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Half the customer journey isn’t enough.

What happens when marketers try to scale performance without a complete view of the customer?

A woman split vertically: running on a track in athletic wear (left), leaping in an office in business attire (right).

Check out the research to discover:

  • Where marketing performance is most likely to break down
  • Why some organizations outperform others as complexity increases
  • The role identity plays in connecting the customer journey
  • What marketers are doing to improve visibility, activation and measurement
Report graphic: "The identity gap: How marketers perceive success and where performance breaks down" by Epsilon Pulse and American Marketing Association, showing two professionals collaborating.

Most marketers feel confident in their ability to reach customers, personalize experiences and drive results.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​​‍‌​​​​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​​​‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​‍‌​​​​‍​​​​‍‌​‍‌​​​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌​​​‌‌​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​​‍‌​​​​‍‌​‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​​​​‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​‍‌​​​​‍​​​​‍‌​‍‌​​​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‍​‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌​‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌​​​​​‍‌​‍‌​​‌‍‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​​​​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

But does that confidence hold up when they’re asked to acquire new audiences, connect paid and owned channels, and prove impact across the full customer journey?

To find out, the American Marketing Association and Epsilon surveyed more than 200 B2C marketers about the role identity plays in marketing performance. The results reveal a surprising gap between perceived effectiveness and the realities of modern marketing.