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economic and statistical analysis. In theoretical terms, the problem arises of clarifying
the scientific definition of «digital marketing» to identify its essence, content and
capabilities. Disclosure of the content of digital marketing, in my opinion, is possible
when considered in the relationship «company - consumer».
Note that currently the
object of study, as well as in the 50's, 60 years of XX century, in the era of traditional
marketing are still the attitude of the company and the consumer. Nevertheless, the
context is changing, due to the evolution of the market economy, global technological
trends. «…Sometimes these changes are so significant that they cause judgments about
the collapse of marketing, a dead-end direction in the further theoretical development
of the concept, however, marketing appears in a new guise of network marketing and
relationship marketing, vertically integrated marketing systems are replaced by new
flexible organizational formations (virtual corporations), the process of changing
concrete forms of communication between production and the consumer continues. «
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In should be noted that traditional marketing has been aimed primarily at meeting the
needs of consumers by means of a good or service provided by him and had applied
nature. Subsequently, the evolution of marketing and its concepts took place due to the
development of a market economy. We are currently talking about the global
transformation of human civilization, which is based on the manifestation of the fourth
industrial revolution. Internet of Things, BigDate, robotization, neural networks, and
biotechnology are attributes of a new technological order in our life. In the same way,
digital marketing is entering the activities of companies, into the lives of people. The
possibilities of digital marketing, digital technologies allow companies not only to meet
the
needs of their client, but also to involve him in their business, while the client
receives income. Let's highlight several trends in the work of companies in the
formation of customer experience:
The consumer becomes a co-participant, co-creator of the business process,
while receiving income or certain benefits for the consumption of goods / services,
attracting new customers. Companies offer their client a certain percentage of the order
amount for a new client brought in. The amounts accumulated in this way can be
deposited in the future as payment for consumed goods / services. At the
same time, a
new client who came on the recommendation receives a discount. Digital technologies
allow the client remotely tracking the accumulated amount of bonuses in his personal
account. Service companies actively use this marketing tool in combination with
information technologies: dental clinics, centers of foreign languages.
The creation of cloud services opens up new opportunities, stimulates the
creation of new businesses jointly with the consumer and positively affects the
consumer experience in the process of interacting with companies. Currently, cashback
platforms that allow a customer to receive / return a certain percentage of his online
and offline purchases are gaining popularity. Such platforms have a client and partner
program. The affiliate program involves the construction of a virtual consumer network
by the client. The larger the virtual consumer network, the more cashback the creator
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O.A. Tretyak Marketing evolution: stages, priorities, conceptual base, dominant logic. Russian Management Journal.
2006. Circulation № 4. pp. 129-144.
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of this network has. This practice has a positive effect on the seller's relationship with
customers.
Omni-channel marketing communications system enables customers to
personalize offers, taking into account their interests and previous purchases. “In the
digital economy, the buyer becomes active, in contrast to the industrial (traditional)
economy, and the management of the buying experience in the new conditions involves
the digital transformation
of the business model, the formation of a new marketing
management system, competencies and skills of working in the online environment are
required.”
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Thus, the purpose of digital marketing is to not only promote a company in
the Internet space, inform about its product / services, attract leads, retain existing
customers through digital technologies: SEO, SMO, BigDate, social networks, mobile
applications, emailing. The key to the use of digital marketing - scale businesses, the
creation of virtual networks of consumer, customer conversion to the business partner.
Digital technologies allow realizing these objectives in full.
In the next, a study of a large retail chain in the
sportswear segment will be
presented to assess the impact of online communications on consumer experience. The
results showed that even some large retailers operating in the market were not ready
for the rapid digital transformation of their businesses. This leads to a decrease in
profits, competitiveness. On the other hand, the results of the study allowed us to
formulate some paradoxes of digital transformation:
The presence of a large client base, client indicators does not allow developing
a correct marketing strategy if we are talking about the formation of consumer loyalty
to the company. Practice speaks of a non-linear relationship between consumer opinion
and their behavior.
“The use of digital marketing tools can significantly speed up the path of the
consumer from a potential to a loyal client, a client as a business partner of the
company. However, customer satisfaction is significantly influenced by his emotional
and behavioral experience of direct interaction with company personnel. Therefore, it
is necessary to combine online and offline formats in working with clients, potential
consumers.”
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Various factors affect the speed of digital transformation of society: the state of
the economy, the development of ICT in the country, the
computer literacy of the
population, the level of trust in providing their personal data. The last two indicators
are especially important in the digital economy. Consumer confidence, their digital
engagement is an object of digital marketing. Currently sharply raises questions
relating to the security of personal data on the Internet. In the context of digital
marketing, the work introduces the concept of «digital client», the classification of a
digital client. The main classification criterion is the degree of use of digital
technologies in everyday and professional life, as well as
the level of readiness to
provide personal data. For each type of digital client, the company assumes an
appropriate customer experience management system. Despite the many positive
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Yadav, S. Kamboj, Z. J. Rahman, Customer co-creation through social media: The case of “Crash the Pepsi” 2015/
DataDigitMarkPract. 2016. № 4.
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I.A. Arenkov, Traditional loyalty to consumer experience management and digital models // RISK. 2018. № 4.
pp. 187-197.
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aspects of digital marketing associated with the highly personalized relationship
between a company and its customer, digital marketing is associated with risks. While
there are still controversial issues in the formation of customer experience:
Will the client be alienated by excessive digitalization in the company's work?
How to maintain customer confidence in the event of a threat to the security
of personal data, technical failures?
How will active use of new ICT developments in the activities of companies
affect the relationship with the client? Will the client have time to adapt to innovations?
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