24763 Omnichannel Marketing
24763 Overview
- University of Technology Sydney
- Spring 2026
- Marketing
- Fortnightly three-hour workshops
- Assessed by three coursework tasks
What the subject is about
Omnichannel Marketing at the University of Technology Sydney teaches how to design a strategy in which online, offline, mobile and social channels work as one, so that a customer meets a consistent and personalised brand wherever they switch.
- Assessed by A journey map (10%), a group case study with a TikTok video (30%) and an individual strategic prototype (60%).
- Hardest step Linking every recommended channel to one persona and to data, so the prototypes read as one connected system.
- Do first Learn the paired distinctions: multichannel and omnichannel, customisation and personalisation, BOPIS and BOSS.
What you get in the full 24763 Study & Assessment Guide
- 12 chapters, 56 pages — every assessed topic, week by week
- 38 original practice questions, each with a model answer
- 12 worked examples, solved the way 24763 marks
- 22 computed figures, redrawn from the course’s own numbers
- Before-you-submit checklist for the Omnichannel Strategic Prototype (60%) — what markers reward, what costs marks
Free on this page: assessment table, chapter map, one worked example, key terms, FAQ. The rest is in the full study & assessment guide.
How 24763 is assessed
| Component | Weight | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Customer Journey Map and reflective report (individual) | 10% | Journey map from a field visit to one of five listed stores, with at least 3 photos including a selfie, plus a reflection of at most 800 words (+/- 10%); AI only for writing and grammar. Due 11.59 pm Sunday 30 August (Week 5). |
| Group Experiential Case Study: written report and TikTok pre-launch video | 30% | Group report of at most 3,000 words (+/- 10%) on three cases, plus a TikTok video of 30 seconds to 1 minute; a SparkPLUS peer evaluation is required. Due 11.59 pm Sunday 20 September (Week 8). |
| Omnichannel Strategic Prototype (individual) | 60% | Written report of at most 3,000 words (+/- 10%) with social media and website prototypes, a mobile app optional, and the completed Strategy Builder in the appendix. Due 11.59 pm Monday 2 November (Week 14). |
Each weight is printed on its Canvas assignment page, and together they match the subject's own summary: an Experiential Case Study worth 40% (the individual journey map at 10% and the group pre-launch campaign at 30%) and the prototype at 60%. The subject guidance states a minimum of 50% overall is required to pass the subject. For the group task, the assignment page warns that a missing peer evaluation may cost up to 30% of your individual mark for that task, while a later announcement mentions 25%; confirm on Canvas.
Assessment structure
What other students are asking about 24763
- Where can I find lecture notes or study guides for 24763 at UTS?
- The 24763 study guide in AskSia Library covers Omnichannel Marketing in 12 chapters, with the assessment table, a chapter-by-chapter topic map, key terms and a worked example, free to read on this page.
- Is there a final exam in 24763?
- No final exam is listed in the offering this AskSia Library guide is built from; 24763 is assessed by Customer Journey Map and reflective report (individual) 10%, Group Experiential Case Study: written report and TikTok pre-launch video 30%, Omnichannel Strategic Prototype (individual) 60%.
- What does 24763 cover on the 4cs, customisation and personalisation?
- In AskSia Library's 24763 guide, the The 4Cs, Customisation and Personalisation chapter explains consistency, convenience, context and content, changes made by or for the customer (Module 1).
- What does 24763 cover on the omnichannel blueprint: front end and back end?
- In AskSia Library's 24763 guide, the The Omnichannel Blueprint: Front End and Back End chapter explains first, second and third party routes, the margin rule, the customer data platform cycle (Module 2).
- What does 24763 cover on webrooming, showrooming and bopis, boss, boris?
- In AskSia Library's 24763 guide, the Webrooming, Showrooming and BOPIS, BOSS, BORIS chapter explains where research starts and how purchases are collected or returned (Module 2).
Current 24763 dates
| Date | Item | Control |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 30 August, 11.59 pm | Customer Journey Map due | Week 5; the reflective report and photos are submitted with the map. |
| Sunday 20 September, 11.59 pm | Group Experiential Case Study due | Week 8; one group member submits the report with the TikTok link. |
| Monday 5 October | SparkPLUS peer review deadline on the assignment page | A later announcement gives 27 September; check Canvas. |
| Monday 2 November, 11.59 pm | Omnichannel Strategic Prototype due | Week 14; one file with the report, prototypes and Strategy Builder appendix. |
Dates are as published in the three Canvas assignment pages, the weekly program and the Week 9 announcement for the Spring 2026 offering. Confirm exact deadlines and submission settings in the live LMS.
What 24763 covers
24763 runs as seven learning modules taught through fortnightly workshops in Spring 2026. Modules 1 and 2 define omnichannel marketing and its front-end and back-end elements, Module 3 covers journeys and personas, Module 4 retailing and convergent commerce, Module 5 branding, Module 6 communication, and Module 7 customer data and metrics. The mark comes from three coursework tasks weighted 10%, 30% and 60%.
Omnichannel Versus Multichannel Marketing
silos versus one shared customer record, gains and costs, the nine key aspects, customers versus consumers (Module 1)Two approaches, one test
Module 1 insists that multichannel and omnichannel marketing are different.
- Multichannel marketing and its silos
- Omnichannel and the shared customer record
- Six advantages and six disadvantages
- The nine key aspects of an omnichannel strategy
- Customers, consumers and B2B buyers
- Customer centricity
The 4Cs, Customisation and Personalisation
consistency, convenience, context and content, changes made by or for the customer (Module 1)An updated checklist
The 4Cs were developed to complement the 7Ps with a customer view.
- The 7Ps and the traditional 4Cs
- Consistency, convenience, context and content
- Customisation as an active choice
- Personalisation from behaviour and demographics
- Customise online, collect in store
- Mislabelled tactics in case answers
The Omnichannel Blueprint: Front End and Back End
first, second and third party routes, the margin rule, the customer data platform cycle (Module 2)Plan and platform
Module 2 says an omnichannel experience needs a synchronised front end and a back-end technology system.
- Digital versus physical experiences
- Brand-owned versus partner-operated routes
- First, second and third party examples
- Why partner routes cut margin
- The four steps of a customer data platform
- Starting with a pilot
Webrooming, Showrooming and BOPIS, BOSS, BORIS
where research starts and how purchases are collected or returned (Module 2)The start of the journey
Webrooming is researching online and buying in store; showrooming is the reverse.
- Webrooming: online research, store purchase
- Showrooming: store research, online purchase
- Buy online, pick up in store
- Buy online, ship to store and the endless aisle
- Buy online, return in store
- Which option suits which category
Customer Journeys, Touchpoints and the Hankins Hexagon
journeys versus touchpoints, the hexagon's nodes, a journey map with an emotion line (Module 3)Journeys over touchpoints
A journey runs from awareness to post-purchase across channels.
- What a customer journey covers
- The trouble with touchpoints
- The journey scorecard
- The six nodes of the Hankins Hexagon
- Dominant paths and the habit route
- The journey map template and emotion scale
Generations, Personas and Shopping Behaviour
cohort years, Gen Z evidence from the US and Asia-Pacific readings, building personas (Module 3)Cohorts as a starting point
Module 3 dates five generations, from Baby Boomers to Gen Alpha, and focuses on Gen Z.
- Five cohorts and their birth years
- Gen Z in the US reading
- Gen Z across Asia-Pacific
- Gen Alpha arriving
- Demographic and psychographic persona elements
- The three Workshop 2 generational personas
Omnichannel Retailing, Phygital and the Digital Shelf
the value of omnichannel shoppers, phygital formats, the digital shelf scorecard (Module 4)Why retailers invest
A study of 46,000 shoppers found omnichannel customers spent more per store trip and online, and made more repeat visits, than single-channel customers.
- Omnichannel retailing defined
- The value of omnichannel shoppers
- The Shopify yes-questions
- Phygital versus omnichannel
- Digital experience stores and checkout-free shops
- The digital shelf scorecard and its four dimensions
Convergent Commerce, Delivery and Livestream Retail
new commerce types, truncated journeys, delivery and live shopping (Module 4)New commerce, shorter journeys
Beside e-commerce sit m-commerce, q-commerce, v-commerce, social, contextual and live stream commerce.
- A commerce for every letter
- Convergent commerce defined
- Truncated and expanded journeys
- Why after-purchase stages grow
- Delivery programs and speed promises
- Live stream shopping
Branding, Relationships and the Community Flywheel
brand theory, experiential branding, social word of mouth, the five-part flywheel (Module 5)Brands as experiences
Module 5 reports that digital channels rose from 36% to 58% of customer interactions during the pandemic, so brands must weave digital presence into physical and human contact.
- Brand theory beyond the logo
- The rise of digital interactions
- Point of purchase and in-store activity
- Experiential branding
- Relationships that become advocacy
- Word of mouth on social media
Omnichannel Communication Strategies
IMC and OMS, the communication process, shoppable media, retail media and digital out of home (Module 6)IMC and OMS
Integrated marketing communication is campaign-oriented and keeps the message consistent; omnichannel marketing strategy is customer-oriented and designs how people move across touchpoints.
- Integrated marketing communication
- Omnichannel marketing strategy
- The communication process
- Shoppable media and social commerce
- Retail media networks
- Out of home and digital out of home
Customer Data, Privacy and Direct to Consumer
zero, first, second and third party data, the value exchange, selling direct (Module 7)Four data types
Zero-party data is shared on purpose, first-party data is collected directly, second-party data is another firm’s first-party data, and third-party data is aggregated by outsiders.
- Zero, first, second and third party data
- The five steps of a first-party data strategy
- Cool versus creepy personalisation
- What customers want in exchange for data
- Geofencing
- Direct-to-consumer gains and costs
Omnichannel Metrics: KPIs, NPS and ROI
KPI families, Net Promoter Score, ROI as the subject defines it, campaign ratios, the Strategy Builder (Module 7)What to measure
Module 7 names three KPI families: how many interactions customers have, how good the experience is, and return on investment.
- Interactions, experience quality and ROI
- NPS, CSAT and CES
- Calculating NPS from survey counts
- ROI as the subject defines it
- CTR, CPC, CPA and conversion rate
- Reading the Strategy Builder data
It builds on Marketing Management and Customer Experience and Behaviour, which are its prerequisites, and it is taught in blended mode: there are no formal lectures, students complete a learning module on Canvas before each fortnightly three-hour workshop, and the workshops are practical and not recorded.
How the seven modules build
Module 1 separates omnichannel from multichannel marketing and introduces the omnichannel 4Cs, customisation and personalisation.
Module 2 maps routes to market on the Omnichannel Blueprint and adds webrooming, showrooming and the pickup and return options known as BOPIS, BOSS and BORIS. Module 3 turns to customer journeys, the Hankins Hexagon, generations and personas. Module 4 covers omnichannel retailing, phygital stores, the digital shelf and convergent commerce.
Module 5 treats branding, relationships and the community flywheel, Module 6 communication strategies from shoppable media to digital out of home, and Module 7 customer data and the metrics used to judge a strategy, including Net Promoter Score and return on investment.
How you are assessed
There are three tasks, each built on the last.
An individual customer journey map with a short reflective report is worth 10%. A group experiential case study, a written report on three cases about a fictional company plus a TikTok pre-launch video, is worth 30%. An individual omnichannel strategic prototype, a report with social media and website prototypes and a completed Strategy Builder workbook, is worth 60%.
The subject guidance sets a minimum of 50% overall to pass.
Worked example · free
Work out four campaign ratios for a sneaker launch
- 1Click-through rate: 1,250 clicks ÷ 50,000 impressions × 100 = 2.5%.
- 1Cost per click: $2,000 ÷ 1,250 clicks = $1.60.
- 1Cost per acquisition: $2,000 ÷ 75 sales = $26.67 per customer.
- 1Conversion rate: 75 sales ÷ 1,250 clicks × 100 = 6%; next, the company weighs the $26.67 against margin and ROI and its budget expectations.
Key terms
- Omnichannel Marketing
- A strategy that integrates every channel around shared customer data so the experience stays seamless and consistent as customers switch between them.
- Multichannel Marketing
- Selling and communicating through several channels that operate independently, often in silos with little integration.
- Customer Centricity
- A philosophy that puts the customer at the core of a firm’s decisions, aiming for loyalty, higher lifetime value and sustainable growth.
- Omnichannel 4Cs
- Consistency, convenience, context and content: a customer-centred checklist for every touchpoint in an omnichannel plan.
- Omnichannel Blueprint
- A channel map that sorts routes to market by digital or physical and by brand-owned or partner-operated, plus partner platforms.
- Customer Data Platform
- Software that connects, unifies, analyses and activates customer data from many systems to synchronise the experience.
- Webrooming
- Researching a product online and then buying it in a physical store.
- Showrooming
- Examining a product in a store and then buying it online, often for price or convenience.
- Hankins Hexagon
- A six-node model of the path to purchase with two-way routes, used instead of a linear funnel.
- Digital Shelf
- The set of online places where shoppers discover, select, buy and engage with products.
- Convergent Commerce
- The merging of physical and digital shopping environments, with single touchpoints playing several journey roles.
- Community Flywheel
- A five-part model for building a brand community, from knowing its members to making purchase easy.
- Zero-Party Data
- Information a customer chooses to hand to a brand on purpose, such as quiz or survey answers.
- Net Promoter Score
- A loyalty measure found by taking the share of detractors away from the share of promoters, ranging from −100 to +100.
24763 FAQ
How is the mark made up in this omnichannel marketing subject?
Three coursework tasks make up the whole mark. An individual customer journey map with a short reflection is worth 10%, a group experiential case study with a TikTok pre-launch video is worth 30%, and an individual strategic prototype with social media and website mock-ups is worth 60%. The subject guidance states a minimum of 50% overall to pass.
What is the difference between omnichannel and multichannel marketing?
Both use several channels. Multichannel runs them separately, so each keeps its own view of the customer and a shopper who switches starts again. Omnichannel connects them around shared customer data, so preferences and history follow the customer between website, store, app and social media, and the experience feels continuous.
What do BOPIS, BOSS and BORIS mean?
They are three ways to complete a purchase near the end of the journey. BOPIS is buy online, pick up in store, for items already in local stock. BOSS is buy online, ship to store, used when the chosen store lacks the item. BORIS is buy online, return in store, which simplifies returns and can turn a refund into an exchange.
What is the Hankins Hexagon used for?
It replaces the linear purchase funnel with six nodes: no current need, trigger, explore, compare, purchase and experience the product. Routes run both ways, so shoppers can enter anywhere and double back. Each category tends to have a dominant path, and the group case study suggests using the hexagon to understand how each persona behaves.
Are there rules on using AI in the assignments?
Yes, and each brief sets its own. The journey map allowed AI only for writing and grammar. The prototype allows AI inside design tools, the Library’s Research Assistant and help reading the Strategy Builder data, but not for the strategic design or for writing the report. You must acknowledge any use, and staff may ask for drafts or a viva voce.
What does the strategic prototype need to include?
One file containing a written report of up to 3,000 words, plus or minus 10%, together with prototypes for targeted social media and a website mock-up, with a mobile app optional. The completed Strategy Builder goes in the appendices. The rubric splits 60 points across nine criteria, with metrics and the social media prototype worth 10 points each.
How is return on investment calculated in this subject?
The module defines net profit as revenue generated minus expenses, then divides net profit by the cost of investment and multiplies by 100%. A campaign costing $10,000 that generates $15,000 with $3,000 of expenses therefore returns 120%. The module also warns that ROI misses long-term and non-monetary value.
Questions students ask in each 24763 chapter
- Does using lots of channels make a business omnichannel?
- No. The number of channels does not decide it. A business becomes omnichannel when its channels share customer data, interactions and preferences, so a person can move from website to store or app and carry on where they left off. Many channels run separately is the module’s definition of multichannel. Chapter 01 · Omnichannel Versus Multichannel Marketing
- What are the omnichannel 4Cs?
- They are consistency, convenience, context and content. The module presents them as an update to the traditional 4Cs of consumer needs, cost, convenience and communication, designed for buying decisions that move fluidly between online and offline channels. Chapter 02 · The 4Cs, Customisation and Personalisation
- What are the two dimensions of the Omnichannel Blueprint?
- The first asks whether the experience is digital or physical. The second asks whether the brand runs it or a downstream partner such as a retailer. Crossing them gives four front-end experiences, and the reading adds partner commerce platforms as a fifth route. Chapter 03 · The Omnichannel Blueprint: Front End and Back End
- Is showrooming bad news for stores?
- Not necessarily. Showroomers explore in store and buy online, often for price or convenience, but a retailer with its own website can still win that sale. The module’s study also found omnichannel shoppers webrooming more than showrooming, with prior research raising their store spending. Chapter 04 · Webrooming, Showrooming and BOPIS, BOSS, BORIS
- Why is the purchase funnel called outdated?
- James Hankins argues that buying is rarely a straight line. People enter at different points, double back and change their minds, so his hexagon uses six nodes linked by two-way routes. A brand’s job is to find the dominant path in its category and use marketing to push shoppers along it. Chapter 05 · Customer Journeys, Touchpoints and the Hankins Hexagon
- What years does the subject use for each generation?
- Baby Boomers 1945 to 1964, Gen X 1965 to 1979, Millennials 1980 to 1995, Gen Z 1996 to 2010 and Gen Alpha 2011 to 2026. On the Gen Alpha page the cohort runs from the early 2010s into the mid-2020s, the children of Gen X and Millennials. Chapter 06 · Generations, Personas and Shopping Behaviour
- Is phygital just another word for omnichannel?
- No. The module says an omnichannel experience gives seamless access to many channels that remain distinct, while a phygital experience merges physical and digital into something new, such as augmented reality inside a store. It also collects data on how people move, which raises privacy questions. Chapter 07 · Omnichannel Retailing, Phygital and the Digital Shelf
- What is convergent commerce?
- The reading defines it as physical and digital shopping environments merging, combined with one touchpoint taking on several shopper-journey roles. A social post that creates awareness, informs and sells at once is the typical case, and it widens competition while reducing retailers’ control. Chapter 08 · Convergent Commerce, Delivery and Livestream Retail
- What are the five parts of the community flywheel?
- Understand the target consumers and the communities they engage with; focus on a few hero products; enrich them with genuine stories from the brand and customers; provide content that invites people to create and share their own; and make purchase as easy as possible online and in store. Chapter 09 · Branding, Relationships and the Community Flywheel
- What is the difference between IMC and OMS?
- IMC is campaign-oriented: it focuses on the message and creativity of a campaign across channels. OMS is customer-oriented: it designs the channels, brand touchpoints and the way customers navigate between them. The module says each strengthens the other when aligned. Chapter 10 · Omnichannel Communication Strategies
- What is the difference between zero-party and first-party data?
- Zero-party data is what a customer deliberately volunteers, such as quiz answers or stated preferences. First-party data is collected by the company through its own channels, including behaviour like page visits and purchases that the customer did not consciously hand over. Chapter 11 · Customer Data, Privacy and Direct to Consumer
- What counts as a good Net Promoter Score?
- The module says scores range from −100 to +100, that a positive score, above 0, is generally considered good, and that a score above 50 is excellent. Its own example of 40% promoters and 30% detractors gives a score of 10. Chapter 12 · Omnichannel Metrics: KPIs, NPS and ROI
How to prepare for the assessments
Work in the order the subject is taught and finish each Canvas module before its workshop, because the workshop activities assume you can already apply the ideas. Keep a one-page sheet of the paired distinctions that markers test again and again: multichannel and omnichannel, customisation and personalisation, webrooming and showrooming, BOPIS and BOSS, IMC and OMS, and the four data types from zero to third party.
For each model, write one sentence on how you would use it in the prototype: the blueprint for channel management, the hexagon for persona paths, the scorecard for retailing priorities and the flywheel for branding.
When you build the prototype, start from one persona and trace its journey across your social, website and store touchpoints, then choose two or three lead KPIs and link each to a tactic and a budget line in the Strategy Builder. Rehearse the calculations, NPS, ROI, click-through rate, cost per click, cost per acquisition and conversion rate, until you can explain what each result means for the case.
Read the AI rules in each brief before you start, and keep your notes and drafts as evidence of your own work. If you are stuck, ask Sia to walk through a calculation or test a recommendation against the rubric wording one step at a time.
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