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Several marketers are still operating under data silos. While data sets are being compiled to enhance the transactional power with the goal of wanting to achieve a 360-degree consumer view, they often don’t offer the full 'data picture' to understand the whole consumer.

There’s a newish industry protocol that’s going to be receiving a lot of attention this year. Whether you send mail, read mail, or manage inboxes for others, The ‘Brand Indicators for Message Identification’ (BIMI) protocol is something that should appeal to you.

You mention to your spouse that you need to pick up a new dog bed, and suddenly you start seeing ads for dog beds in your social feeds. Is your phone or smart home assistant listening? Maybe.

Truly progressive brands have evolved to look at ALL of their customers through a loyalty lens; not only those who are enrolled in their loyalty program. These innovators practice Big "L” loyalty, using their loyalty strategies and tactics to create exceptional customer experiences, inspire passion and trust and engender long-term relationships. These emotional connections then serve as the steppingstone to matriculate customers into a permission-based…

Identity resolution. It’s the foundation to executing—and measuring—effective, personalized restaurant marketing. You need it to go beyond one-size-fits-all offers to engaging diners in the highly relevant conversations and experiences they expect. In fact, identity resolution is one of the most critical parts of marketing—for restaurants and many other businesses.

In today’s hyper-connected digital age, consumers are in the driver’s seat. Armed with multiple devices and channels to engage with brands, consumers are conditioned to get the information, products and services they want—instantly and from anywhere. To win them, brands must be prepared to engage at critical decision points along their path to purchase.

A recent headline in Vogue Business declared “the U.S. cosmetics boom is over.” That prediction may be a bit too critical, but there’s no doubt the industry is on the cusp of a major change.

The first-party data landscape for many traditional CPG brands can be challenging as most brands lack possession of the transactional relationship that fuels consumer data and is often preserved by grocers and big-box retailers.

Lori travels at least once a month for business, and she plans a warm-weather vacation for her family every year. She’s a prime target for travel and hospitality marketing.

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are known for killing it with performance marketing. They’ve grown up online, and they know how to move customers through the funnel with precision.

Successful brands know how important customer satisfaction is for the success of their company. Leading companies understand that the way they deliver a product or service to the end customer is becoming as important as the quality of the product.

Machine learning has certainly been a “buzz word” within the marketing landscape over the past three-plus years. The difference today is that several brands are implementing machine learning strategies and are seeing positive results. In fact, the overall global artificial intelligence revenues will see a massive growth from just 643.7 million in 2016 to an excess of 36.8 billion in 2025.

The need to know: Google announced they will deprecate third-party cookies over the next two years. As much of the adtech industry’s solutions are built on third-party cookies, many are uncertain about the implications for their digital media campaigns and partners. Anticipating a world without third-party cookies years ago, Epsilon-Conversant’s solutions are well-positioned to thrive in the new advertising ecosystem. What’s happening? On January 14,…

Growing consumer expectations for personalization. Fintech companies stealing marketshare. Increased privacy and regulatory restrictions.

Identity resolution is the most critical part of marketing, but it’s also the most difficult to do correctly.

Remember when a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand could launch a Shopify store and build a million-dollar business via social media overnight?

Machine learning.

Consumers want personalized experiences. We all know it. But delivering on this mandate is a challenge—to say the least. It requires knowing each customer (and potential customer) holistically so you can identify and accurately reach real people across devices and interactions over time with relevant messages.

“Is brick-and-mortar really dying” is a common question asked by marketers. The answer is no, it’s not.

As another year is coming to an end and we’re closing out a decade, we’re reflecting on the big loyalty accomplishment we achieved throughout the past ten years in addition to the marketing advancements coming in the future.