Personalization Inspiration: How Top Brands Think About Personalization

August 16, 2019 by Elizabeth D'Agostino

The world is becoming increasingly more personalized. If you take a look around, some of the most effective marketing campaigns are those which cater the messaging directly to you. We define personalization as the act of tailoring an experience or communication based on information a company has learned about an individual. This definition presents a seemingly unlimited number of ways to implement […]

A Look into NeweggFlash’s Holiday Campaigns that Drove up to a 40% Lift in RPU

July 26, 2019 by Katie Sweet

During the winter holiday shopping season, every challenge facing the retail industry becomes heightened. If competition for consumer attention is stiff during the rest of the year (and we all know it is), it’s even more intense during the holiday season. Not to mention, the stakes are higher. Every retailer is trying to drive shoppers to their websites and stores, and trying to convert as much […]

How to Create an Effective Pop-Up Message

June 28, 2019 by Katie Sweet

When I hear the term “pop-up message,” I’m immediately brought back my early days using the internet where ubiquitous pop-up ads were a constant nuisance. It was only a matter of time before pop-up blockers became must-haves to save us from the clutter. I think we can all agree that (thankfully) the internet has come a long way since then. Pop-ups may occasionally carry a negative connotatio […]

Innovations in B2B Marketing: Demand Generation Trends to Watch

June 26, 2019 by Katie Sweet

Think for a second about how you conduct research as a business buyer. Would you say it’s dramatically different from the way you conduct research as a consumer? If I were shopping for a new martech solution for the Evergage marketing team to use, for example, I’ll probably either start with a Google search, or I’d go directly to a few vendor sites that were already top-of-mind for me. And i […]

Debunking 2 Common Personalization Misconceptions

June 20, 2019 by Isaac Brower

Most marketers believe in the benefits of personalization. They agree that their customers expect personalization and that if they delivered more relevant experiences, they would increase their bottom line. Yet many people I speak with are still providing static experiences to their prospects and customers. The most common responses I receive when I ask why are: (i) the majority of their traffic i […]

5 Sessions You Should Check Out at eTail Europe 2019

June 4, 2019 by Kevin Thiele

Are you headed to eTail Europe in London in two weeks? I’ll be there with several Evergage colleagues, and we can’t wait! This year the event is based in Westminster – next to the historic abbey and close to The Houses of Parliament, the seat of the UK government. If you are a first-time visitor to London, you will only need to take a short stroll to find yourself plenty to do in the evening […]

When One > Two: Why Choose a CDP that’s a System of Insight and Engagement

May 24, 2019 by Karl Wirth

Companies today are increasingly moving from a customer-centric vision to a customer-centric mandate – one overseen by a company’s most senior-level executives. Delivering on this promise and executing it at scale in a multi-channel world is difficult. Between your stores/branches, email system, loyalty program, call center, website, mobile app, DMP, social/adtech platforms and more – each c […]

Personalization Trends: 2019 Survey Results

May 1, 2019 by Katie Sweet

Personalization continues to be an important component of good customer experiences. And with the trend toward customer data platforms (CDPs), which aim to bring customer data together in one place in order to activate on it to deliver more targeted experiences, personalization is clearly a top priority. Last week, we published our sixth annual study with Researchscape International, entitled 2019 […]

88% of Marketers Use Personalization to Deliver a Better Customer Experience [Infographic]

April 25, 2019 by Katie Sweet

The concept of personalization — that is, tailoring an experience based on information you have learned about an individual — has grown in popularity in recent years. At Evergage, we have tracked that growth each year with our much-anticipated and frequently cited annual study of personalization trends. Today we published our sixth such annual study with Researchscape International, 2019 Trend […]

How CIEE is Creatively Engaging Prospects this April Fools’ Day

April 1, 2019 by Pardees Safizadeh

Who says personalization and prospect engagement can’t be fun and lighthearted parts of your brand? One of our customers, the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), is a non-profit organization promoting international education and exchange. In addition to running many regular Evergage campaigns on their site, they are also running a specific promotion just for April Fools’ Day. […]

The Importance of Data Activation in Your CDP Strategy

March 19, 2019 by Katie Sweet

In the business world, it’s easy to be so focused on just getting something done, that you forget about why you were doing it in the first place. You aim to send a certain number of emails, publish a certain number of blog posts, attract a certain number of website visitors — but lose sight of what you were trying to accomplish in the first place. As a result, you may find that you’ve done […]

4 Tips for Effective Product Recommendations

March 12, 2019 by Katie Sweet

It’s no secret that consumers are interested in personalized shopping experiences. And the effects of personalized experiences are well documented. A report from Business Insider found that 49% of consumers surveyed said they have purchased a product they weren't planning to buy after receiving a personalized recommendation, and 40% of shoppers have spent more on a purchase than planned because […]

Planning for Personalization: Getting Your Strategy and Execution Right

February 21, 2019 by Katie Sweet

Planning for any kind of business initiative can be difficult. You have a clear vision of your end goal, but what do you need to do to get there? Executing personalization in your organization is no different. Personalization can have a tremendous impact on your business, but it can be overwhelming to think about how to get to your end goal: delivering relevant experiences to your customers – ac […]

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