{"id":45891,"date":"2024-07-31T12:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/?post_type=library&#038;p=45891"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T16:11:36","slug":"customer-journey-pitfalls-your-shoppers-notice","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/customer-journey-pitfalls-your-shoppers-notice","title":{"rendered":"The Customer Journey Pitfalls Your Shoppers Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern customers expect modern shopping experiences. They know that the businesses they shop at collect data from their interactions, and in return, they expect that the knowledge gained will be used to create personalized journeys that help them find the products they need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But customers are all too familiar with disjointed, impersonal marketing campaigns. They\u2019ve seen them before, and know that they signal a larger issue \u2014 that a brand isn\u2019t prioritizing their individual experience. The campaigns they receive are one-way communications, not the mutually beneficial relationships that today\u2019s customers want to build with brands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is no secret in the marketing world. But companies continue to use impersonal campaigns simply because personalization has historically been a difficult task. Building the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/solving-your-tech-and-data-silo-problems-with-bloomreach-loomi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">right marketing tech stack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, connecting all your different platforms, building segments and maintaining relevant analytics \u2014 this is a daunting process, and that\u2019s just to get your marketing team to the starting line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Personalization Today With Raj De Datta\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xm7T78J90QE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/engagement\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomreach Engagement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> streamlines all these steps so you can create the personalized customer journeys that your audience expects. Our comprehensive platform weaves every piece of the personalization puzzle together, harnessing the power of AI to make limitless marketing possible and profitable for your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wondering what exactly Bloomreach can do to personalize your customer experiences? Here are some of the biggest pet peeves that customers get frustrated with in your customer journey \u2014 and how Bloomreach Engagement can help you address them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Static Marketing Campaigns<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your customers notice when campaigns are designed to appeal to a broad, general audience. If a marketing message tries to speak to too many people, it can often feel vague and out of touch, and can even make some customers feel excluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, if you send out an email highlighting your summer bathing suit sale, your customers in cooler climates probably aren\u2019t interested. If your email features men\u2019s bathing suits, female recipients will likely ignore it. The more people you try to reach with a static campaign, the less effective it becomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When static campaigns like these are sent to a huge audience, it tells your customers that their individual preferences aren\u2019t being taken into account when you reach out to them. This can hurt your relationship with your customers, ultimately wasting their time and your company\u2019s money.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalized-email-campaigns.jpg\" alt=\"two emails that are personalized for either a male or female audience\" width=\"1720\" height=\"1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalized-email-campaigns.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalized-email-campaigns-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalized-email-campaigns-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalized-email-campaigns-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/personalized-email-campaigns-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1720px) 100vw, 1720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/2019\/07\/digital-commerce-explained\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ecommerce personalization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is so important for modern businesses. Personalized marketing campaigns can leverage customer data to tailor messages to individual preferences and behaviors, helping you fine-tune each message to speak directly to your customer\u2019s wants and needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an AI-powered marketing solution like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/bloomreach-engagements-new-must-have-features\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomreach Engagement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can leave static marketing efforts behind and create flexible campaigns that adapt to resonate with the evolving preferences of your customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/single-marketing-view-customer.jpg\" alt=\"An image representing a single marketing view of a customer, potentially showing a dashboard or interface with consolidated customer data and insights.\" width=\"1082\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/single-marketing-view-customer.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/single-marketing-view-customer-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/single-marketing-view-customer-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/single-marketing-view-customer-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1082px) 100vw, 1082px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our platform unifies all your customer data into a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/single-customer-view-scv-overview\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">single customer view<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for each individual user, creating customer profiles that give you a real-time understanding of your audience. With these up-to-the-moment insights, you can utilize cutting-edge capabilities like granular <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/segments-and-audience-builder\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">audience segmentation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/real-time-customer-journeys\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real-time triggers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/predictive-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predictive analytics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create hyper-personalized campaigns that take the present status of each customer into account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With real-time customer data fueling your campaigns, you can craft personalized customer experiences that build on each customer\u2019s unique relationship with your brand. Every interaction they have with your business can inform the next, ensuring that their customer journey is always on the right track.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disconnected Channel Experiences<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cohesive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-create-an-omnichannel-customer-engagement-strategy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">omnichannel shopping journey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should be a given for any customer interacting with your brand. Businesses today use a wide range of channels to reach their audience, from social media and ads to emails and SMS messages, and customers rightly expect all these touchpoints to be part of one continuous experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any lapse in your omnichannel journey is glaringly obvious to your audience. We\u2019ve all experienced this before \u2014 an SMS or email you receive says one thing, but when you click through to the website, it says another. The special deal you were sent or the product featured is gone, and you need to hunt for it to find the shopping experience that the campaign promised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of disjointed journey is unacceptable, and often leaves a lasting mark on your customer\u2019s relationship with your brand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-46523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-1.jpg\" alt=\"A customer receiving an email and an SMS with personalized product recommendations, creating a connected omnichannel experience.\" width=\"1462\" height=\"974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-1.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To offer the fully integrated experience that customers expect, you need marketing technology that brings all your channels together, consolidating all your touchpoints and connecting previous interactions with future campaigns. It\u2019s the only way to build an omnichannel customer journey that feels informed by your audience\u2019s real-time needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomreach Engagement\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/engagement\/omnichannel-orchestration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">omnichannel orchestration capabilities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide all the tools you need to connect omnichannel marketing campaigns with personalized on-site experiences. Our platform consolidates all your marketing efforts, unifying your channels, your customer data, and marketing analytics into one synchronized setup so you can offer the seamless shopping journeys your customers crave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With everything available in one powerful platform, you can chart the perfect path for every customer \u2014 no matter what channel they choose to engage with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read This Next:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/web-personalization\"><strong><u>Why Web Personalization Belongs in Your Journey (Not Outside It)<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/web-personalization\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Body-Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1462\" height=\"902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Body-Image-1.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Body-Image-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Body-Image-1-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Body-Image-1-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irrelevant Product Recommendations<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marketing is ultimately about connecting your customers with the products they want, which is why <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/blog\/why-product-recommendations-are-key-to-winning-with-e-commerce-personalization\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">product recommendations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be such powerful tools for ecommerce companies. Campaigns that feature appealing products can inspire meaningful engagement, but the potential of recommendations is only as good as the data you use to create them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your campaigns feature generic or irrelevant product suggestions, your brand appears oblivious to your customer\u2019s interests. Simply highlighting your new arrivals or best-selling items doesn&#8217;t quite cut it for today\u2019s customer. They expect businesses to use the data collected on their shopping habits and preferences to create personalized product recommendations that make their shopping experience better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Bloomreach Engagement, you can harness the power of artificial intelligence to tailor product suggestions that your customers actually want. Our platform offers AI-powered recommendation engines that connect your customer data to your product data, matching individual shopping preferences with the right product attributes to find the perfect recommendations that suit your customer\u2019s needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-2.jpg\" alt=\"A customer viewing personalized product recommendations that have been picked just for them based on their individual preferences.\" width=\"1462\" height=\"974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-2.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blog_cust-journey-pitfalls-\u2013-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomreach empowers you to take every detail into account \u2014 you can make sure that every product shown is an item that your customer hasn&#8217;t previously purchased, is in stock, and is available in the customer\u2019s preferred size.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, you can refine recommendations to their specific shopping habits. If a customer recently made a purchase, you can recommend items that compliment the item. Or, if a customer frequently browses a specific category, you can highlight related products or alternatives that are more likely to resonate with them. For example, if a customer has been browsing maternity clothes, you can also show recommendations for baby clothes at the bottom of the relevant product pages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This level of personalization guarantees that customers only receive relevant and timely recommendations, proving that your brand considers their needs with each new touchpoint.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personalize Your Customer Journeys With Bloomreach Engagement<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/engagement\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomreach Engagement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> empowers brands to create the modern, personalized experiences that customers deserve. Our comprehensive marketing automation platform gives marketers the ability to speak directly to their audience, utilizing our purpose-built AI to make every touchpoint a targeted, relative interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/products\/loomi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loomi AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is our artificial intelligence built to solve ecommerce\u2019s biggest problems, trained on Bloomreach\u2019s 15+ years of data on how customers shop and search. With fine-tuned models and workflows designed to make end-to-end personalization an intuitive process for marketers, Loomi AI can learn from your customers, know your products, and help you create experiences that lay out the perfect path to purchase for any audience, on any channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Loomi AI powering all your personalization efforts, you can create shopping journeys that grow your customer relationships, react in real time to changing needs, and feel truly limitless to your audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready to see what Bloomreach can do for you? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomreach.com\/en\/request-demo?module_interest=Engagement\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule a personalized demo today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and let\u2019s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern customers expect modern shopping experiences. 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