Customer Intelligence Blog
Evolving relationships for business growth
Five years ago, banking’s Holy Grail was knowing customers and providing them with the best offers. Today, the goal is still knowing customers — but the ultimate goal is providing the best customer experience. That may involve an offer – or it might be something else. And figuring out what
The recent uptick in buzz around Hadoop caught my attention, and as always, my what’s-in-it-for-me filter kicked in, so I started sniffing around. It turns out that Hadoop brings some big advantages to the world of data that we marketers depend on so much, and as a result, I think
Sir Terry Leahy speaks with the clarity and purpose of someone used to speaking the language of data. When he was CEO of global retail giant Tesco, he presided over an organization that became the UK’s biggest retailer and enjoyed sustained robust growth - more than 10% annually over 20
We as marketers always try to secure the customer at the center of our universe. We learned this basic truth from early years as marketers but often times we stray from that guiding principal. We get distracted by product development, product innovation, chasing that next shiny object and the buzz we can
Picture your "typical" sports fan - body paint, tailgating, banners on the car, and so on. You can easily imagine that person as a brand evangelist. Now think of someone you know who loves to read. Would you ever put the sports fan and the book lover in the same
Considering the large investment every organization makes in people, the impact of hiring and retaining talent can’t be overstated. With the pace of change facing most marketing organizations, what I see specifically is the need to find and retain people that are innovative, agile and anything but complacent. A tall order?