Category: Targeted Marketing

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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Reaching Your Target Audience

“Wanting to reach your target audience is one of the things that can help business owners grow their business,” writes Kim Beasley. “Keep in mind that just marketing anywhere and everywhere won’t

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Understanding Target Customers

Companies need to understand their target customers, asserts a blog post from TIBCO Spotfire, “and that means using predictive analytics.” [“Predictive Analytics: Predicting the Unpredictable Consumer,” 10 June 2013] The post goes

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In the Era of Big Data, Location Still Matters

“Location, location, location,” writes Brian Vellmure. “The concept immediately brings back to mind college marketing classes and textbooks; clear lessons from industrial age distribution models. The focus has slowly faded away, however,

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The Digital Path to Purchase, Part 2

In Part 1 of this 2-part series on the digital path to purchase (DP2P), I explored why some analysts believe that digital technologies have forever altered the business landscape. Kevin Glacken believes,

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Showrooming Remains a Problem (or Does It?)

“Physical retail stores have long been considered both places to research and to purchase products,” write McKinsey & Company analysts Francesco Banfi, Paul-Louis Caylar, Ewan Duncan and Ken Kajii. [“E-journey: Digital marketing

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