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E-Commerce

The Rise of F2C and D2C: How Manufacturers Make Retailers Redundant

The retail world is undergoing a revolution with the rise of Factory-to-Consumer (F2C) and Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) models. Brands and manufacturers are increasingly bypassing traditional retailers and selling directly to consumers through digital channels. This offers benefits such as higher margins, direct customer relationships and full control over branding. Platforms such as Temu and Shein are disrupting the value chain, while manufacturers and retailers must adapt to remain competitive.

Stratics helps brands and retailers with data-driven marketing and the Master Intelligence Platform (MIP) to optimize customer segmentation and implement personalized marketing strategies. By leveraging customer intelligence, omnichannel retail and first-party data, companies can guard against D2C disruption and maintain relevance in a changing marketplace.

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Kris Vranken 10/02/2025
Insights

Expect the Expected: How Looking Ahead Makes Your Data Work

Successful companies don't just look backward at historical data, but use advanced data analytics and machine learning to predict future customer behavior and respond proactively.

Key principles:
✅ 360° Customer View: Integrate customer data from different sources for a complete view.
✅ Data Quality: Ensure cleansed, current and reliable data.
✅ Machine Learning: Predict customer behavior and reduce churn.
✅ Real-time KPIs & Segmentation: Monitor deviations and make immediate adjustments.
✅ Personalized Communication: Target customers with relevant, real-time messages.

By looking ahead and using data strategically, you increase customer retention, optimize campaigns and maximize ROI.

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Kris Vranken 29/01/2025
Strategy

Opti Channel Marketing: The Key to Optimal Customer Engagement

The Rise of Opti Channel Marketing
In the modern marketing world, it is crucial for companies to deliver relevant, personalized messages and maximize their ROI. Opti channel marketing, a powerful data-driven approach, focuses on the most effective channels for specific audiences. It collects relevant data, analyzes customer responses and enables real-time performance optimization. Through higher efficiency, improved relevance, scalable personalization and better measurability, opti channel marketing offers tangible benefits. Implementation requires a step-by-step approach, from data collection to continuous optimization. Case studies illustrate how brands are achieving better results, making opti channel marketing seen as the future of country engagement.

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Kris Vranken 02/05/2024
AI

Taking personalized communication to the next level with AI

Wondering how AI can take your personalized communications to the next level? Find out on our latest blog how you can significantly increase engagement and conversions through advanced segmentation and predictive modeling. Learn how AI can help you cross-sell and upsell more effectively, while providing real-time insights that accelerate your decision-making. Make the click to smarter marketing

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Kris Vranken 15/04/2024
Data quality

RAK: Random Act of Kindness

It provides an ideal framework for applying data analytics in your marketing strategy. With the explosion of available data and advanced analytics tools, it is crucial to use this information to create customer-centric and impactful marketing campaigns.

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Veerle Rijckaert 08/08/2023