Over the last few years, a great deal of media attention has centered around big data. Companies are amassing data at an incredible rate, thanks to online shopping, social networks and an ever-increasing number of apps. Marketers have more opportunities to really get to know their customers and find engaging ways to deliver personalized messages.
Companies are drowning in data. As of 2011, IDC reported that big-data creation and replication would reach almost 1.8 trillion gigabytes.
Companies today amass more data than ever before, and a digital transformation tends to increase the amount of data collected. Due in part to the volume of data that most companies have accumulated, marketers are urged to be more data-driven if they want to achieve the best results for their efforts.
Marketing professionals need to offer engaging customer experiences across all channels. They also need an understanding of the impact their marketing investments are making.
Marketing used to be easier. At the time, all you had to do was place a few print ads, buy a couple spots on radio or television, put up some billboards, or mail out flyers addressed to "Occupant." Then you could relax and wait for the orders to arrive, and in a few weeks or months, you could calculate your return on your advertising investment.
