Gaining Lift From the Consumer Shift     $50 US*
Insights into Buying Behavior During Covid and Beyond

How well do you know your customers? Over the last several years, the theme of “meeting customers where they are” has been top-of-mind, but the pandemic brought this to the forefront of every marketer’s strategy in a new way. When life as we know it comes to a startling halt, how can we continue to deliver customer-first experiences when the future feels so uncertain and bleak? T...

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How Covid Has Changed The Channels Of Engagement     $50 US*
What You Need to Know to Better Engage Your Customers in the "New Normal"

Consumers across generations and geographies are moving to digital channels, and running into all sorts of problems. Now 73% of frustrated consumers are considering spending their dollars elsewhere. Brands need to get ahead of this before it’s too late. Marketing leaders need to know where digital channels fail to meet expectations, what channels consumers turn to in critical situations, an...

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Measuring Marketing in the Moment     $50 US*
Understanding How Shoppers React, Transact and Interact in Real-time

The pinnacle of personalization in marketing is delivering the right message to the right person in their moment of need. This requires a data-driven understanding of the customer, real-time buyer intent signals, masterful orchestration between team members and partners, and technology that closes the gap between insight and action. It’s no easy task, which is why four out of five marketers...

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Bringing a Human Voice to Customer Choice     $50 US*
Rededicating Marketing to Serve the People in Front of the Data

Chief Marketing Officers believe brands like Amazon, Google, Apple, Nike and Starbucks are getting customer experience right, looking at omni-channel engagement as a means to guide and inspire customers on a journey, and not just push them forward in a buying process. And in fact, this human-first approach is not just developing better relationships, but driving significant profitability and growt...

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Turn Up The Volume     $50 US*
Rethinking Where and How Customer Voice Enhances Experiences

In order to further customer experience strategies, marketers must implement strategic customer voice listening initiatives. Yet according to a survey of over 160 senior corporate marketers across Europe, while marketers are listening, they are not hearing the voice of the customer. Indeed, while 63 percent say they actively employ a listening program, only 10 percent feel these programs do an ex...

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Empowering the Data-Driven Customer Strategy     $50 US*
Addressing Customer Engagement From the Foundation Up

This report explores the findings of a survey of more than 250 global marketers and reveals that while marketers seem to agree that the CMO should be the driver of a data-driven customer strategy (78 percent), there is a clear gap when it comes to effective execution of that strategy as only 7 percent say they are able to deliver real-time, data-driven engagements across physical and digital touch...

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Be an ADEPT Traveler     $50 US*
Care Less About Travel Stress

With billions of travelers exploring key global destinations every year, destination marketers and travel service providers are seeking to deliver better experiences and reduce irritation, consternation and aggravation. According to new research from the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and its GeoBranding Center, in partnership with AIG Travel and Travelzoo, the travel process - from researc...

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How Global Voices Shape Travel Choices     $50 US*
The Impact of Consumer Apprehension on Travel Intention

A plethora of global incidents have made headlines this past year—including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, regional conflict, political upheaval, crime or civil unrest, airline tragedies and cruise line accidents and food safety issues—that have impacted travel plans, schedules and intentions. News coverage, social media postings and government warnings have o...

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Mastering Adaptive Customer Engagements     $50 US*
A Look Into How Today’s Marketing Leaders Are Driving Business Performance Across the Customer-Centric Enterprise

How customer-centric is your organization? Better yet, how customer-centric do your customers believe your organization is? The answers may surprise you. According to new research by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, only 14 percent of marketers say that customer centricity is a hallmark of their companies, and only 11 percent believe their customers would agree with that characterization...

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What's Critical in the Vertical: Global Banking     $50 US*

The latest report in the "Critical in the Vertical" series showcases research from more than 1,200 consumers and delves into the needs, expectations, and pain points of banking’s retail market. It also includes insight from over 120 senior-level marketers from around the globe, who outline where and how banks should invest, communicate, and address consumer concerns. (Published: 2001) As cu...

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What's Critical in the Vertical: Utilities     $50 US*
Relevant Messaging That Engages a Targeted Audience

Generating loyalty at a time when consumers are making active decisions over which bills to pay makes marketing within the utility space an ever-changing and challenging role. The CMO Council interviewed over 1,000 utility consumers and 100 utility marketers to get an understanding of needs, requirements and sentiment. The end product? 30 pages of insight into customer engagement, advocacy and loy...

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What's Critical in the Vertical: Retail Banking In Australia     $50 US*
Meeting the Needs of a New, Demanding Customer

Only 15 percent of marketers in Australia’s $2.5 trillion banking sector feel confident they have sufficient insights into customer profitability, value and retention. While Australia remained on steady footing through the global recession, bank marketers now face a younger, smarter banking customer with a desire for greater digital interaction and online engagement. The complimentary paper,...

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Losing Loyalty     $50 US*
The Consumer Deflection Dilemma

Consumer defection and lapsed loyalty are rampant among major consumer packaged goods brands, a problem that is only worsening in the current recession. A study by the CMO Council, conducted with Catalina Marketing's Pointer Media Network, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis the defection dilemma among CPG brands. The study underscores the critical need for brands to more effective...

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Discovering The Pivotal Point Consumer     $50 US*
A Milestone Study on American Shoppers Who Drive CPG Brand Volume

A study of American consumer shopping behavior designed to provide fresh and actionable insight, backed by detailed data, to help Consumer Packaged Goods marketers and retailers better understand and address the global challenge of fragmentation and the need for precision marketing. Conducted by Catalina Marketing's Pointer Media Network, in conjunction with the CMO Council, the study unmasks the ...

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