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What Data-Obsessed Marketers Don’t Understand

Harvard Business Review

Big data has become the X factor of modern marketing, the hero of every marketer’s story. You may be thinking that data will magically turn bush-league marketing into a winning “Moneyball” performance. Data, alone, isn’t what makes marketing move the needle for business.

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7 Steps to Deliver Better Customer Experiences

Harvard Business Review

We were supposed to be coming up with ideas for improving the company’s customer experiences, but the head of operations could not think of a single new customer service idea to explore. Each of these executives offered plenty of ideas when the discussion turned to promotions, social media tactics, and marketing messages.

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