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Milton update: How are hurricanes categorized and why is there no Category 6?

October 08, 2024 Milton update: How are hurricanes categorized and why is there no Category 6? A trend of rapidly intensifying storms, fueled by warm ocean water, may once again reignite the debate over how hurricanes are categorized, and why they stop at 5. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton In a matter of hours, Hurricane Milton grew … Continue reading Milton update: How are hurricanes categorized and why is there no Category 6?

North Star goals for category leaders: Agile, customer-centric culture

Learn what an agile, customer-centric culture means, why leadership support matters and how organizations can work toward this goal. Greg Kihlstrom on March 3, 2023 This is the last of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. You can find Part 1 (one-to-one, omnichannel personalization) here, … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: Agile, customer-centric culture

North Star goals for category leaders: First-party customer view

Having an effective first-party data strategy means you can balance two sets of customer needs — personalization and privacy. Greg Kihlstrom on January 30, 2023 This is the second of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. The first part (one-to-one, omnichannel personalization) can be found … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: First-party customer view

North Star goals for category leaders: One-to-one, omnichannel personalization

While “one-to-one” and “omnichannel” are the goals, you can start incrementally and work your way toward them. Greg Kihlstrom on January 12, 2023 This is the first of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. As marketers, we must constantly balance the ideal with the practical … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: One-to-one, omnichannel personalization

When Will The Legal Marijuana Industry Resemble A ‘Real’ CPG Category?

When Will The Legal Marijuana Industry Resemble A ‘Real’ CPG Category? by Steve Ellwanger , January 6, 2023   The legal U.S. marijuana industry is a mess. Blame too much illicit and legal supply—the latter prompted in part by over-optimistic hopes for federal legalization—coupled with the high costs of operating cash- and security-dependent dispensaries. Oversupply … Continue reading When Will The Legal Marijuana Industry Resemble A ‘Real’ CPG Category?

Facebook Interest Category Targeting Up To 33% Inaccurate, Research Finds

Facebook Interest Category Targeting Up To 33% Inaccurate, Research Finds by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, March 31, 2022 Facebook’s Interest Category targeting may be up to 33% inaccurate, according to researchers at North Carolina State University who conducted two separate controlled experiments. The first experiment focused on determining the activities associated with “interest” on Facebook, and … Continue reading Facebook Interest Category Targeting Up To 33% Inaccurate, Research Finds

Is the CDP category being shrunk by acquisitions?

With another independent CDP being acquired and integrated with a larger marketing suite, there are signs of a pattern. Kim Davis on October 4, 2021 Using psychology and data to get customers closer to purchase  With limited resources, marketers need every edge they can get, including psychology, to get customers closer to purchase. The first … Continue reading Is the CDP category being shrunk by acquisitions?