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Enhance the customer journey with data-driven personalisation<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you want to encourage customer loyalty, it is important to ensure your customer journey is fully optimised. Today’s customers are looking for engaging, personalised, and streamlined buying experiences across multiple channels and devices. For your customer journey to stand out, you need to adopt several key elements. In this guide, we explore one of them: data-driven personalisation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the customer journey?<\/h2>\n

As its name suggests, the customer journey is the end-to-end path your users take through the buying process. For each company, there are several phases that buyers must go through as they develop their relationship with your brand. The final goal of the journey from your brand\u2019s perspective is customer trust, loyalty, and advocacy.<\/p>\n

Think, for example, of a brand you have recently started using as a customer yourself. There was probably a time when you had not heard of them, and now, after a unique process, you may already have recommended the company to friends and family. This process is the customer journey.<\/p>\n

The five steps of the customer journey<\/h2>\n

How does a customer move from first hearing about your company to becoming a loyal buyer, with a strong connection to your brand? Here are the five steps you want your customers to go through:<\/p>\n

1. Exposure, or Awareness<\/h4>\n

This is the moment at which the customer first hears about your brand. This can be through a number of channels, including online advertising, word of mouth, or your appearance in search results. To succeed here, you need to make sure your company stands out and that the first impression you leave is positive.<\/p>\n

2. Deliberation<\/h4>\n

In this phase, the customer decides where to purchase a product or service and whether to purchase it from your company. If your offer is strong, appealing, and trustworthy, they will be more likely to choose your brand. Backing up your claims with positive, reliable customer reviews is especially important for online purchasing decisions.\u00a0Using Cialdini’s principles of influence is one way to do that.<\/p>\n

3. Purchase<\/h4>\n

At this point, the customer makes the purchase. It is important to make this step a positive experience as well. You can do this in different ways, for example, by offering convenient payment methods, using a friendly tone, and following up with quick post-purchase confirmation emails.<\/p>\n

4. Retention<\/h4>\n

The customer is now using your product or service. They may contact your support team if they require assistance. At this stage of the journey, you will want to keep them engaged, for example, by sending emails with special news or offers to promote their loyalty to your brand.<\/p>\n

5. Support<\/h4>\n

As a loyal supporter of your brand, the customer now advocates for it, telling his or her family and friends about it and perhaps posting reviews online. If their experience has been negative – for example, if your support team did not respond to a query – they will spread that message too.<\/p>\n

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The five steps of the customer journey<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

What is a customer journey touchpoint?<\/h2>\n

Throughout the five steps of the journey, touchpoints are the moments at which a customer encounters you. For example, they may see an advert or click on your name on a search engine. These moments are pivotal for your success with an individual customer and can determine how they view your brand in both the long- and short-term.<\/p>\n

Why is the customer journey so important?<\/h2>\n

The customer journey is becoming more significant than ever; it plays a large role in your company\u2019s success. Why is this? Firstly, an optimised customer journey helps you to gain and retain customers. If the path from exposure to purchase is clear, smooth, enjoyable, and effective, more customers are likely to follow that route. As you gain more loyal customers, your reputation will grow through their advocacy and word-of-mouth. Overall, this means you can increase your reputation and revenue, growing as a company.<\/p>\n

For any company, the customer is king. So, ensuring your customers have an effortless and engaging journey throughout their contact with your brand is vital. There is simply no excuse for neglecting this aspect of your business.<\/p>\n

Improving your customer journeys through personalisation<\/h2>\n

How can you take your customer journey to the next level? Our answer: data-driven personalisation. By offering your customer a journey tailored to their personal interests and needs, you can capture their attention and increase the likelihood of conversion. For example, you can show customer-specific landing pages on your site, using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm that predicts which product a customer is more likely to purchase. You can integrate this throughout your whole website. All it requires is adopting data software and marketing automation tools.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Personalisation: an essential aspect of digital marketing<\/h2>\n

Today, personalised customer journeys are no longer a nice-to-have, but a need-to-have. According to a recent study by McKinsey<\/a>, digital marketing is dominated by personalisation, with:<\/p>\n