In the age of information marketing data has become a vital element in the whole process. Effective data management and utilization can help you gain greater results from your marketing campaigns.

AdWeek contributor Dan Tynan has shared four strategies to make data more informative and inspiring for you.

Tynan says, “Data can inspire and inform, but first you have to know how to manage it.

Own your own data

The first step is figuring out what customer data you already have. If you don’t have first-party data, you need to develop some, pronto. Relying on third parties for your analytics could land you in a precarious position down the road, says Daniel Murphy, an svp for creative agency Deutsch.

“Now is the time to take stock of what you have and own,” says Murphy. “It’s really important that you’re not relying on someone else who could turn off that data feed or start charging you for it. The car won’t run without the fuel, and since data is clearly what the fuel is, you need to make sure you have access to it.”

Build your data infrastructure

The amount of data available to brands from social media, third-party research firms and their own customers is immense. But if they don’t have the tools and expertise to make sense of it, they might as well not have any data at all”.

4 Ways Marketers Can Make Their Customer Data Informative and Inspiring

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