Tiffany Carpenter, head of customer intelligence at SAS UK & Ireland, looks at the benefits of real-time customer experience and offers a preview into how analytics is powering hyper-personalised customer journeys In recent years, customer experience has become an important battleground for brands. Yet, in a hyper-connected, hyper-competitive environment where
I think it's probably the most frequently asked question among teenagers who come to our house: "How much data have you got left this month?" And then, if the status of their data limit requires it, they immediately ask for my wi-fi password. They carry on unperturbed watching YouTube videos
I wanted to share some thoughts about when real-time decisioning is actually necessary. I guess the reason for wanting to do this is to balance the view that everything can be actioned by trigger event campaigns executed in real time. So have a look at the graph below – with
All of us we have had the unfortunate experience of going to a store and encountering a salesperson who is unable to give us expert advice about a product or service. It’s not because salesperson is unwilling to help us, but rather because he or she does not know in
Using real-time analytics, your conversations with customers can be more relevant and have a more personal touch. When you’re engaged in conversation, you may not be aware of it, but your brain is taking in and using massive amounts of information. First, you recall previous conversations and everything you already
Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) ran an advert a few years ago, showing identical twins born 10 minutes apart. The advert shows how this small difference had a great bearing on their lives, with two very different personalities developing, and, of course, both eventually finding contrasting but equally fulfilling careers at the bank. I
As we all know, marketing today is moving fast (although everyone was saying that in 2005, and will be in 2025!) Currently, one of the “accelerators” is that of digital marketing, with real time event driven campaigns being one of the latest mantras. For example when a customer puts something
Two topics seem to be top of mind this year…the long awaited “Star Wars, The Force Awakens” and the “Internet of Things.” Being a fan of both, I think there are some striking parallels to think about. So here is a mashup of Star Wars references to describe the Internet
In the movie Minority Report, while the leading actor walks through the mall and experiences personalized greetings all around him, there is a clear flash of how the future of marketing may look: a customer journey marked by relevant and personalized experiences. Getting back to the reality of today, the typical
In my ongoing quest to connect people's business problems with sources of technology solutions, my work on the TechnologyAdvice Expert Interview Series puts me in contact with some interesting people behind those solutions. Recently, I caught up with John Balla from SAS and got his insights on how marketing automation relates to mobile customers.
