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The digital consumer data revolution

As we're now a month closer to the end of 2016, it's more important than ever before to track what your customers say about you in the fast-moving online realm. Ismail Schuster writes about this democratisation of brand perception, highlighting the importance of providing good customer experience as the starting point in keeping sentiment positive across social platforms.

Bianca Quinn-Diavastos adds that digital marketing can also drive customer acquisition for financial brands, especially as the move online offers them ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness that can prove sluggish in the offline world. She offers six ways to do so.

Lastly, I investigate how businesses can use data to constantly innovate, as the recent data explosion means you now know more about your consumers' preferences than ever before. Exponential shares that the simple trick to getting it right is to focus on quality over quantity instead of being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data available.

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What do your clients say about you?
What do your clients say about you?

Ismail Schuster

Technology and the ability to share information has democratised the perception of brands. Customer opinion is more influential than ever in determining brand perception... Read

How digital marketing can drive customer acquisition for financial brands
How digital marketing can drive customer acquisition for financial brands

Bianca Quinn-Diavastos

South African banks and insurers have long struggled with the high costs of customer acquisition and fierce competition to attain new customers. The move online offers them ways to improve the efficiency... Read

Greer in action at one of Exponential's recent 'What has your data done for you lately?' presentations in New Zealand.
Use data to constantly innovate

Leigh Andrews

As we near the end of 2016, the recent data explosion means you now know more about your consumers' preferences than ever before. Tyler Greer, Exponential's head of strategy for the APAC region and South Africa, explains how to cut through the clutter of big data and use it to improve your business functioning... Read

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Ad industry loudly mum on data costs debate
Ad industry loudly mum on data costs debate

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