There is some debate about the extent to which the internet of things (IoT) is affecting customer intelligence. We have the potential for something new: IoT could mark the end of segmented marketing and the start of “momentary marketing”’. But is this really happening yet? Current deployments give us some
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Back in 2001, when I started working in the enterprise marketing software business, customer relationship management or CRM was seen as the cure all from a sales and marketing perspective. “If only we could more quickly send direct mailers offering a buy one, get one video rental, we could corner the
Privacy is a perennial issue. Whether it is a data breach at the IRS, deliberate leaks such as the Panama Papers or simple non-compliance of data rules, privacy is a regular source of news stories and concern to those responsible for managing personal data of any kind. The Internet of
When it comes to strong brand equity, everyone in the organization has to have a seat at the table. Brand equity is the result of positive interactions and transactions between the consumer and brand – across all touchpoints and all communication channels. It is built over time by brands being
Generating rich customer insights – the centerpiece of successful marketing efforts – is more arduous and crucial in today’s digitally saturated world. Brands must not only understand their customers across all touch points, but analyze and glean patterns from their behavior, and quickly respond to the faintest signs of changing
All of us we have had the unfortunate experience of going to a store and encountering a salesperson who is unable to give us expert advice about a product or service. It’s not because salesperson is unwilling to help us, but rather because he or she does not know in
Recently I read an article on National Retail Federation's "Halloween Headquarters" that 1 out of 6 millennials will dress up their animal for Halloween versus 13% of adults. With the rise in cat lovers and hipsters, I wasn’t surprised. I’m not going to lie, I once had a Pomeranian named Armani
If a data lake isn’t a data warehouse, as I proposed in my last post, then it behooves us to better understand more about this “new” data lake structure. In the fifth and final post in this series titled, Big Data Cheat Sheet on Hadoop, we’ll highlight some of the
In response to my last post—Marketers ask: Why do we need Hadoop if we’re not doing big data?—a Twitter follower asked this question: It’s a fair question. Typically, marketers are more interested in the car (in this case, big data) than they are in the engine (Hadoop). But Hadoop is
In the movie Minority Report, while the leading actor walks through the mall and experiences personalized greetings all around him, there is a clear flash of how the future of marketing may look: a customer journey marked by relevant and personalized experiences. Getting back to the reality of today, the typical