If nothing else you read puts your marketing efforts in perspective, this should: It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages. Henry Ford Our customers deserve our respect. And I believe that, by and large, marketers
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Digital intelligence is a trending term in the space of digital marketing analytics that needs to be demystified. Let's begin by defining what a digital marketing analytics platform is: Digital marketing analytics platforms are technology applications used by customer intelligence ninjas to understand and improve consumer experiences. Prospecting, acquiring, and holding on
As data-driven marketers, you are now challenged by senior leaders to have a laser focus on the customer journey and optimize the path of consumer interactions with your brand. Within that journey there are three trends (or challenges) to focus on: Deeply understanding your target audience to anticipate their needs
SAS Customer Intelligence 360 is a new digital marketing hub offering that enables users to plan, analyze, manage, and track customer journeys. It includes SAS 360 Discover for digital intelligence and SAS 360 Engage for execution capabilities that enable marketers to dynamically create, manage, and place digital content across a variety
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
My smartphone’s alarm clock app recently did something it’s never done. It failed to go off. I slept through my exercise class. Grrrr! After texting an apology to my trainer, I looked online for a solution. Google knows everything, right? I found the answer in an online support community, tweaked
I’m a marketing technology marketer. I need to practice what I preach. Not a day that goes by (well, okay, not a workday goes by) that I’m not talking about the importance of optimizing the customer journey. But, it’s not just about acquiring new customers and cross-selling new products. It’s about creating
As promised a couple of weeks ago, I am very happy to share Part 2 of a webcast series highlighting how SAS participates in the space of digital analytics for data-driven marketing with applications for personalization and attribution. Before launching the video, let me set some context for what you are
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
Digital analytics primarily supports functions of customer and prospect marketing. When it comes to the goals of digital analysis, it literally mirrors the mission of modern marketing. But what exactly is today's version of marketing all about? Honestly, we've been talking about this for years. And years. We ALL know