Get the expert perspective and practical advice on big data
The Big Data-Driven Business: How to Use Big Data to Win
Customers, Beat Competitors, and Boost Profits makes the case
that big data is for real, and more than just big hype. The book
uses real-life examples–from Nate Silver to Copernicus, and
Apple to Blackberry–to demonstrate how the winners of the
future will use big data to seek the truth. Written by a marketing
journalist and the CEO of a multi-million-dollar B2B marketing
platform that reaches more than 90% of the U.S. business
population, this book is a comprehensive and accessible guide on
how to win customers, beat competitors, and boost the bottom line
with big data.
The marketplace has entered an era where the customer holds all
the cards. With unprecedented choice in both the consumer world and
the B2B world, it’s imperative that businesses gain a greater
understanding of their customers and prospects. Big data is the key
to this insight, because it provides a comprehensive view of a
company’s customers–who they are, and who they may be
tomorrow. The Big Data-Driven Business is a complete guide
to the future of business as seen through the lens of big data,
with expert advice on real-world applications.
* Learn what big data is, and how it will transform the
enterprise
* Explore why major corporations are betting their companies on
marketing technology
* Read case studies of big data winners and losers
* Discover how to change privacy and security, and remodel
marketing
Better information allows for better decisions, better
targeting, and better reach. Big data has become an indispensable
tool for the most effective marketers in the business, and it’s
becoming less of a competitive advantage and more like an industry
standard. Remaining relevant as the marketplace evolves requires a
full understanding and application of big data, and The Big
Data-Driven Business provides the practical guidance businesses
need.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Why We Wrote This Book, and How It Can Help You ix
1 Big Data, Big Benefits 1
2 The Evolution of the Customer-Focused, Data-Driven Business 15
3 The Evolution of the Buyer’s Journey, or How the Internet Killed the Three-Martini Lunch 25
4 The Marketing Stack–Why CMOs and CIOs Are Working Together 35
The Software in the Stack 48
5 How Technology Bridges the Gap between Marketing and Sales 55
Technology Brings Harmony between Sales and Marketing at Docu Sign 62
How Bizo Used Data to Boost Marketing-Sales Alignment 64
6 Data and the Rise of Online Advertising 69
Early Uses of Audience Data 72
Early Marketing Analytics–Audience Auditing 73
The Rise of Internet Advertising 74
Ad Networks 75
Audience Platforms 75
Online Advertising Exchanges 76
Retargeted Display Ads 77
Social Media Advertising’s Powerful Leap Forward 78
How Marketers Are Putting Data on Display 79
7 Using Data to Better Understand Customers and Pursue Prospects 85
Netflix Flexes Its Data Muscle 88
Saa S and Its Powerful Window on the Customer 90
The Power of Predictive Lead Modeling 91
Data Isn’t Reserved for Dot-Coms 93
8 The Arrival of Left-Brained Leaders and the Rise of the Marketing Department 97
9 Implementing a Big Data Plan (Sometimes by Thinking Small) 113
Eleven Principles to Follow When Bringing Big Data into Your Business 123
10 Measurement, Testing, and Attribution 133
Data and Measurement 136
Measuring the Power of Display Ads 138
Data and Testing 138
Data and Attribution 140
Attribution’s Big Day 144
11 Data Can Be a Matter of Corporate Life and Death 149
The Dead 155
Near-Death Experience 161
Culture Clash 162
Missed Opportunity 165
Whistling Past the Graveyard? 166
Schadenfreude? 167
12 Using Data Responsibly 169
Privacy and Online Advertising 173
Privacy and the Corporate Database 176
The Responsibility of Corporations 179
13 Big Data’s Big Future 183
How Cleversafe Harnessed the Power of Data 187
Key Trends Defining Big Data’s Future 188
The Human Touch Remains Essential 206
Index 209
About the author
RUSSELL GLASS is the Head of B2B Marketing Products for Linked In. A seasoned technology entrepreneur, Russ founded and then served as president and CEO of Bizo, a B2B audience marketing and data platform, which was acquired for $175 million by Linked In in 2014.
During his tenure at Bizo, he grew the company to a $50 million plus revenue run-rate and to more than 150 employees before it was acquired. At Linked In, he injects his deep knowledge about the B2B marketing ecosystem to help build the next generation of content-based marketing products for the company.
Russ has also founded or held senior positions at four venture-backed technology companies. He is a big believer that great cultures equal great companies, and has integrated this philosophy into all of his roles.
He’s passionate about family, Duke basketball, golf and just about anything in HD.
SEAN CALLAHAN is the senior manager-content marketing at Linked In. Formerly, he was a marketing director at Bizo and an editor and reporter at Crain Communications. His freelance journalism has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Notre Dame Magazine, Salon.com, and SI.com.
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