We’re witnessing a sweeping change in the way brands sell, service, and communicate with their customers.
Instead of being a silent consumer of products and services, the customer is becoming the center of the business universe. Leading brands are listening to their customers and introducing the practice of hyper-personalization. Today’s customer doesn’t just expect personalization, he demands personalization.
Whilst Amazon and Netflix are succeeding at it, many companies struggle to up their game.
Why does this happen – and what’s involved in putting your customer first?
Sharifah Amirah, Chief Client Officer at Intent HQ discusses this topic with Alastair Greener on the Business Reporter Channel.
Nowadays words like “agile”, “lean”, “scrum” or “kanban” have been abused so many times that some of its initial values or ideas have been lost. Many people think (and say) they are agile because they do stand-ups; some others are trying to come up with new “smart” acronyms (SAFe, LeSS…) for unknown reasons (because the old buzzwords don’t sell anymore?)
Utter the words ‘data breach’, and the news spreads just as fast as any 5G network. Over the past 10 years, there have been 300 data breaches involving the theft of 100,000 or more records according to Forbes. And per the World Economic Forum, as of 2019, cyber-attacks are considered among the top five risks to global stability. Sadly, this news isn’t new. But considering that most of the individuals affected by the T-Mobile breach weren’t even existing customers, the headline doesn’t evoke much confidence.
Smart service providers are already deepening their customer relationships by delivering services built around each person they serve. The key is robust, human-based data insights—that take the form of a deep and holistic understanding of every individual.