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Bring Your Own Data: The Steppingstone to a Data-Driven Organization

As marketing continues to become more data-driven, marketers are left to wonder what data is appropriate for the specific marketing tactic they want to execute. Even if they know what data they need, they are at the mercy of IT, technology vendors, or service providers to execute the process before they have access to that […]

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Data + Insights

Enterprise Data Supply Chain Approach to Solving End-to-End Data Problems

At Ansira, we use Enterprise Data Supply Chain to address marketers’ end-to-end data needs from source to consolidation, and activation to analytics. Defined at the enterprise level, we think about how to use data to solve problems, creating the culture of data-driven decision making, especially when it comes to marketing investments. Data Supply Chain is […]

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Data + Insights

How Do CPG Brands Use Data?

It’s a race, a race to collect data, but very few companies invest in the resources that would get them to the finish line. Why? These companies realize what prize lies at the end of the race – potentially winning over customers – but do they really know how to leverage this data? We see […]

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CX + Loyalty

Personal vs. Personalized in the Quest for Creating Meaningful Customer Experiences

As marketers, we talk a lot about making meaningful connections with customers. Two words that get thrown around in those conversations are “personal” and “personalized,” and they’re both important concepts to understand for the development of exceptional customer experiences – read on to learn more about the differences and proper context for use. How to […]

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Performance Marketing Strategy

Get the Best Results From Your Web Analytics Platform With the 3 P’s

You can use the snazziest, feature-rich web analytics tool on the planet, but if the data behind the scenes isn’t accurate, your reporting results won’t be beneficial to the business. To ensure your data delivers the ultimate business value, revisit three basic principles essential to the strength of your web analytics framework: planning, partnership, and […]

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CX + Loyalty Strategy

How to Transform Your Loyalty Program

Loyalty programs are proven marketing tactics for encouraging repeat purchases and fostering brand affinity. However, these programs are not without their challenges. Members don’t engage, or they opt out after only a few months. Why? Because the loyalty program doesn’t meet consumers’ heightened expectations for relevant, personalized brand experiences. When loyalty programs work, the payoff […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

22 Best Practices Guaranteed to Improve Your MDF Programs

Editor’s note: In mid-June, we brought together some of our technology clients — Cisco, Sage, Citrix, and Red Hat — to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with market development fund (MDF) programs. We had lively debates and discussions, heard outside perspectives from Forrester and CDW, and shared program best practices. This is the fourth and […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

What Metrics Matter in Your MDF Reporting?

Editor’s note: In mid-June, we brought together some of our technology clients — Cisco, Sage, Citrix, and Red Hat — to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with market development fund (MDF) programs. We had lively debates and discussions, heard outside perspectives from Forrester and CDW, and shared program best practices. This is the third article […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

A Quick Guide to Optimizing Email Metrics

Growing email analytics and big data capabilities are a priority for 42 percent of brands, according to research conducted by Litmus Analytics. Data is the most powerful tool you can use to extend customer profiles, deepen audience segmentation, and, ultimately, personalize experiences. But the sheer volume of information makes it difficult to know where to […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

The Urgency of Multicultural Marketing

Across 21 of the 25 major U.S. markets, 84% of consumers are multicultural. This equates to an enormous $4.3 trillion in consumer buying power. By 2044, the nation’s three largest multicultural groups — Hispanics, African Americans, and Asians — will become the new majority within the U.S. population. This multicultural shift is more than “skin […]