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Intuition vs. data-driven decision making in business today

Insightly

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, and the trouble is I don’t know which half.” – Unilever founder Lord William Leverhulme. When marketers make data-based decisions, they can see what’s not working and double-down on what is. Many still struggle to understand how data is used to make decisions.

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Marketing is Bigger (MUCH Bigger) Than Advertising

Strategic Communications

Most people think “advertising” when they hear the word marketing. That’s understandable because much of what we see/hear as consumers involves traditional advertising activities—newspaper ads, television commercials, billboards, etc. Marketing is an Organization-wide Undertaking. It isn’t sales.

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Building and optimizing your diverse, multifunctional “Dream Team”

Strategic Account Management Association

We are all in a race to attract, develop and retain top talent for our organizations. But before I delve into what leaders can do to make this happen, I want to share some context for why it’s important. It starts with understanding where people are coming from and what makes them tick. The business case for diversity.

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13 Executive Dashboard Examples Organized By Department

ClearPoint Strategy

If there is one phrase that represents both enormous potential and challenges to organizations today, it is big data. And yet data-driven decision making is more important than ever. When done right, dashboards provide valuable insight into the health of an organization and strongly influence executive decision making.

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The Hooked Model

Flevy

In the past, the same phenomenon was at play that used to make people glued to their TV sets for hours, and today, this is what triggers us to check on our phones compulsively numerous times a day. The Hooked framework creates products that users return to again and again, even without nudging them through advertisements.

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Decision-Making For Businesses

Tenfold

We, in turn, can make more accurate decisions based on AI information. In the same we, we can expect AI to be applied further in business, particularly in decision-making. It has enabled these financial services companies in validating real-time business decisions within seconds. AI and Business Decisions.

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Why Sales Leaders Hate Your Advertising Agency

SBI Growth

Sales leaders perceive advertising agencies with the trifecta of doom; Expensive, Eccentric, and Frivolous. Why is it that most B2B sales leaders hate advertising agencies? Sales leaders see their sales organization as the muscle that drives growth. Sales leaders see their sales organization as the muscle that drives growth.