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January 25, 2021 25 Jan'21
Customer analytics firms merge to take on Salesforce, Adobe

Manthan Systems and RichRelevance, vendors specializing in customer analytics, recently merged to bring together AI-fueled insights with expertise in global retail.
October 01, 2020 01 Oct'20
Pandemic speeds up digital transformation in sports

Professional sports teams and leagues are looking to the digital world as they seek other revenue streams due to the loss of fans in the seats during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 21, 2020 21 Aug'20
Customer location data leads to deeper level of insight

Behavioral analytics tell more about a person's true self than consumer data, according to Gravy Analytics CEO Jeff White, and are therefore key to data-driven decisions.
February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20
Chief experience officers, chief customer officers on rise

Since 2017, more CXOs and CCOs have shown up in Gartner's customer experience management survey. They don't always report to the CMO, but marketing's ownership of CX is growing.

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Four first steps for customer data management

Forrester's Mike Gualtieri details how to develop a unified plan to manage customer data that gives business users what they need to manage CRM programs. Continue Reading
Big data analytics for healthcare improves patient care, operations

As the amount of patient data in hospitals continues to grow, healthcare big data analytics can help improve patient safety by providing valuable insights in near-real time. Continue Reading
Predictive analytics improve customer experience journey

Azumi Mobile, a smartphone manufacturer, takes advantage of software from DeviceBits to merge AI, machine learning and predictive analytics to overhaul its customer experience journey. Continue Reading