How data marketing is reshaping omni-channel marketing

Jason Lyman, CMO at Customer.io, delves into omnichannel marketing. The rise of omnichannel marketing has empowered businesses to connect with customers across various touchpoints. However, navigating the omnichannel landscape also presents unique challenges. Data fragmentation, privacy regulations, and the sheer volume of information to analyze can make it difficult to orchestrate effective campaigns. Today, Jason discusses how data is reshaping omnichannel marketing.
About the speaker

Jason Lyman

Customer.io

 - Customer.io

Jason is CMO at Customer.io

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Show Notes

  • 02:18
    Data challenges in omnichannel marketing
    Evolving privacy regulations and data fragmentation across multiple systems are creating challenges for marketers. This emphasizes the importance of leveraging first-party data and investing in customer engagement platforms with CDP functionality to bridge the data gap.
  • 03:38
    Composability in CDPs
    Directly tapping into databases and pushing data into messaging systems is becoming more common. Platforms like Customer.io facilitate this trend by offering flexible data models, enabling marketers to structure data in actionable ways to personalize customer journeys.
  • 05:34
    Marketers and data complexity
    Access to customer data unlocks opportunities for creating unique, targeted messaging and creatives. Modern platforms and AI will increasingly simplify data analysis, empowering marketers to be more data-driven without technical expertise.
  • 07:40
    Simplifying omnichannel marketing
    Start by clearly defining your target audience segments, and then work backward to determine the best strategy and channels. Additionally, begin with a simple campaign, using experimentation and iteration to optimize performance and gradually add complexity as needed.
  • 09:44
    Leveraging AI in omnichannel marketing
    While practical applications are still emerging, AI's ability to synthesize large datasets and optimize messaging shows promise. However, human expertise remains crucial in storytelling and orchestrating marketing efforts for maximum impact.
  • 11:28
    Challenges in data aggregation and channel mix optimization
    Challenges include ensuring high-quality, trustworthy data and maintaining proper data documentation to understand data sources and usage. Additionally, measuring performance through hypothesis-driven approaches and smaller pilots remains crucial for optimizing campaigns and journeys.

Quotes

  • "Companies need to leverage their first-party data in the best way they can. That requires investment into the platforms that can help support that like a customer engagement solution that provides CDP functionality natively." - Jason Lyman

  • "Data unlocks creativity. With the access to data and the understanding around who you're going to be marketing, that unlocks the ability to build amazing messaging and unique creative." - Jason Lyman

  • "As AI and modern platforms grow and develop, they'll make it easier for marketers to engage with data. That will lower the barriers and your perceptions around what you can do with data and the complexity will be removed." - Jason Lyman

  • "If you're more opinionated around who you're going to be going after, that makes it a little bit easier to work backward and think about the right strategy and the right channel." - Jason Lyman

About the speaker

Jason Lyman

Customer.io

 - Customer.io

Jason is CMO at Customer.io

Request a Customer.io Demo
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