Room & Board Aligns Online and In-Store Customer Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud's Predictive Digital Marketing Capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce CRM, the Customer Success Platform and world's #1 CRM company, announced today that Room & Board has successfully aligned its online and in-store customer experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud's predictive digital marketing capabilities. Room & Board has improved the customer experience and delivered more relevant information, which in turn has increased the average order value by 16 percent and delivered a 2,900 percent ROI payback over a two-month period resulting in a significant increase in online sales and improved loyalty, according to a study by Nucleus Research.

Room & Board deployed Salesforce Marketing Cloud for targeted e-mail and predictive digital marketing capabilities. This enabled Room & Board to make its online experience better reflect its in-store experience, including the ability for customers to build a room online with customized and relevant products. With Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Room & Board increased online sales, with the average annual benefit expected to exceed $2.7 million.

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• "One of the most important pieces of our business is to create a seamless experience, but this can be a challenge when we blend the online experience with the personalized attention that customers would receive from an in-store visit," said Kimberly Ruthenbeck, director of web customer experience, Room & Board. "Salesforce Marketing Cloud has allowed us to communicate with our customers individually, provide a tailored experience and help them through the process of creating a perfect home, which is different than the perfect home for someone else."
• "In a competitive consumer market, Salesforce was able to help Room & Board engage with their customers on a very personal level by providing tailored content recommendations," said Scott McCorkle, CEO of Marketing Cloud, Salesforce. "By using data science and predictive marketing, Room & Board is now able to deliver on personalized campaign execution across their marketing efforts, resulting in a better experience for their customers."

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*The return on investment (ROI) percentage is based on a case study conducted by Nucleus Research and sponsored by Salesforce. Additional information and the full report is available at: http://www.salesforce.com/assets/pdf/misc/salesforce-room-and-board-roi-case-study-nucleus-research.pdf

About Room & Board
For more than 30 years, Room & Board has focused on the simple idea that good design should be beautiful, affordable and long-lasting. The company works closely with American artisans to offer modern furniture and accessories — even custom pieces — that fit the needs of modern life. The company is proud that more than 90 percent of the products it sells are handcrafted in the United States to give customers the best combination of quality and price. Room & Board has stores in Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Boston, and online at www.roomandboard.com.

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