all distribution channels in a synchronous way<\/strong>.\n\n<\/p>Today, most customers use several channels at the same time in their purchasing process. Many people, for example, do research on e‑commerce sites before going to buy products in stores. <\/p>
To say that customers do not use the same channels should not forget that each customer uses several channels. Indeed, no customer is a one-channel<\/strong> customer. <\/p> \n\nCross-channel allows you to generate customer journeys that involve several channels in succession.<\/strong>\n<\/p>The company must create bridges between the channels. The idea of “gateways” is at the heart of the “cross “channel.\n<\/p>
Omnichannel<\/h3>\n
This is the third stage of the rocket. <\/p>
While multi-channel is based on the separation of channels and cross-channel on the integration of channels, omnichannel<\/strong> consists of merging channels to unify the customer experience. It’s not just a matter of offering several channels, or making sure they are complementary, but of going further by seeking to offer the customer a global, unified, seamless experience. <\/p>The services that are offered in-store are also offered online: there is no difference between the channels. The barrier between physical and digital is disappearing. <\/p>
\n\nWhere cross-channel continues to think primarily in terms of “channels”, omnichannel thinks primarily in terms of customer experience!<\/strong>\n\nOmnichannel<\/strong> is based on the fact that consumers use different channels all the time. They are connected.\n
A consumer who goes to the store carries a smartphone. The objective of an omnichannel strategy<\/strong> is to design an enriched customer experience<\/strong> that starts from this reality.\n\nConnected stores<\/strong> (with Wifi access, digital wall, digital kiosks, QR code, digital mirror, etc.) are the perfect example of what omnichannel<\/strong> is. <\/p>Fashion-to-mobile, which consists of flashing products on a catalog with one’s smartphone to buy them on one’s mobile, is another example of an omnichannel device. <\/p>
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