Being a CMO used to be straightforward, with a laser focus on branding, advertising and lead generation. Enterprise functions outside of marketing "ownership" were not a problem, as the CMO didn't report the financials, wasn't responsible for deploying technology, didn't have to approve all hires and really didn't "own" the sale in many cases.
https://www.marketingdive.com/news/why-cross-collaboration-is-critical-to-the-modern-cmos-success/513762/
The digital age has brought with it a horde of data. And coming from various sources and in large quantities, the availability of this data has created many new and insightful opportunities for digital marketers. Modern digital marketers are using data in a myriad of ways, such as gauging success (with Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs), driving improvement (e.g. campaign effectiveness or website usability) and boosting lead generation. However, this heavy reliance on intelligent marketing data necessitates an analysis solution, which comes in the form of dashboarding software.
In this article, we will outline the various benefits of KPI dashboarding software as well as list the top software available for digital marketing managers.
https://mopinion.com/kpi-dashboarding-software-digital-marketing-managers/
From cost management to gaining new insights, Big Data is becoming an invaluable business tool.
Technology is constantly advancing, and as a result, devices are consuming ever-increasing amounts of data. According to research from tech giant IBM, we create around 2.5 quintillion bytes of data on a daily basis and in 2013 it was calculated that 90% of all the data in existence had been created in just the previous two years – a maxim still frequently recited in tech keynotes.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/big-data/30095/using-big-data-to-transform-business-processes/
Another year has passed and Digital Customer Experience (CX) finds itself – once again – at the top of many business agendas. Not surprisingly however, considering many experts are calling CX ‘the new battlefield’. Dramatic, I know – but there is some truth in the expression. In fact, 2018 is the year Gartner predicted that more than 50% of organisations will redirect their investments towards customer experience innovations. So why is there such a high demand to provide a good digital customer experience? And as a result, what kinds of innovations and trends can we expect to see this year?
https://mopinion.com/top-digital-customer-experience-cx-trends-for-2018/
Having the right tools in your toolbelt is a fundamental part of being a successful digital marketer. In fact, it’s almost impossible for digital marketers nowadays to perform their daily tasks without the assistance of these tools; tools that help automate processes and save precious time and money, ensuring a good return on marketing investment. From email marketing and CRM tools to analytics and project management, there are quite a few tools to choose from when forming your own martech stack this year.
https://mopinion.com/nl/top-27-tools-martech-stack-2020/
In the fashion world new styles are always popping up, supplanting the mainstays in a constantly evolving organic life cycle. To be successful in this environment, industry leaders need to consistently understand how customers are perceiving their ideas and then be able to act on this information. This same philosophy should be applied to brands hoping to improve their Customer Experience, because customer preferences are constantly shifting. The ability to stay up-to-date and produce a modern Customer Experience can be a differentiator for brands hoping to form lifetime relationships with the population they serve.
http://customerthink.com/the-importance-of-conveying-a-modern-customer-experience/
As customer experience management practices and technology have matured, the ways in which companies capture and use customer feedback has transformed on multiple levels.
Here are 10 ways that illustrate this transformation in VoC programmes from ‘then’ to ‘now’:
http://mws-digidesk.com/2018/02/02/the-evolution-of-voice-of-the-customer-voc/
Many businesses today are tasked with a common issue, making a connection with Gen Z. This new generation of consumers is unique to other age groups as they have been born into the era of technology and the 24/7 economy. In 2020, Gen Z will make up 40 percent of U.S. consumers, so many businesses need to be prepared to capitalise on this rising market segment. After all, they currently have the buying power of $143 billion.
http://uctoday.com/contact-centre/the-answer-to-connecting-with-gen-z-the-power-of-voice/
If you got wedged under a rock in 2017, it may be both a blessing and a curse that you missed the CRM AI media frenzy. AI showed up everywhere, rivaling electricity’s systemic emergence a century ago, allegedly injecting sage-like wisdom into everything from sales forecasting tools to email subject lines generators.
https://customerthink.com/the-8-hottest-crm-ai-trends-to-put-eyes-on-in-2018/
Gartner made some interesting predictions about customer experience (CX) and the marketing technology associated with it in early 2017. The research firm suggested customer experience management would continue to top CEO, CMO and CIO agendas, calling it the “watchword of our age.” On the technology side, Gartner predicted CMO technology spending would exceed that of CIOs and that eventually, the CIO role will fall under the CMO organizationally.
https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/surveying-the-customer-experience-technology-landscape/
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