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Unified commerce combines e-commerce, order management, customer relationship management, point of sale and much more on one platform. Due to the broad scope of the topic, my blog post will primarily focus on the central role played by the customer data platform and explain how order management can be optimised through unified commerce.

Shopping patterns changed a lot during the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the lockdowns and temporary closure of brick-and-mortar shops, consumers’ focus has shifted to the digital world. Composable commerce now delivers a new approach to digital commerce. But what is the common definition of ‘composable commerce’? And why should companies opt for composable commerce? I will answer these questions in my blog post.

For years, or even decades, every facet of e-commerce has been discussed long and wide. But recently, the term ‘digital commerce’ or ‘d-commerce’ has been creeping into the conversation. Is this just a new, digitally inspired name for an old concept? Or should we take a closer look at the definition of digital commerce? Where do these types of commerce differ and how are they similar? And how do be benefit from this knowledge going forward? To answer these questions, let’s take a little dive into the world of e-commerce and d-commerce.

The new blog series presents results of the current adesso study "What online shoppers want and companies offer": Parallel to the 1,000 end consumers, we also asked 373 companies what they do in marketing and sales to ensure that online shoppers like to shop. The result was an exciting comparison that revealed a number of gaps. The blog series kicks off with the topic of customer experience.

Decision-makers in marketing need a promising solution portfolio to align their processes as closely as possible to the customer journey of their customers. To achieve this, internal and external systems should be able to ‘communicate’ smoothly in the background so that the customer takes away only one thing in the end: the perfect customer experience. In my blog post, I explain why interoperability is a factor for success and what role a digital experience platform plays.

e-commerce in 2021 should feel easy and smart and not make customers want to abandon their shopping baskets as a result of pointless media disruptions and regulations. In this blog post, I explain the advantages of a digital experience platform and why companies need to impress their customers with seamless customer experiences.