personalisation

Customisation was enough a while ago, but today it is mass personalisation that takes the cake Chandi. Janvi. Chandler (yes, really). How many different versions of your name have you had on your Starbucks cup? We’ve seen a million social media photos of cups with interesting handwriting and spelling errors that become running jokes among […]

A couple of years ago, the New York Times wrote that we are living in a “post-text” world — consumers prefer to not read walls of text or receive dozens of emails. The defining narrative is the reach and power of video. No doubt, video marketing is here for a long haul, with online videos […]

It’s not only customer experience that has become the core of business strategies but customers themselves. With shoppable user-generated content (UGC) as the current marketing trend, brands anchor their loyal customers to fuel their business strategies. A recent DemandGen report revealed that over 90 per cent of buyers prefer interactive and visual content over traditional […]

People keep saying it: everything has changed. As the days spent in our homes blur together, outside in the world of marketing, huge shifts in consciousness are happening. The pandemic is teaching marketers not just to be digital, but to use it to bring new experiences that are more intuitive, productive, efficient and exciting for […]

How many of us remember walking into a gift shop when younger (and before a global pandemic put a stop to it) and eagerly searching for a fridge magnet, mug or pencil inscribed with our initials?  Personalisation is a tactic brands and businesses have been using for years to hook us into their offerings. The […]

Martechvibe spoke to two customer experience stalwarts, Nathalie Schooling, CEO of nlighten and Carsten Ley, Founder, Asia PMO to understand how modern marketer’s can crack the code to deliver great CX. Since the pandemic hit in 2020, the world has been a chaotic place. Marketers must learn how to adapt and find balance between an […]

As South Africa faces a long road to economic recovery, value perception to maintain customer retention will be crucial Although South Africa recovered from its longest recession in 28 years, experts predict that its economy will hit pre Covid-19 levels only by 2025. According to Statistics SA, 216 liquidations have been recorded in March this […]

Before moving forward in your digital transformation journey, it’s essential to understand where you stand. It’s not uncommon to have buzzwords flying in the real or virtual meeting room. Some marketing teams are guilty of overusing terms like personalisation, customer experience, Net Promoter Score and data analytics without having the inherent capabilities to action these […]

On the long-standing dilemma about walking a fine line between wanting both personalisation and privacy, Facebook, which has been decrying Google and Apple’s moves to kill third-party cookies effectively, answered the crucial digital marketing question at a roundtable on May 27 attended by Martechvibe. “Privacy and personalisation can co-exist,” said Ben Savage, Software Engineer at […]

Smart marketers are switching their attention to Customer Data Platform for insights into the customer’s mind to create relevant targeting Nowadays, with comprehensive data, marketers can personalise customer communications, markets to them at the right times, form an enjoyable experience, and close more sales. Nevertheless, it’s a struggle to capture all data, organise and store […]