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Evolving relationships for business growth![Big data privacy is about you, me, them, and us](https://blogs.sas.com/content/customeranalytics/files/2014/09/SDC_MOPS-square.png)
Today, we live in an always-on digital world. We work online. We socialize online. We shop online. We bank online. We support causes online. Not to mention, we drive on toll roads with our EZPasses, go to Disney World with our MagicBands, and check our personal stats with our Fitbits.
![I smell bacon innovation!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/customeranalytics/files/2014/10/Prosciutto.jpg)
I had the opportunity recently to attend the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) “Masters of Marketing” conference. In almost every presentation, each CMO credited their success in the marketplace with an ability to take risks. With the stratospheric growth in digital marketing initiatives and a need for speed-to-market, rapid innovation
![From Mad Men to Math Men HBO's Mad Men series is very popular.](https://blogs.sas.com/content/customeranalytics/files/2014/11/Mad-Men-Tweet.jpg)
In a recent post Today's agencies: the new Mad Men of data, my colleague Diana DiMaiuta mentioned that marketers need to use big data to enhance the customer experience, do better segmentation and automate campaign reporting. But there is more to it... it's not only about these three topics. It's about
![We’re traveling at the speed of cool to creepy](https://blogs.sas.com/content/customeranalytics/files/2014/09/SDC_MOPS-square.png)
Who would you give your personal information to: your state’s new toll road system, an amusement park, neither, or both? At a Forrester event earlier this year, Melissa Parrish, a Forrester VP and research director, told the story about how her father (we’ll call him Bob), who lives in New Jersey,
![How analytics helps avoid customer relationship break-ups Jim Foreman talking about marketing.](https://blogs.sas.com/content/customeranalytics/files/2014/10/J-Foreman2.jpg)
You can always tell when a person is enjoying himself – the bright eyes, the smiling face and the hand gestures are unmistakable. Jim Foreman from Staples is an executive that clearly enjoys talking about both marketing and analytics, which makes his presentations both informative and enjoyable. Recently, Jim shared
![The Magic Johnson way to marketing success Magic Johnson at DMA 2014](https://blogs.sas.com/content/customeranalytics/files/2014/10/Magic1.jpg)
Earvin “Magic” Johnson is very large in stature and even larger in personality. He is often remembered as a professional basketball star and is now making his mark in the business world in a characteristically large-sized way. And Magic just loves to prove people wrong – especially if they tell him