Chart of the Day: A shockingly low rate of personalization of the customer journey is revealed
The growth in use of mobile devices and increasingly complex customer journeys means that multichannel retailers need to deliver customer experiences that that integrate across customer journeys as consumers increasingly use multiple channels on the path to purchase.
In a recent benchmark report, UX consultancy Practicology has teamed up with Google to review omnichannel experiences across Europe. Retailers are strongest in providing integration with store information, for example through store locators and also returns.
Integrating personalization across channels performs has the lowest score with using in-store technology also scoring relatively low.
Although this report focuses on retail, you can use our popular free multichannel marketing benchmark templates to review your performance across different digital marketing channels and customer experience.
Research source
- Source: Download of report available from Practicology and additional write-up available on Google Think – Retail Customer Experience benchmarks
- Sample: Google commissioned in-depth reviews of the omnichannel customer experience offered by 145 retailers in seven European countries to help businesses understand the best examples of seamless experiences across channels. Retailers were then benchmarked and ranked.
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