Month: November 2017

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Best practice Data Governance & Security Europe GDPR Legal & Compliance Strategy and Management UK

Focus on the merits of GDPR – rebuilding consumer trust

merits of GDPR

For most marketers, 2018 will be a milestone year – the year when their data comes under scrutiny by both regulators and consumers themselves, who are increasingly aware of the value of their personal details and concerned about how they are used. Is your company ready to comply with the changing GDPR? Are your data policies in order? Marketers need to focus on the merits of GDPR and how it will rebuild consumer trust. Here’s what you should be aware of and why you should be preparing now, before the new regulation becomes law in May 2018.

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Americas Content Marketing Data Driven Channels Global Insight USA

The power of influence: 5 big changes to consumer reviews in 2017

marketing personas, consumer reviews

Testimonials, opinions, social proof – call them what you will, but consumer reviews are on the up when it comes to what influences a business’s potential customers. Whether fake or fair, people are reading and acting on these online reviews. Here’s a careful look at the latest trends and how consumer trust is measuring up:

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Data Management Global Insight Strategy and Management

The data scientist, examined – addressing the talent gap in data analytics

data management, data scientist

It is now generally agreed that the process of analysing data is key to successful marketing. Collecting data from happy and consenting customers is fine, but putting that data to good use – identifying trends, optimising campaigns and examining effectiveness in detail – is still a skill that many marketing departments lack. How skilled is your data scientist? …What’s that? You don’t have one, just a regular marketer trying to keep all the balls in the air (and dropping a few)? Find out why the science of data is so important – as is the need to fill that specific role.

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Data Driven Channels Global Insight Marketing Automation

What marketing automation platform is right for your business?

Marketing automation platform

So you’re thinking of scaling up your business’ marketing activity with a powerful marketing automation platform. But which platform is right for your business? What are you looking to do and what do you want to achieve? No matter what your objective is, there are three main contenders in the marketplace, according to Bob Dearsley, that he distinguishes above the rest. But which one do you choose? Read on for his answer!

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Europe Global Insight Strategy and Management UK

Changing role of chief marketing officer – who is the CMO of the future?

chief marketing officer

The modern CMO must shine in an ever-changing and increasingly challenging workplace, in a role that is in a constant state of flux. Essentially, it’s because of Big Data – customer expectations and technological innovation are combining to pile the pressure on marketers to showcase skills that were never required of them just a few years ago. How do they feel and how do they cope? Jamie Matthews shares some expertise and some survival tips:

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Influencer Marketing 2.0 and the rise of your ‘people channel’

marketing message, influencer marketing 2.0

The rise of Influencer Marketing 2.0. At the recent Wave 2017 conference, thought-leaders like Brian Solis laid out why we must move to a new model for influence and advocacy and how to make the most out of your ‘people channel’. We summarise the main talking points and look at what best practice influencer marketing should look like in 2018.

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Black Friday fever and Cyber Monday mania! Will your holiday marketing strategy pass muster?

holiday marketing strategy

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or rather Christmas shopping and the retail frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Originating in the States immediately after Thanksgiving (which is on the third Thursday of November), it’s become a regular shopping event across the world, with brands knocking down prices to thwart competitors, and sharp-elbowed customers grabbing those deals fast. Sleep and you weep: in the past, some High Street shops have found they should’ve drafted in more staff and, online, surging traffic has caused some unprepared e-retail sites to wobble and crash; unforgivable errors that many customers don’t forget. How ready is your business and how stable your holiday marketing strategy?

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Best practice Europe GDPR Global Legal & Compliance Strategy and Management UK

The top five GDPR myths . . . answered

gdpr myths

The General Data Protection Regulation coming into force next May will create new rules to keep data safe. But it is causing concern for companies aiming to ensure the data they hold stays within that new law. Panic has spread rumours and now there are many GDPR myths circulating. Sam Reed explores five of the biggest myths around GDPR and discusses its impact.

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Global Insight Strategy and Management

Better measurement and attribution ‘key to the future’ of influencer marketing

influencer marketing

Rakuten Marketing research has found that UK marketers are willing to pay large sums to social stars and ‘influencers’ – but 86% of marketers admit they aren’t entirely sure how the fees are calculated and 38% don’t know if that layout is actually driving sales. Despite this, spend on influencer marketing is on the rise. James Collins studies the stats behind this latest trend in celebrity marketing and tots up the value.

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Data Driven Channels Global Insight

Safety in numbers: proving and evaluating social media ROI

employee advocacy

Social media has been one of the defining elements of our new generation. There’s no denying its power: we’ve seen nearly every aspect of our lives altered, from something as simple as staying connected to old friends, to affecting election results. But marketers remain unclear how to prove the business worth of social – and how to track social media ROI. Here’s how to dig into the data and keep tabs on it all . . .

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