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Understanding Customers Is Everyone's Job

Harvard Business Review

Creating products and services for market segments of one (" mass customization ") isn''t easy. The only way it can happen: marketing, IT, operations, and human resources functions must collaborate in unprecedented ways. They''re using tailored suggestions to drive customer loyalty.

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The Rebirth of the CMO

Harvard Business Review

McKinsey’s DataMatics 2013 survey shows that companies that use customer analytics extensively are more than twice as likely to generate above-average profits as those that don’t. To have the influence to help set business strategy for the company, CMOs need to translate customer insights into terms meaningful to senior leadership.

P&L 11
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5 Tips For Brand Survival In Today's Social Climate

Eric Jacobson

All aspects of business have been affected from technology to human resources to marketing. Even more important, all employees have become their own personal brands – some even major influencers – with their own fans and followers. Therefore, in today’s social climate, who owns a brand’s messaging?

Brand 50