James Geller, retail solutions director at Oracle, looks at explanations for the existence of the customer experience gap and how to close it.
The good news is that more and more retailers are starting to understand they need to focus on customer experience.
People buy into brands that have stories to tell and something that makes them stand out.
The bad news is that retailers often have to focus on sales, KPIs and maximising shareholder value, which in turn drives some interesting decisions and potentially creates a customer experience gap.
Why does the gap exist? There are four key reasons.
https://www.retail-week.com/technology-blog/three-ways-to-close-the-customer-experience-gap/7029033.article?authent=1/
The digital age has brought with it a horde of data. And coming from various sources and in large quantities, the availability of this data has created many new and insightful opportunities for digital marketers. Modern digital marketers are using data in a myriad of ways, such as gauging success (with Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs), driving improvement (e.g. campaign effectiveness or website usability) and boosting lead generation. However, this heavy reliance on intelligent marketing data necessitates an analysis solution, which comes in the form of dashboarding software.
https://mopinion.com/kpi-dashboarding-software-digital-marketing-managers/