The e-commerce personalization industry has sold brands a lie. For years, vendors have promised that every business can replicate the one-to-one experiences of Amazon and Netflix. The reality? Most website visitors are anonymous, privacy regulations have eliminated traditional tracking methods, and the content required for true personalization demands resources most brands simply don’t have.

Brian Anderson, founder of AI-powered commerce platform Nacelle, exposes why 63% of marketing leaders still struggle with personalization despite massive investments. The problem isn’t the technology―it’s applying retention strategies to acquisition challenges. You can’t personalize for people you don’t know.

This book introduces:

• the Three-Stage Personalization Framework: Strategic Segmentation for anonymous visitors
• Progressive Identification for engaged prospects
• Individual Personalization for known customers.

Each stage employs different tactics matched to different levels of customer identification, all powered by AI that solves the historic content bottleneck.

Through detailed case studies and implementation guides, Anderson demonstrates how brands have scaled from $10 million to $120 million by embracing intelligent segmentation over impossible one-to-one approaches. Readers will learn to evaluate AI solutions, avoid vendor hype, build ethical data practices, and measure real ROI through metrics that matter―conversion rate, average order value, and customer lifetime value.

The AI commerce revolution is here. This book provides the framework to win it.