Antoine Grant is a business owner who has a wealth of experience in the world of business. Having worked in real estate, education, and publishing, he recently became the director at Wayfair, where he led the plumbing and hardware division to double-digit growth at the height of the pandemic. In May, he purchased and became CDO of online retailer Homethreads.
Unlike Wayfair, which offers almost everything for home decor, Homethreads is a “curated portfolio of interior-design quality home furnishings at the fairest prices possible”. This requires having the data that gives them a deep knowledge of their customers, which is what made Homethreads so attractive to Grant.
Grant believes that AI is transforming the way customers purchase home decor. It allows companies to understand who their customers are, their needs, and what could be relevant to them. This helps the companies to be more proactive in providing a better user experience. By understanding the customer’s needs, companies can serve up more relevant information in emails or product descriptions to ignite passion and loyalty, and hopefully conversion.
Grant’s vision for Homethreads is to move away from just selling products and towards projects. This way, customers can purchase for a space or a purpose instead of just a single item. He’s also working to make sure that the user experience on the site is tailored to meet the customer’s needs.
The key to success in this area is to use AI to solve customer’s problems in an invisible way. Companies must also use AI to provide relevant information to customers which will enable them to translate their inspirations into their own space.
By understanding customer needs and leveraging technology, Homethreads is well positioned to provide a better customer experience. This could be a key factor in helping them to stand out from their competitors.
Originally reported by Martech: https://martech.org/how-homethreads-is-leveraging-data-to-create-a-new-customer-experience/
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