A constant theme at The MarTech Conference this week was customer experience. To improve it, marketers must empathize and think like a customer. Just go through their journey in your mind. It shouldn’t be too far a reach since we all have experiences as customers — some bumpy, some seamless.

One particular journey has many moving parts due to the evolving nature of digital channels in the space — restaurants. If you are a chain that prides itself on a friendly, entertaining experience at every location, how do you maintain consistency, and seamlessness, when your customer turns to an app and decides to order in instead? Today, we look at how family sports pub chain Beef ‘O’ Brady’s is tackling this challenge with tech.

Also today, the latest on DOJ’s challenge to Apple’s iPhone ecosystem, and Marketo’s March 2024 releases.

Chris Wood
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Customer experience

How Beef ‘O’ Brady’s streamlines customer experience

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The family restaurant chain uses PAR Technology to bring together ordering, dining in, loyalty perks and data.

Regulations and Compliance

DOJ lays siege to Apple’s walled garden

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The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging antitrust violations related to the iPhone ecosystem.

Marketing technology

Marketo March 2024 release: Focus on Dynamic Chat Conversation Flow

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March brings new Conversational Flow updates for better targeting, plus new metadata accessible via the REST API.  

Marketing privacy

Digital advertisers still looking for recipe to thrive in cookieless world

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It’s likely alternative data will be one of many ingredients used for cookie replacement.

Email marketing

The 2024 guide to email deliverability

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How to ensure your emails are always landing in the inbox.

Marketing operations (MOps)

Laying the groundwork for AI in MOps: How to get started

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A framework for infusing AI into marketing operations, from defining goals, assessing tech stack and building teams.

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Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)

AI-powered martech releases and news: March 21

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We are using AI to detect AI-generated content, AI to generate content that will avoid AI-detectors and AI to review the work of AI researchers.

MarTech webinar

See how Salesforce turns data into meaningful customer moments

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Learn about how Salesforce uses its Data Cloud to harness customer data, enable teams to deliver impactful marketing journeys, optimize sales & service conversations, and boost productivity.

Customer journey orchestration

Continuous improvement and innovation: Successful customer journey operations

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Learn the essentials of feedback loops, experimentation and agility to deliver continuous improvement in customer journey operations.

No-FOMO zone

ICYMI: The spring edition of MarTech is now available

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Unlock the complete spring 2024 MarTech experience, featuring nearly 50 sessions, empowering CX keynotes, Q&A, panel discussions, and more — all for free, and all immediately available on-demand. No calendar reminders, no countdowns, no excuses.

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