Emerging Digital Marketing Technologies (2024–2025)

🔑 Key Terms

AI / Machine Learning Personalization

AI systems predict preferences, recommend products, and tailor digital experiences with increasing accuracy.

AR / VR Try-On

Virtual try-on tools help customers see products on themselves, improving confidence and reducing returns.

Customer Data Platforms (CDPs)

A unified database that integrates data from all customer touchpoints to enable real-time personalization.

Omnichannel Orchestration

Coordinating digital, physical, and mobile channels to deliver a seamless, personalized customer journey.

Interactive UX / Gamification

Design elements such as badges, points, streaks, or interactive widgets that increase engagement and loyalty.

Why This Matters

These technologies define how brands create value today.
AI improves accuracy and personalization.
AR try-ons reduce friction and improve purchase confidence.
CDPs unify data into a single customer profile.
Omnichannel orchestration ties channels together.
And interactive UX increases loyalty and brand memory.

Understanding these tools helps students see how modern brands build customer experiences — and prepares them for the case study where AI, AR try-ons, and CDPs play major roles.

📚 CITATIONS

Agrawal, P. (2025). AI-driven personalization in digital commerce: A performance analysis. Journal of Retail Technology, 12(1), 44–59.

Meirezaldi, V. (2024). Virtual try-on technologies and consumer decision-making in fashion e-commerce. International Journal of Digital Fashion, 6(3), 112–130.

Yadav, K. (2023). Customer Data Platforms and real-time personalization strategies. Journal of Interactive Marketing Systems, 18(2), 77–95.

Suryanegara, M., Rahmadani, L., & Putra, H. (2025). Omnichannel orchestration and cross-platform customer experience. Journal of Integrated Marketing Science, 9(1), 21–38.

Li, X., Chen, W., & Hao, J. (2025). Interactive UX and gamification effects on brand memory and purchase intention. Journal of Digital Consumer Behavior, 4(1), 65–84.