Why martech platforms need an omnichannel partner 

More and more businesses are understanding the need for personalized customer interactions on the most popular digital channels. Platform companies, specifically, that have adopted an omnichannel approach to customer communication have experienced positive results. 

To better understand the role omnichannel communication plays in platform success, we talked to Andy Gladwin, Partnerships & Messaging GTM Leader at Marigold. 

Watch the video or read on to learn how having the right omnichannel communications partner can help platform companies improve their overall customer experience and reach their long-term business goals. 

Over the last three years, industries worldwide have had to quickly evolve in two key ways:

The expectations of consumers have shifted drastically. Businesses have had to think about how to create greener and more hygienic solutions for users, and that means moving many physical interactions in the digital world. This has become a standard across industries, and platforms need to provide businesses with the right solutions to make this shift as seamless as possible.  

Consumers have become more aware and concerned about what data they are sharing with businesses and how brands are using their information. Things like GDPR, CCPA, the removal of cookies, and additional regulations around data collections have forced businesses to change how they obtain and use third party data. Martech platforms like Marigold try to provide simple solutions for brands to navigate these evolving changes with ease. 

Everyone can still remember the web age when the move for brands to the digital world began with building websites and online stores. Then, thanks to smart phones, came the age of the app, and brands could reserve their own piece of real estate on a consumer’s phone.

We’re now living in the conversational age, where messaging is king, and brands can interact directly with customers on the channels they love.

Gladwin mentions that the thing to look out for in the future is who the main players are when it comes to business messaging. Right now, they include WhatsApp, Viber, RCS, and more, but with more social platforms emerging and providing businesses with a place to try out new use cases, brands shouldn’t be closed off to exploring different channels other than SMS or Email, be it on a regional or global level.

Gladwin highlights that self-service use cases are likely to dominate in the future. Customers are looking for conversational experiences, but also expect to find fast, in-depth answers to their queries. The best part they can do this in environments and channels they are familiar with using.  

So, the combination of omnichannel self-service use cases and AI is certainly the direction we are headed towards, but brands should be strategic and careful about how to use AI when interacting with customers and evolve use cases as the technology evolves and strengthens.

Some potential use cases we might see more of for self-service can include:

If you look at serving the world’s brands, you need to look at the whole value chain to be effective in how you do that. 

Marigold takes care of marketers around the world across all verticals. But to provide deliverability, scalability, and connectivity – they must look to vendors to help them achieve the best results. 

But it’s not just about the reach, because not every message is equal. For Marigold, another great dependency is on tier ones. That’s why Infobip is a strategic partner because with tier one providers, there are less hops from sender to receiver, which means: