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Marketing In The Age Of Machine Learning

“Adviser brands represent a shift away from a traditional focus on top-of-the-funnel campaigns and marketing-centric metrics. There is no longer a delineation between digital and traditional customers. Anyone with a smartphone traverses between online and offline activities without a second thought. Customers are becoming more connected and mobile and as a result, more impatient and demanding.”

A Prelude to Innovation: Figure Out How The World is Changing and How To Be More Relevant as It Evolves – Brian Solis

There are many places in this world I hope to one day experience. On that list was Sofia, Bulgaria. I use the past tense as I’m so happy to report that I had the opportunity to visit this beautiful city (and country) for the DigitalK conference. What a great event! I presented on topic that I refer to as “A Prelude to Innovation.” It’s meant to spotlight the important actions and events serving as the introduction to innovation itself. Shortly…

Half of Marketers Aren’t Getting CX Right, Here’s Why

Customer experience is the fundamental driver behind customer-centric marketing today. From creating content of value to sending out personalized messaging and analyzing data to learn more about customer expectations, the whole point is always to enhance CX. However, new research published by the CMO Council reveals that about half of marketers – 47 percent – …

Customer Experience, Where It is Now, and Where It Will Go Next – Brian Solis

Leo Bertelli was gracious enough to invite Brian Solis for an interview on the state and future of CX. The conversation was so engrossing that I wanted to share it with you here. I hope it helps you! What do you think have been the most significant advances in CX in previous years? You can’t talk about customer experience if you don’t appreciate what the word experience means – and as the author of a book on experience design, I struggled…

Facebook sees ad spend boom despite data scandal

Disproving sceptics predicting a doomsday scenario for Facebook has seen a 19% increase in ad spend on its core platform and Instagram quarter-over-quarter and a 48% increase year-over-year, according to new research. The data, from 4C Insights, indicates that Facebook’s enduring performance can be attributed to strong return on investment for marketers dispelling any fallout…

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