A New Lesson Plan for Back-to-School Marketing
Brands need to be rethinking their back-to-school marketing strategy in 2017 as the traditional lesson plan for reaching shoppers grows stale. The start of summer may mean that K-12 students finally get their welcomed break, but most retailers are getting ahead on their summer reading in the form of consumer…
Hotel Brands Rely on Data to Attract Guests, New and Old
Digital hotel marketing heats up as major brands compete with each other and online travel agencies (OTAs) while seeking better customer loyalty. Through data-backed insights, hotel marketing helps make bucket-list trips a reality while also improving experiences for regular travelers. Most people rely on various forms of online research to…
Adweek: Omnicom’s New Chatbot Arms Its Network of Agencies With More Data and Analytic Tools
Omnicom’s newest data scientist hire is a chatbot—kind of. To arm its network of agencies with more data and analytic tools, Omnicom-owned Annalect is launching an internal chatbot called Annalect Utility Bot Interface (or AUBI) that spits out deep troves of data faster than the agency’s team of data scientists…
Chatbots Lend Marketers a Helping Hand
More than just entertaining, chatbots can improve customer experience and collect critical marketing data that can enrich predictive analytics and more. Since the golden age of pulp science fiction, humans have speculated about the logical and ethical challenges of artificial intelligence (AI). Now, chatbot AIs can order a pizza for us.…
Handling Consumer Data in the New Era
Shifting regulations and consumer demands for privacy have forced marketers to examine their data practices, technology stack, and security. Today’s constant stream of consumer data promises companies exciting abilities and groundbreaking insight into their audiences. Modern marketers collect and leverage all sorts of customer data, whether it is direct engagement…
Marketers Capitalize on Consumer Intent
In an era where most people have smartphones and want things now, brands are adopting intent-based marketing strategies to satisfy consumers’ immediate needs. Our modern tendency to reach for our phones any time we need information has caused many marketers to pivot strategies. In an age where information is always…