As concerns about how contact tracing data might be misused, continuing efforts by foreign actors to influence U.S. elections, and data breaches continue to impact the lives of consumers and the livelihood of businesses, federal data privacy legislation is being proposed by both sides of the aisle.

For many brands, 2020 will go down as their year of opportunity or failure.  Research released last week by Marketing IQ explored the epic level of brand switching this year which has been driven by dramatic changes to product access and household economics. 

The need for an effective data strategy has never been stronger.  Faced with years of increasing competitive pressure from diversified businesses like Amazon, and now an unprecedented economic downturn, more businesses are looking to emulate what has allowed Target and Best Buy to successfully fight back.

A radical shift in the enterprise Email Service Provider (ESP) space was well underway before the economic shut down which has accelerated the upheaval. hese new-breed ESPs are rising to prominence because they have proven to be more innovative, data-savvy, and focused on ecommerce outcomes while not suffocating under the constraints of legacy technology.

There are few industries that have been devastated by Covid-19 as much as the restaurant industry and it very well may be a harbinger for sweeping changes across many other industries. he industry is fighting back as innovators in the space are finding creative ways to reduce the impact and build their brands in anticipation of an unshackling of pent up consumer demand.

We’ve outline three data attributes that nearly all B2C and B2B marketers can employ for targeting (or exclusion), content, and reporting purposes.  Each of these has proven to be effective at improving communication performance and the customer experience, while reducing attrition.

While all businesses have mandates to improve their marketing effectiveness, few have built cultures and testing methodologies to meet this objective. 

The United States is one of a small number of countries lacking a comprehensive national data privacy law along with Syria, Libya, Sudan, and Venezuela.  While state governments have started to fill the legislative void, what appears to have been lost in the shuffle between governments and big business is the voice of the consumer.