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Listen to the Signals to Enhance Your Strategic Planning

Vision Edge Marketing

When Peter Drucker said, “ The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence—it is to act with yesterday’s logic ,” his message was that relying solely on historical data to plan the future is a mistake. It’s scenario analysis, a strategic planning method used to make flexible long-term plans.

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Using AI-powered predictive analytics to time your next move

Martech

“About two-thirds of CMOs said that they’re managing the present, they’re putting out fires right now, and only about a third are looking towards the future, even in a period of time where planning and contingencies are so important, during the global pandemic,” said TrustInsights.ai Start with time series forecasting.

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Martech in the Apolocalypse

Customer Experience Matrix

I once read that the most accurate weather forecast is tomorrow will be the same as today. It’s an environment where marketing plans are less a roadmap than a deck of contingency plans, any one of which might be played depending on how things develop.

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Uses of Lifetime Value - Part 4: Optimization and What-If Modeling

Customer Experience Matrix

Yesterday’s post on forecasting the values of LTV components may have been a little frightening. Most managers would have a hard time translating their conventional business plans into LTV terms. The LTV model can be applied to traditional business forecasting: given this set of assumptions, what results will we get?

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Working From the Inside Out: 3 Ways to Improve Your Talent Pipeline with Technology

Aberdeen

Adding to this complexity, disparate datasets are multiplying, recruiting channels are expanding, contingent workforces are on the rise, and skill requirements are often too specific when compared to competitor positions – companies today are looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Integrate & Align [Expectations].

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How to think about budgeting for the marketing tech stack

Martech

Budgeting is never easy; nothing is ever certain — especially when forecasting. One strategy is to identify three or so vendors and ask for ballpark quotes during budget planning season. That’s why they sometimes dial up the pressure by offering significant discounts that are contingent upon closing deals by specific deadlines.

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Working From the Inside Out: 3 Ways to Improve Your Talent Pipeline with Technology

Aberdeen

Adding to this complexity, disparate datasets are multiplying, recruiting channels are expanding, contingent workforces are on the rise, and skill requirements are often too specific when compared to competitor positions – companies today are looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. Integrate & Align [Expectations].