Can Friction Improve Your Customers’ Experiences?

Marco Bertini, Diego Aparicio, Aylin Aydinli

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Abstract

COMPANIES ARE ON A MISSION TO design purchase journeys that are as free of frustration and inconvenience as possible. “Friction kills the customer experience!” has become the conventional wisdom. This is thought to be particularly true when serving online shoppers, who are known to be less patient and have shorter attention spans; after all, competitor websites are but a few clicks away.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-47
Number of pages6
JournalMIT Sloan Management Review
Volume65
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2024

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