Glossary

Omnichannel Marketing

Written by trose | Dec 21, 2023 8:35:50 PM

What is omnichannel marketing?

Omnichannel marketing is the practice of creating a seamless, integrated consumer experience across all channels — online, in-store, mobile, and through loyalty programs — so that a consumer encounters a consistent brand presence and personalized messaging regardless of how or where they interact with a brand. True omnichannel marketing requires a unified data layer that connects consumer behavior and identity across all touchpoints.

How does omnichannel marketing work?

Customers discover and shop a brand’s products and services across multiple digital and physical channels and all the various pathways that cut across both. Omnichannel marketing integrates all of a company's marketing channels into a single, unified experience. From online – such as websites, social media, and email – to offline – such as brick and mortar stores and even customer service.

How to measure omnichannel marketing:

There are a variety of ways to measure omnichannel marketing performance. Some common metrics include:

  • Customer lifetime value (CLV): The total amount of revenue that a customer is expected to generate over their lifetime.
  • Customer churn rate: The percentage of customers who stop using a product or service within a given period of time.
  • Cross-channel conversion rate: The percentage of customers who start their customer journey on one channel and complete it on another channel.
  • Multi-touch attribution: The process of attributing conversions to different marketing channels based on the customer's journey.

Why is omnichannel marketing important to marketers?

Omnichannel marketing allows advertisers to:

  • Reach and engage customers where they are, with the right message at the right time.
  • Create a unified customer journey that is consistent and relevant across all touchpoints.
  • Track and measure the customer journey across all channels, so they can identify and optimize the most effective touchpoints.
  • Improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Increase sales and revenue.

Who needs to know what omnichannel marketing is:

  • Performance marketer
  • Digital marketer
  • Marketing manager
  • Brand manager
  • Customer experience manager
  • Ecommerce manager
  • Retail manager
  • Agency owner
  • CMO

Omnichannel commerce media

Commerce media has evolved from a digital-only model to an omnichannel capability. Publishers can now monetize post-transaction moments across their website, mobile app, loyalty platform, and physical store checkout — with the same advertiser demand, identity resolution, and measurement infrastructure serving all channels. This omnichannel reach makes commerce media a natural fit for brands seeking consistent consumer engagement across every touchpoint.

In the Fluent context

Fluent's monetize platform is designed for omnichannel activation: 'App, loyalty platform, and checkout — one technology across all your owned channels.' This enables partners to deploy post-transaction monetization consistently across every consumer touchpoint they own.