These days it seems like everyone has at least one email address. I have three I check on a regular basis. Which email address I provide to someone has a lot to do with their relationship with me. If it’s a business relationship, they get my Right On Interactive address, a personal relationship my Gmail […]
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No doubt you’ve already heard the day everyone in online advertising and marketing has been fearing has arrived. Google has cut off all keyword data. It’s no more. Google now provides encrypted searches using HTTPS (secure search) and keyword data will no longer be shared with website owners. Secure search eliminates the ability for organizations […]
You’ve seen and studied the diagrams. Maybe you paid to hear subject matter experts talk about it. You’ve certainly experienced it for yourself. Every once in awhile it’s a trendy phrase, but it’s never really gone away or come back. It’s always there but marketers don’t always focus on it. I’m talking about the customer […]
Recently, we shared how dealing with big data can be like getting lost in the woods. It’s tough to see the big picture with so much digital information surrounding you. The first step to surviving the big data wilderness is to understand what it is, now the tough part — admitting you’re lost. As is […]
Engagement indicates a person’s level of commitment. It can come in many forms, such as diamond rings or “@” replies. But engagement, however you get it, can be the difference between a suspect, a qualified lead and a returning customer. As we recently discussed, lead scoring ranks your prospective customers based upon metrics your organization deems […]
Ask your sales, marketing and client success teams to define a typical customer for your organization and you’ll receive at least three different answers. As I wrote last week, big data can help build your customer profile (assuming it’s good data) as well as your ideal customer profile as they may not be the same. […]
There can be quite a difference between who your customers are, who you think they are and who you want them to be. Earlier this year, we discussed big data and its value to organizations – especially those who want to better understand their customer base. Big data also enables marketers to create a profile […]
A recent Gartner Survey, “Predicts 2013: Information Innovation,” reveals 42% of respondents have either invested in big data technology or are planning to do so within a year. The popularity of big data technology can be attributed to the many possibilities it brings about for businesses. Big data integrates data from diverse and disparate sources and subjects it […]
A survey conducted by the SAS Institute reveals that 67% of companies use big data to gain competitive advantage over their competitors. However, it is a fallacy to assume that big data simply equates to aggregating more and more data. In fact, aggregating data is merely a precursor to the real thing, trying to extrapolate […]
Marketing (and big data!) is the engine that fuels company growth. To be effective, the marketer has to shift their focus from ensuring the success of their campaigns to ensuring the success of the overall business strategy. While there are many ways and approaches a marketer can take, a common thread that runs across all […]