Customer Experience

With many countries around the world still in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of my focus this month has been in helping my retail clients to find new ways to cope and (in some cases) meet the increase in e-commerce demand. It would be wrong to write an article without a nod […]

Despite saying goodbye to nearly 60 physical stores across the Middle East in 2019, the region’s largest luxury distributor Chalhoub Group was delighted to open a Dubai Mall store for the latest brand in its portfolio, B8ta. I’m personally excited to see b8ta finally arrive in the UAE as it’s a retail brand I have […]

Piano, the leading subscription, data management and customer experience technology provider with over 300 major media clients, launches Piano Zero, an end-to-end solution that empowers zero- and first-party data and enables GDPR and CCPA compliance. Piano Zero combines the value exchange and identity management tools needed to incentivise and acquire zero-party data and consent, with […]

Your favourite social networks, online games, apps, and those of your children, are home to an alarming and growing number of in-network demeaning, destructive and even life-threatening behaviours. While some networks are investing in human and technological resources that impede these behaviours, most aren’t doing nearly enough to protect users. What’s worse is that this […]

In today’s business world, the challenge posed by complex customer relationships has encouraged brands to look at Customer Data Platforms (CDP) to help unify customer data and provide thoughtful customer experience. CDP’s excel at collecting data about a customer journey, cleansing it and putting it together, offering marketers valuable customer insights to intelligently orchestrate experiences […]

Times, tastes and trends always change. We live in an era of digital Darwinism, the evolution of technology and markets and its impact on norms and behaviours.  To better compete, we need to see the world through the eyes of the customer. This is why I believe that when we discuss “customer experience” as an […]

Is the future of customer experience already here? Imagine augmented reality bringing Dubai Mall into your homes. Chatbots are intuitively conversational. 3D Printing is delivering customised and locally made goods. Mobile & wearable devices are becoming embeddable. Biometric and embedded payment systems will become mainstream. From mobile phones to smart home assistants, consumers have embraced […]

Manthan, the leading customer marketing and experience solutions provider, released findings from its ‘State of Customer Marketing Maturity in Middle-East Report 2020’, that presents how B2C enterprises in the region assess themselves on critical marketing parameters. Key Findings: Hyper-personalisation initiatives are picking up, with 19% of marketers reporting they personalise for a segment of one […]

Confirmit has announced a tranche of new features to its Confirmit Horizons platform. Together, they provide a seamless digital experience that delivers richer insights from Customer Experience and research programmes. The latest innovations simplify the challenges of understanding and acting on digital feedback. The major developments include new partnerships with Brandwatch and Tealium, a new Digital Feedback module for easily […]

With more channels, and touchpoints available for customers to interact with a brand, marketers’ task has never been more complicated. Vikram Krishna, Executive Vice President, Head of Group Marketing & Customer Experience, explained how marketers can resolve these complex issues. “What do we need to do differently to win market share while dealing with the […]