{"id":22359,"date":"2023-12-13T12:51:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/library\/3-key-personalization-insights-from-leaders-at-bloomreach-google-cloud-and-bigcommerce"},"modified":"2024-11-12T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:57:29","slug":"3-key-personalization-insights-from-bloomreach-google-cloud-and-bigcommerce","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/3-key-personalization-insights-from-bloomreach-google-cloud-and-bigcommerce","title":{"rendered":"3 Key Personalization Insights From Leaders at Bloomreach, Google Cloud, and BigCommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Personalization is top of mind for many commerce-driving teams, and for good reason \u2014 according to McKinsey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/marketing-and-sales\/our-insights\/the-value-of-getting-personalization-right-or-wrong-is-multiplying\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Next in Personalization 2021 Report<\/a>, 71% of consumers expect personalization from brands, and 76% are frustrated when this doesn\u2019t happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcommerce360.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Commerce 360<\/a> explored this topic in detail in its \u201cPersonalization: The Foundation for Great Commerce Experiences\u201d roundtable, featuring commerce experts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomreach<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Cloud<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcommerce.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BigCommerce<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcommerce360.com\/webinar\/personalization-the-foundation-for-great-commerce-experiences\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the on-demand webinar here<\/a>, or read on for three insights you can apply to your commerce strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Unify Your Data&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>Personalization makes it so that customers are more likely to purchase, repurchase, and recommend products, especially when it\u2019s baked into how the company operates. The McKinsey report found that digitally native brands see up to 25% of their revenue driven by personalization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But good personalization is also difficult to achieve: \u201cIt really comes down to data silos that were built up over many years to power different channels and different applications, many of which have distinct data sets that are not well coordinated and not well linked,\u201d said Brian Walker, the Chief Strategy Officer at Bloomreach.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to unified data as a way to remove this friction \u2014 by bringing together <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/engagement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">targeted marketing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/content\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">personalized web experiences<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/discovery\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">intelligent search<\/a>, companies can create a much more impactful customer experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccessful companies in this space are really beginning to identify how they can bring the data together to get that unified view of the consumer and be able to drive the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/predictive-marketing\">predictive marketing<\/a> that\u2019s so critical and necessary,\u201d added Sonia Fife, the Managing Director, Global CPG Industry Solutions for Google Cloud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Use First-Party Data to Predict vs. React<\/h3>\n<p>The most successful businesses are now anticipating what their customers need and want instead of blindly guessing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re moving from a situation where we\u2019re chasing intent to an opportunity to really be able to predict that intent for consumers, and that enables us to personalize in a far more powerful way,\u201d said Fife.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The good news? You likely already have everything you need to do the same. In particular, she highlighted that CPGs already have access to key first-party data that customers have provided directly to the business. It\u2019s just a matter of translating that data into an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/ecommerce-customer-experience\">ecommerce experience<\/a> that feels uniquely personalized to each customer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data aggregation is now at a level that gives you an interesting set to operate from and actually execute,\u201d said Marc Ostryniec, the Chief Sales Officer for BigCommerce. \u201cIt really changes the way that people are looking at both their data and analytics teams and their traditional merchandising and customer-facing teams \u2014 they\u2019re much closer together now than they\u2019ve ever been.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t Forget About B2B Personalization<\/h3>\n<p>Too often, merchandisers and marketers view personalization solely through the lens of the B2C experience, but the roundtable speakers all stressed the importance of extending that personalization to the B2B audience as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times we think about personalization when we\u2019re thinking about the experiences we have as consumers. The reality is that the same human beings who have those experiences in their own consumer life are also in the functions of buying B2B products,\u201d said Ostryniec.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walker seconded this: \u201cWhen it comes to B2B, time is money. These are people trying to accomplish tasks around research and fulfillment and purchase, and personalization can be a very important and effective tool.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And, once you\u2019ve honed your B2C personalization through first-party data, you can easily apply those learnings and innovations to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/2019\/11\/b2b-marketing-strategy-guide\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">B2B marketing<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/visit.bloomreach.com\/personalization-puzzle\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalization-puzzle-banner.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalcommerce360.com\/webinar\/personalization-the-foundation-for-great-commerce-experiences\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">watch the full on-demand webinar<\/a> for a deeper dive on each insight, as well as an informative Q&amp;A.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want even more tips on creating powerful personalization, then check out our comprehensive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/2019\/07\/digital-commerce-explained\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ecommerce personalization guide<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personalization is top of mind for many commerce-driving teams, and for good reason \u2014 according to McKinsey\u2019s Next in Personalization 2021 Report, 71% of consumers expect personalization from brands, and 76% are frustrated when this doesn\u2019t happen.&nbsp; Digital Commerce 360 explored this topic in detail in its \u201cPersonalization: The Foundation for Great Commerce Experiences\u201d roundtable, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":13103,"template":"","ew-regions":[],"ew-solutions":[],"library_type":[513],"library_blog_tag":[362],"industry":[],"channel":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-22359","library","type-library","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","library_type-blog","library_blog_tag-ai-and-innovation"],"acf":{"library_blog_banner_content":"","library_blog_banner_cta1_text":"","library_blog_banner_cta1_href":"","library_blog_banner_cta1_new_tab":false,"library_blog_banner_cta2_text":"","library_blog_banner_cta2_href":"","library_blog_banner_cta2_new_tab":false,"library_blog_banner_bg_color":"#EAF7FE","library_blog_banner_cta_text_color":"#FFF","library_blog_banner_cta_bg_color":"#019ACE","library_blog_banner_cta2_text_color":"#000","library_blog_banner_cta2_bg_color":"#FFF","library_blog_chatgpt_content":"","library_blog_chatgpt_cta_href":"","library_blog_chatgpt_cta_text":"Ask ChatGPT"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/22359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/22359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50157,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/22359\/revisions\/50157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ew_regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ew-regions?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"ew_solutions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ew-solutions?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"library_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_type?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"library_blog_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_blog_tag?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"channel","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/channel?post=22359"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=22359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}