What makes today’s consumers tick? Behavioural Economics can explain

A seismic shift in consumer behaviour and emotions is currently occurring.  The events of 2020 will permanently alter people’s beliefs, experiences and feelings. Deeply ingrained consumer behaviours and habits have been altered in response to the COVID pandemic. For Australian brands to stay relevant and understand what makes their target consumers tick – they must …

Avoiding the most common customer persona pitfalls

Buyer or customer personas are a great tool to develop a profound understanding of your customers and the factors that influence their buying decisions. Personas are essential in creating engaging content and customer experiences. There are, however, a number of pitfalls the unwary marketer or CX professional can easily fall into. Hubspot defines a buyer …

CX needs to stand on the shoulders of marketing, not replace it

As a focus on Customer Experience (CX) in business and media continues its rise in popularity globally, a common question that is often asked – who owns the customer? Particularly when the remit of the CX and marketing teams overlap (and they almost always do), business leaders are at risk of siloing their CX projects …

Marketing takes the lead

Marketing has stepped up to take a greater role in leading CX initiatives across the enterprise, according to recent research from Salesforce. Though CX encompasses much more than marketing, marketers have a unique perspective of customer needs, behaviours, and challenges. Hopefully, greater alignment between all enterprise departments will erode the silos that are minimising the …

Is anyone reading this? Or is it just content marketing noise

Marketers are now producing more content than ever before. They have their blogs and social media channels pumping out press releases, articles and posts on a weekly, daily and in some cases hourly basis. Too much of it is generating noise rather than compelling content that drives customer engagement and improves the brand experience. The …

Why SEO can harm your customer experience!

In the pursuit of Google rankings the customer experience is often neglected. Most people are aware that certain SEO practices will do more harm than good. However, even legitimate SEO practices may hurt your brand. SEO campaigns that focus primarily on keyword rankings and visitor traffic may come at the expense of relevancy and the …