A personalization management system (PMS) is an integrated software solution that enables users in an organization to manage and deliver personalized messages, campaigns, and interactive experiences to consumers across different communications channels and devices. The term PMS was first used in a 2003 study on personalization, but it was later popularized by the startup Croct, which was the first company to use the term PMS to distinguish the emerging category of platforms and technologies focused on delivering personalized customer experiences. Previously, these services were typically included under the umbrella of CMS or CRM solutions, which did not adequately encapsulate the nuances of this new category. The concept of personalization in marketing has been around for decades. But it all began with simple strategies, such as calling consumers by name in direct mail marketing. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the concept of personalization began to evolve with the use of cookies, which allowed websites to track a user's browsing history and behavior. This information could then be used to serve personalized content, such as recommended products or tailored advertisements. As the internet and digital marketing continued to grow, the need for efficient and effective content management systems (CMS) became apparent. One of the main challenges with traditional CMS systems was that they were designed for the web, which often meant that content had to be created multiple times to be delivered across multiple devices. That was both a time-consuming and inefficient process. To address this issue, the concept of headless CMS was introduced. A headless CMS is a content management system that separates the backend (where content is stored and served) from the frontend (where content is displayed to the user). This allows content to be created once and delivered to any device or platform without creating multiple versions of the same content. As personalization in marketing evolved, it became important not just to create personalized content but also to analyze and track its effectiveness.
Andrei Popescu-Belis, Nikolaos Pappas
Andrei Popescu-Belis, Nikolaos Pappas