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How to get a single view of your customer data?
What are the common challenges with customer data?
Data silos
Data silos can really get in the way of a good data management system because data silos pull information from a single or minimal sources, producing skewed views of the customer. This can lead to inaccurate conclusions such as overlooking demographic insights or misunderstanding purchase motivations.
Data privacy laws
Compliance is mission critical and data privacy laws across borders are not static, they require constant monitoring. Remember that customers can give or revoke their consent to use their data at any time. It’s a fluid environment that demands vigilance and regular policy updates.
Inflexible legacy systems
Legacy systems are highly inflexible and isolate data to a specific channel or event. Outdated data is not your friend, and nor is it a customer’s.
What do you need to consider when creating a unified customer profile?
Organise and build a good data management policy
A good data management policy keeps your data safe, compliant, and reliable, so you can trust its output. Identify your data sources and actively work on the principle of data minimisation to have clean, robust and relevant data. The less is more principle applies here. With access to vast swathes of data, it’s important to keep the end goal in mind and not get bogged down in related but not necessarily relevant data.
Unify identity by building your first party data management strategy such as implementing a CPD
First party data is the information collected from your customer base, subscribers and visitors who interact with your website or make a purchase. A CDP helpfully collects, consolidates and aligns your repository and first party data into a unified view.
Adobe has built its Adobe Real-Time CDP on its Adobe Experience Platform. It pulls data from sources you have in-house to build customer profiles that power real-time experiences. Create high-value audience segments for real-time B2B and B2B use case without relying on third-party cookies.
Have a clear strategy around how your will maximise utility of a single view of customer data
Once you’ve built a single view of customer data, use it to best effect with a clear use strategy. What actions stem from the new insights and how can you improve the customer experience?