Most Customer Data Goes To Waste: IDC
A whopping 80% of consumer data is wasted, says IDC, and marketing and IT must work together to fix that.
If you've taken a look at the latest A2 infographic, Listening to the Voice of the Customer, you know of the disconnect between marketing's desire to become customer-centric and its ability to get there. Heck, even if you're not in marketing, you can well imagine the challenge.
Marketing has to be in charge of the customer's digital experience, yet digital life is changing at a rapid pace. While the customer voice grows ever stronger, it's coming from many directions and in many forms. Marketing's view remains largely channelized, and rather myopic as a result.
The answer is simple -- on paper, that is. "We need modern marketing and modern selling, both of which put the buyer front and center. To achieve this, you're going to need an aggressive focus on data, on content, and on the competencies of using these new digital channels," says Kathleen Schaub, vice president of IDC's CMO Advisory Service.
Ah, if only real life were so simple.
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