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As shoppers trend towards becoming true omnichannel consumers, they’re opening both their real and virtual wallets. They expect the same personalisation and excellent service no matter where (or when) they shop. Retailers can deliver great omnichannel CX and reap the rewards.

Banks that consistently optimise the customer experience grow 3.2x faster than competitors that don’t. And with over 50% of consumers reporting that they’d switch to a competitor after a single unsatisfactory interaction, customer experience has never been more important for any industry. Here are some trends and best practices to help guide your CX strategy – and drive customer relationships that last.

Many of the largest manufacturers have grown through acquisition, and this means bringing together so many different business processes, making the decision on what to consolidate, and what to keep separate, often challenging to say the least. Many manufacturing business processes– such as order to cash– weren’t originally intended to be joined up. That has often resulted in a lack of visibility around the pre-sales and post-sales experience.

There has been plenty for the manufacturing industry to be concerned about in recent times. The ongoing effects of the pandemic and, more recently, the war in Ukraine have exposed supply chain vulnerabilities that are forcing companies to adapt quickly. Those who don’t, are faced with the unwelcome prospect of being unable to get their goods onto store shelves or being left with a costly overstock in their warehouses.

From chatbots to intelligent routing systems, AI is transforming how companies communicate with customers. According to Servion Global Solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) is set to power 95 per cent of all customer interactions by 2025. And it’s not just businesses that love AI: Zendesk’s CX Trends Report 2022 revealed that two-thirds of customers approve of AI for making their lives easier, saving time, and improving their overall experience.

A recent MuleSoft survey found that the average business uses almost 900 different applications—but only 28 per cent of those applications are integrated. This means employees are wasting huge amounts of time switching between apps, searching for information, and entering data manually. But there’s a better way.