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<p>Swiss Sense DE took the stage at<strong>DMEXCO 2025</strong>with Ursula Hilgers, E-commerce Manager DACH at Swiss Sense, and Moritz Wolf, Regional Director at Insider One, to reveal how the century-old sleep brand is driving scalable growth in Germany and Austria through advanced personalization and automation.</p>
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<p>Swiss Sense DE took the stage at<strong>DMEXCO 2025</strong>with Ursula Hilgers, E-commerce Manager DACH at Swiss Sense, and Moritz Wolf, Regional Director at Insider One, to reveal how the century-old sleep brand is driving scalable growth in Germany and Austria through advanced personalization and automation.</p>
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<p>At the heart of the discussion was a simple truth: buying a bed is not an impulse decision. It’s a long-term, deeply personal journey-and one that requires a customer experience as thoughtful as the product itse</p>
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<p>At the heart of the discussion was a simple truth: buying a bed is not an impulse decision. It’s a long-term, deeply personal journey-and one that requires a customer experience as thoughtful as the product itse</p>
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<h3><strong><strong>From a Family Legacy to a Digital Growth Engine</strong></strong></h3>
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<h3><strong><strong>From a Family Legacy to a Digital Growth Engine</strong></strong></h3>
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<p>Founded more than 100 years ago, Swiss Sense has grown from a family-run mattress maker into a leading European sleep retailer with operations in five countries. While already a market leader in the Netherlands, Swiss Sense saw significant growth potential in the German and Austrian markets.</p>
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<p>Founded more than 100 years ago, Swiss Sense has grown from a family-run mattress maker into a leading European sleep retailer with operations in five countries. While already a market leader in the Netherlands, Swiss Sense saw significant growth potential in the German and Austrian markets.</p>
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<p>But scaling in new regions came with challenges. The brand’s marketing systems were fragmented, customer data was siloed, and manual processes limited both efficiency and creativity. As Ursula noted,<em>“We had great ideas but couldn’t execute them at scale. We needed a platform that unified our data, streamlined processes, and made personalization effortless.”</em></p>
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<p>But scaling in new regions came with challenges. The brand’s marketing systems were fragmented, customer data was siloed, and manual processes limited both efficiency and creativity. As Ursula noted,<em>“We had great ideas but couldn’t execute them at scale. We needed a platform that unified our data, streamlined processes, and made personalization effortless.”</em></p>
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<h2><strong>Why Insider One Became the Perfect Fit</strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>Why Insider One Became the Perfect Fit</strong></h2>
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<p>Swiss Sense turned to<strong>Insider One’s AI-native omnichannel platform</strong>to overcome these hurdles. With Insider One, all customer data-online, offline, app, loyalty, and behavioral-is unified into a single profile. This foundation enables highly targeted personalization across channels like web, email, SMS, WhatsApp, and push notifications.</p>
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<p>Swiss Sense turned to<strong>Insider One’s AI-native omnichannel platform</strong>to overcome these hurdles. With Insider One, all customer data-online, offline, app, loyalty, and behavioral-is unified into a single profile. This foundation enables highly targeted personalization across channels like web, email, SMS, WhatsApp, and push notifications.</p>
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<p>Moritz highlighted Insider One’s three AI pillars:</p>
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<p>Moritz highlighted Insider One’s three AI pillars:</p>
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<ul><li><strong>Predictive AI</strong>for affinities and probabilities</li>
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<ul><li><strong>Predictive AI</strong>for affinities and probabilities</li>
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<li><strong>Agentic AI</strong>to enrich conversations with natural language</li>
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<li><strong>Agentic AI</strong>to enrich conversations with natural language</li>
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<li><strong>Generative AI</strong>for content, journeys, and segmentation at scale</li>
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<li><strong>Generative AI</strong>for content, journeys, and segmentation at scale</li>
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</ul><p>Together, these tools give Swiss Sense the ability to engage customers with the right message, on the right channel, at the right time.</p>
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</ul><p>Together, these tools give Swiss Sense the ability to engage customers with the right message, on the right channel, at the right time.</p>
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<h2><strong>Scaling Personalization Across the Journey</strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>Scaling Personalization Across the Journey</strong></h2>
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<p>Swiss Sense has already transformed key parts of its digital ecosystem:</p>
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<p>Swiss Sense has already transformed key parts of its digital ecosystem:</p>
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<ul><li><strong>Web personalization & testing</strong>: With 57 tests conducted in just one year, 46% yielded measurable conversion uplifts. From social proof banners to product configurator optimizations, the brand continuously improves micro and macro conversions.</li>
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<ul><li><strong>Web personalization & testing</strong>: With 57 tests conducted in just one year, 46% yielded measurable conversion uplifts. From social proof banners to product configurator optimizations, the brand continuously improves micro and macro conversions.</li>
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<li><strong>Email & lifecycle marketing</strong>: Insider One’s Architect enables automated flows and A/B testing at scale, turning once-fragmented manual processes into streamlined, personalized journeys. Today, half of Swiss Sense’s active customer base receives tailored newsletters and journeys every week.</li>
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<li><strong>Email & lifecycle marketing</strong>: Insider One’s Architect enables automated flows and A/B testing at scale, turning once-fragmented manual processes into streamlined, personalized journeys. Today, half of Swiss Sense’s active customer base receives tailored newsletters and journeys every week.</li>
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<li><strong>Dynamic content delivery</strong>: From adjustable mattresses to toppers, product recommendations and content adapt dynamically to each shopper’s preferences and past interactions.</li>
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<li><strong>Dynamic content delivery</strong>: From adjustable mattresses to toppers, product recommendations and content adapt dynamically to each shopper’s preferences and past interactions.</li>
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</ul><p>This data-driven personalization ensures that whether customers are exploring online or visiting a store, they experience Swiss Sense as a trusted “sleep expert” guiding them toward better rest.</p>
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</ul><p>This data-driven personalization ensures that whether customers are exploring online or visiting a store, they experience Swiss Sense as a trusted “sleep expert” guiding them toward better rest.</p>
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<h2><strong>Bridging Online and Offline Experiences</strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>Bridging Online and Offline Experiences</strong></h2>
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<p>Looking ahead, Swiss Sense DE aims to connect the dots between<strong>in-store consultations and online engagement</strong>. Whether a customer configures a premium box spring bed in-store or browses product inspiration online, the experience will feel seamless and consistent.</p>
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<p>Looking ahead, Swiss Sense DE aims to connect the dots between<strong>in-store consultations and online engagement</strong>. Whether a customer configures a premium box spring bed in-store or browses product inspiration online, the experience will feel seamless and consistent.</p>
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<blockquote><p><em>“We don’t just focus on the final conversion,” Ursula explained. “Buying a bed is a decision for many years. Our goal is to inspire, guide, and support customers throughout the journey-online, offline, and everywhere in between.”</em></p>
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<blockquote><p><em>“We don’t just focus on the final conversion,” Ursula explained. “Buying a bed is a decision for many years. Our goal is to inspire, guide, and support customers throughout the journey-online, offline, and everywhere in between.”</em></p>
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</blockquote><h2><strong>The Road Ahead: AI-Powered Growth</strong></h2>
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</blockquote><h2><strong>The Road Ahead: AI-Powered Growth</strong></h2>
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<p>Next on Swiss Sense’s roadmap: leveraging Insider One’s GenAI capabilities to create journeys, segments, and content through natural-language prompting, as well as expanding into new engagement channels like WhatsApp carousels and AI-powered shopping assistants.</p>
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<p>Next on Swiss Sense’s roadmap: leveraging Insider One’s GenAI capabilities to create journeys, segments, and content through natural-language prompting, as well as expanding into new engagement channels like WhatsApp carousels and AI-powered shopping assistants.</p>
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<p>With Insider One, Swiss Sense is not just selling beds-it is building<strong>long-lasting customer relationships</strong>rooted in personalization, trust, and expertise.</p>
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<p>With Insider One, Swiss Sense is not just selling beds-it is building<strong>long-lasting customer relationships</strong>rooted in personalization, trust, and expertise.</p>
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<blockquote><p>As Ursula summed up:<em>“Insider One gave us the scalable foundation we needed to grow across regions while staying true to what makes us unique: putting the customer and their sleep experience at the center of everything we do.”</em></p>
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<blockquote><p>As Ursula summed up:<em>“Insider One gave us the scalable foundation we needed to grow across regions while staying true to what makes us unique: putting the customer and their sleep experience at the center of everything we do.”</em></p>
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</blockquote><p><em>This blog article is based on insights shared at a workshop by Insider One and Swiss Sense DE during Dmexco on Sept 18, 2025.</em></p>
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</blockquote><p><em>This blog article is based on insights shared at a workshop by Insider One and Swiss Sense DE during Dmexco on Sept 18, 2025.</em></p>
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