Our realities have changed and so have our behaviours. In the last 3 months, content consumption has seen an accelerated pace of growth with video streaming and app downloads at an all-time high. As of mid-June, we found that consumer willingness to venture out is recovering - but slowly. In parallel, we’ve all heard about how India’s online shopper base is expected to grow to 300-350 million by 2025, and how these new users aren’t limited to the metros/big cities.
With consumers spending significantly more time on various digital media due to social distancing, working from home etc., it is imperative for brands to strike the right balance - engage with the consumers in a meaningful, personalized manner while maintaining the right tone. While the role first-party data plays might differ across businesses, there is no time like the present for companies to rethink and be more explicit about what data they collect and why.
- Andrew McAfee (principal research scientist, MIT)
Everything in the digital world - from surfing the web to sending an email to financial transactions and, yes, even sending a text message or making a phone call - creates a data trail and, there is a good chance, that someone is using it or will be soon enough.
The world has forever changed and during these challenging times, marketers need to innovate to both adapt and gain competitive advantage. Many are looking to data and artificial intelligence to help them improve marketing performance and drive revenue. Join consumer intelligence provider Mobilewalla and Smartfren, a leading Indonesian telecommunications company, to learn more about:
It's no secret that foot traffic is down in the U.S. - but traffic is not just down, it's different. Overnight, consumers changed their shopping habits. But over the last couple of months in quarantine, a new picture has emerged.
Join PlaceIQ, a location data and technology company, to hear what trends they've seen in the U.S. in grocery, retail, dining, travel, and more. We'll be discussing:
- How marketers are using location data to monitor business health and watch for cues of reopening
83% of brands are still not able to make connections across consumer touchpoints and devices –without these connections, personalization remains a thing of the future. This won't get any easier with the cookie going away. Join Swiggy and Zeotap in a fireside chat about the future of identity resolution and customer intelligence and get some food for thought on the future of MarTech in India.
