Why customer data is the activation layer your CX strategy needs

Unify your customer profiles. Amplify your communications journey and experience.

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Alisha Mohanty

September 18, 20252 min read

Customer data platforms, CRMs, and campaign tools all promise to make your customer interactions smarter. But for most organizations, these systems still operate in silos, leaving valuable data locked away and customer experiences feeling fragmented. 

OpenText Customer Data changes that. It isn’t just a connector. It’s the real-time activation layer that unifies customer records, preferences, and consent data, turning them into personalized conversations across every channel. 

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Why customer data matters now: 

  1. Unified profiles = stronger engagement 
    Customer Data brings together data from CX, CRM, CDP, and CCM platforms into a single, preference-aware profile that fuels personalization. 
  1. Real-time orchestration = faster response 
    Orchestration capabilities activate data instantly, triggering messages and actions based on live updates across web, email, SMS, WhatsApp, communications, and journeys. 
  1. Consent and preference management built-in 
    With privacy regulations tightening, Customer Data ensures every interaction is compliant and customer trusted. 

The competitive edge 

Customer Data works across stacks, extending and enriching existing CRMs or CDPs rather than competing with them. It fills the gaps competitors can’t, like hybrid hosting, fallback logic, and consent enforcement, making it easier for sellers to wedge into Salesforce, Adobe, or other incumbent stacks. 

Real business impact 

  • More transactions per profile: Every additional profile creates more personalized communications, increasing conversions and revenue. 
  • Bundle-ready: Customer Data attaches naturally to messaging, journey, customer communications management (CCM), digital asset management (DAM) or web conversations, boosting deal size without adding complexity. 
  • De-risked compliance: Organizations avoid fines and data breaches by centralizing consent and preferences. 

See customer data in action 

Customer Data makes orchestration value multiply. In minutes, you can show: 

  • How a single profile update triggers an omnichannel follow-up 
  • How segments can orchestrate messages across SMS, email, and web 
  • How consent and preference management ensure compliance at every step 

The customer experience bar is rising, and only unified, real-time data can keep up. See how OpenText Customer Data can activate your customer data management strategy today. 

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Alisha Mohanty

Alisha Mohanty is a Manager of Product Marketing at OpenText, where she drives growth and innovation in Digital Experience Management. Leveraging her MBA and Cornell University certification in Product Marketing, Alisha excels in translating complex technologies into compelling value propositions. Her expertise spans go-to-market strategies, marketing analytics, and market research, honed through diverse roles in product marketing and competitive intelligence. Prior to OpenText, Alisha gained valuable Healthcare Technology marketing experience at UnitedHealth Group, enriching her ability to create smarter information management solutions across industries. With a knack for bridging technological capabilities and business needs, Alisha plays a key role in OpenText’s mission to transform digital experiences.

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