When news of COVID-19 became real for me, when I started understanding the potential impact of the pandemic to what I’ve got rolling for conDati as an aggressive, growth-focused 2020 marketing plan, I instinctively thought of all of you, my CMO and marketing leadership colleagues. I was guessing that you may be reeling, too, and feeling the same pressures to lead well in this time of shifting priorities and strategies.
Read More »Recently, I had the privilege to co-host with Adweek an amazing group of data-driven, digital marketing thought leaders for a webcast titled: The 4 Essential Elements of Data-Driven Marketing: What You Need to Know in 2020. From my time with them, this blog represents the first in a series to highlight some of the best takeaways from our panel discussion: Check out the panelists who drew close to 1500 registrants!
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I love what I do. I especially love it when fellow marketing leaders take the time to share their business wisdoms, energy, passions, and personal learnings—because it lights a fire in me. For all the marketing leaders out there who also love what they do, relish a good challenge, and who appreciate the bond we all share as we venture into a new decade—enjoy some favorite 2019 takeaways from my time with these 6 incredible chief marketers. By the way, this was not an easy task given my
Read More »In our recent blog post, "Is Marketing Ready for Artificial Intelligence?", we mentioned going deeper into today’s applications of data science for marketing. These AI-fueled applications not only give you a competitive advantage, they help you get a head start on your 2020 business goals. Let’s dive into the data science application of forecasting.
Read More »As marketing leaders, we know the drill when it comes to planning. The first step is to always understand the business goals and objectives for our organization’s upcoming year, quarter or season—depending on the type of business you lead. From there, we typically look at historical performance so we can forecast results and revenue. We do this to set marketing targets and drive budget conversations. And finally—with our data in hand—we sit with executives who ask us lots of questions to get
Read More »Today, marketing leaders can far more accurately predict ROI and ROAS in their 2020 planning through data science. The magic happens when AI and machine learning is applied to unified cross-channel campaign data, writes, conDati Co-Founder and CMO Linh Ho.
Read More »In this third blog in the series, Through the Data Lens: CMOs Get Real, our outstanding panel of industry thought leaders shared high-level insights and energizing ideas for marketing leaders to pocket as we venture forth—especially valuable as we round out our 2020 planning.
Read More »C-suite support for data initiatives is changing. Those at the helm are seeing the advantages of shifting from a reliance on data as a tactical tool to a strategically leverageable source of rich insights. There is a new willingness to invest in the people, process, and tools related to accurately capturing marketing data and making business decisions based on it. As evidence of this, database health KPIs are now showing up on more CMO scorecards. There are also new skillsets joining the
Read More »After a few AI winters, we may have finally entered the golden age for Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The environment for the expansion of ML for marketing has never been better, with exponential growth in data volume now meeting sophisticated algorithms and AI procedures to solve all kinds of business challenges. Couple this capability with the incredible efficiency of cloud storage and compute services, and the world is well
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