Experience is Customers’ Highest Priority: The CMO Survey
Respondents to Duke Fuqua’s long-running The CMO Survey were in a cheery mood, with the highest optimism scores in three years and 72% believing that marketing has grown more important during the pandemic. The good vibes extended to their view of customers, whom they felt value a good experience more than product quality, trust, service, price, and innovation. Data integration for customer tracking is their fastest-growing investment.