This whitepaper looks at how chief marketers in financial services are changing the culture inside their organizations, championing data analytics and personalization, and remaining relevant in the eyes of the customer.... More
This whitepaper looks at how chief marketers in retail are moving away from data analytics that identify yesterday’s trends and towards cognitive analytics that predict tomorrow’s buying behavior.... More
Possessing a vast abundance of ever-multiplying customer data, Africa’s leading wireless network operators and communications service providers are now hardwired to turn this under-performing asset base into a new form of “data currency” that can create customer value, generate new revenue streams, and be used for competitive advantage. ... More
Marketers need to get a handle on lead gen before it’s too late. This strategic brief features key insights gleaned from nine in-depth interviews and covers the 10 questions every brand should ask when vetting a lead gen vendor.... More
This research defines a model and roadmap for how chief marketing officers can generate greater customer value, affinity and revenue growth through live interpretation through the lens of an industry in the throes of massive transformation and disruption: Telco.... More
This report dives into two case studies that explore transformation as an evolving journey, where the pace and direction are directed by customers, rather than processes and platforms.... More
GDPR, the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation, has forced marketers to rethink their operations to ensure they are compliant. Yet new research highlights that far too many marketers are unaware that GDPR even applies to them, and have taken no steps to modify their policies.... More
This report highlights how the three critical functions as it relates to customer engagement: marketing, commerce and supply chain, seek to elevate data strategies to personalize outreach, streamline operations and identify new opportunities.... More
This preliminary report in the research initiative, “Doing More With Data,” in partnership with IBM, highlights the current status of customer engagement strategies and organizations’ ability to leverage data successfully. ... More
According to this study from the CMO Council, 75 percent of CMOs believe their jobs are on the line if their customer experience strategies are unsuccessful. Moreover, nearly half of marketing respondents believe it is possible their jobs will be at risk should technology investments fail, even though there are other factors that have a direct impact on the role.... More
A landmark CMO Council and BPI Network study exploring the impact of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in a complex and changing ecosystem. The Industrial Internet of Things will transform business and industrial performance, delivering significant improvements in operational efficiency and uptime, as well as growth from new business models, products, services and customer experiences.... More
While today’s connected customers expect more seamless, frictionless experiences than ever before, this study reveals that marketers are failing to keep pace with those expectations, despite the wealth of data, analytics and engagement systems currently in place.... More
While there is an over-abundance of consumer data and analytics, marketers have yet to master what meteorologists and economists do best: funnel this multiplicity of data into actionable insights to reliably anticipate and predict what’s ahead and then prepare for it. According to this study from the CMO Council—entitled “Predicting Routes to Revenue"—only 5 percent of mar... More
In light of the growing opportunity within the SMB market opportunity, the CMO Council partnered with Radius to address the real questions that marketers targeting SMBs need to be asking themselves in order to effectively position themselves within the SMB market and create intelligence-driven approaches to reaching these customers. Download the complimentary strategic brief today.... More
This study by the CMO Council and Tealium, the leader in real-time unified marketing solutions, finds strong links to suggest that improved business and marketing performance are directly related to having a formal roadmap for digital marketing technology acquisition, integration and data unification. The online research is based on Q3 2014 interactions with 150 senior marketers in North America.... More
This paper looks at how leading brands are turning big data into actionable customer insights and engagements. ... More
This report identifies a number of gaps in the customer intelligence process and underscores the importance of arming front-line resources with alerts and insights to capitalize on moments of opportunity. ... More
As organizations realize the importance of delivering on a more customer-centric overall business strategy, big data has emerged as the real glue that has permanently cemented the relationship between the CMO and CIO.... More
When it comes to improving the customer experience through better market listening, responsiveness, and leveraging of data and actionable insights, most of APAC’s senior marketers felt they were not there yet, but were working toward it.... More