a repeat purchase. But the channels…













