As customer expectations have increased so has the complexity of the marketing environment – more channels, more devices, more solutions and more data. In some companies, marketers are working with more than 30 different systems. The ability to easily connect the data stored in these solutions is key to delivering exceptional experiences across the buyer journey. IBM Universal Behavior Exchange, a cloud based service, allows marketers to easily connect data across their solutions helping them create more personalized and relevant interactions. Insights generated from the exchange will help marketers drive more effective campaigns on Facebook and across the Web.
"On a daily basis, our marketing systems process countless customer data points, including visitor preferences on exhibits and special events," said Rosie Judd, Director of Digital Media for Georgia Aquarium. "With this launch, we see how IBM is addressing the industry pain point of collecting and analyzing this customer data, and ultimately helping small marketing teams such as Georgia Aquarium's, be more efficient and stay focused on customer-centric campaigns that deliver memorable experiences."
UBX is supported by an open ecosystem of certified partners that include social, mobile, CRM and paid advertising solutions. At launch, this ecosystem includes leaders such as MediaMath, Spredfast, MutualMind, SugarCRM and Exchange Solutions.
"IBM is making it simpler for brands to better understand how their customers prefer to engage," Mike Lamb, President, Commercial, MediaMath. "We see the opportunity in connecting advertiser data to other channels to create more timely and relevant interactions. It's this level of collaboration with IBM that demonstrates a major step towards true customer-centric marketing."
The Universal Behavior Exchange increases marketing agility with the following benefits:
- Click-to-connect integration that makes it easier for marketers to access and leverage customer data across all of their solutions
- A pre-integrated partner network which enables quick and seamless integration with a wide range customer behavior, event and audience data across paid, owned and earned channels
- The ability to transform customer behaviors into highly personalized interactions, delivering a consistent experience across all channels
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