Contentstack, EPAM and Uniform Create Personalization Proof of Concept Using MACH Technology in Less Than 90 Days

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Contentstack, the leading Content Experience Platform (CXP), EPAM Systems, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, and Uniform, a leading edge personalization platform, today announced the creation of a complete personalization proof of concept in less than 90 days. This project used microservices, API-first, cloud-native SaaS and headless (MACH) technologies to create a full personalized travel customer journey. The approach demonstrates how quickly any business can leverage existing technology to build an end-to-end personalized experience.

"With the personalization proof of concept, we are continuing to demonstrate that a MACH approach can finally deliver on the promises expected from a personalization strategy, often touted and rarely delivered by monolithic suites due to technological complexities and cost," said Peter Fogelsanger, Global Head of Partnerships for Contentstack. "By creating a blueprint for companies to implement personalization quickly and without the complexity of rules-based solutions, Contentstack and our partners have dramatically reduced the risk to marketers who want to create a major differentiator for their brand." 

In a Gartner report "Cool Vendors in Personalization", October 8, 2020, Gartner recommends that "digital marketing leaders responsible for marketing technology should pilot personalization in proven channels like web and email, but also seize the opportunity to expand personalization efforts by targeting their audience with relevant content on mobile — especially given its intimacy and proximity — as well as digital advertising."[1]

"Most of the businesses I talk to are ready for personalization, many have tried it, and I think the question becomes how to do it," said Neal Prescott, Vice President of Digital Technology at EPAM Systems. "By using a headless CMS and MACH personalization engine, omnichannel is baked in, enabling you to experiment and create truly differentiated experiences for customers across all the various interactions."

Personalization is crucial for business differentiation now that everything has become digital. Traditional personalization used rules-based techniques like segment-based targeting, event-triggered retargeting and A/B testing. Not only are these simplistic approaches, it was often overly complicated and difficult to implement well. Technologies to implement often lacked full cloud capabilities which impacted site performance, turning the dream of an individualized customer experience into a digital nightmare.

Now, Contentstack, EPAM and Uniform have demonstrated that personalization can be successfully implemented in less than 12 weeks. By using an API-first, headless personalization engine in combination with an API-first content management system (CMS), business teams have an easy and intuitive way to adopt an experimentation mindset that will continuously improve business outcomes and quickly deliver a more personal digital customer experience. Running on cloud-native SaaS, technology teams benefit from enterprise-grade scale, front-end freedom and ecosystem connectivity that propels agile teams into the future.

"This project is about demonstrating the speed at which companies can create and deliver an omnichannel experience to customers that is highly relevant to their intents," said Lars Petersen, Co-founder of Uniform. "We are showing that with modern technology and smart implementation partners, marketers can start testing personalization with a simple use case and without re-architecting your entire system to do it. We know how to do it and can show you how."

The proof of concept demonstrates a fully personalized customer journey for a traveler booking a destination conference. It provides a full-service itinerary that is personalized based on progressive interactions, from discovery to experience to loyalty. This demo will be launched and showcased at the Digital Experience Summit virtual conference on July 29 at 11:45 a.m. EDT.

[1] Gartner, "Cool Vendors in Personalization", Jennifer Polk, Jason McNellis, 8 October 2020

About Contentstack
Contentstack – the pioneering Agile Content Management System (CMS) – empowers marketers and developers to collaborate around content like never before. Together, they can orchestrate superior customer journeys and deliver dynamic digital experiences across channels, audiences, brands and regions. Companies such as Chase, Express, Holiday Inn, Icelandair, Mattel, McDonald's, Mitsubishi, Riot Games, Sephora and Shell trust Contentstack to power their most critical content experiences. Famous for its Care Without Compromise™, Contentstack has the industry's highest customer satisfaction. As a founder of the MACH Alliance, Contentstack advocates for open and composable technology that is Microservices-based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS, and Headless. Learn more at http://www.contentstack.com.

About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its software engineering expertise to become a leading global product development, digital platform engineering, and top digital and product design agency. Through its 'Engineering DNA' and innovative strategy, consulting, and design capabilities, EPAM works in collaboration with its customers to deliver next-gen solutions that turn complex business challenges into real business outcomes. EPAM's global teams serve customers in more than 35 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. As a recognized market leader in multiple categories among top global independent research agencies, EPAM was one of only four technology companies to appear on Forbes 25 Fastest Growing Public Tech Companies list every year of publication since 2013 and ranked as the top IT services company on Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list in 2019 and 2020. Learn more at www.epam.com.

About Uniform
Uniform enables the fastest personalized sites for the enterprise by Jamstack-enabling current platforms, resulting in instant, global scaling, reduced cost and faster time-to-market without requiring expensive, time-consuming re-platforming. Uniform also brings the personalization features of a Digital Experience Platform to Jamstack applications. Learn more at Uniform.dev.

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