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Want More Customer Data? Build An Enterprise Data Strategy First

Forrester eCommerce

In the era of data deprecation, many B2C marketing clients are asking me “how can I get more first-party data?” or “how do I get more customers to share data with me?”

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Long B2C Sales Cycle? Use Content to Power Marketing

Optimizely

Both of the above are examples of B2C products, but the length of the sales cycle is very different for the two products. If your brand sells an expensive or niche product with a long B2C sales process, you have to think about your marketing differently long-term. Use content marketing throughout long B2C sales cycles.

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A B2C Marketer’s Biggest Enemy: The Data and Execution Gap

Optimizely

Marketers already know data is key to success in B2C and ecommerce. But knowing it’s important and actually being able to utilize data are very different things. Unfortunately, complete and accurate customer data has been shockingly difficult to get your hands on in B2C marketing. Own your customer data.

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How Gen AI is Reshaping our Understanding of User Intent

Retail TouchPoints

Within the world of B2B and B2C commerce, where understanding consumer behavior is key, this change has spurred a quest for innovative solutions. Many retailers grapple with insufficient product data. Here, gen AI intervenes, enriching catalogs and enabling a more comprehensive customer experience.

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The Role of the B2C Marketer Is Changing Fast. Here’s How to Keep Up

Optimizely

But even more importantly, top B2C marketers are honing their skills and working to become well-rounded. Now, marketers have to own the entire customer experience, from the first interaction to true customer loyalty across platforms and devices. Everyone in marketing knows that the field has been taking over by data.

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Close The Gap Between Brand, Customer and Employee Experiences

Forrester eCommerce

Customer experience (CX) has become the number one business priority for marketers. The percentage of European B2C marketers considering improving CX as their company’s top business priority has jumped from 26% in 2019 to 46% in 2020. CMOs are fully aware of the importance of customer data to personalise experiences.

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Should Your B2C Brand Switch to Direct-to-Consumer?

Optimizely

Buyers today have simply changed the way they purchase products, with more and more of the B2C market moving online (or to Amazon) each year. Many B2C brands are making the leap and shifting away from retail and toward direct-to-consumer (DTC). Here are the top reasons you should consider selling to potential customers directly.

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