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Two-Thirds of Corporate Data Is Wasted: Seagate Report

If data isn’t captured then is it really data? It’s not quite as perplexing as why we park in a driveway and drive on a parkway, but this Seagate study does raise the question, since their estimate that 68% of data isn’t used includes 44% of data that goes uncaptured. Lots of other, probably more useful information here, including top five obstacles to using data (all relevant to CDPs) and that two-thirds of respondents think their company’s data security is inadequate. Also interesting regional comparisons if that’s helpful.

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CDPs Still a High Priority for Retailers: CommerceNext Study

July 23, 2020

Customer Data Platforms remain a high priority investment for retailers despite the pandemic, according to this CommerceNext survey for Exponea. The fraction planning to increase CDP spending fell from 58% in January to a still-respectable 49% in June, dropping CDPs from first to second on the list. Traditional retailers are more interested in CDP than digital-first retailers. Lots more here, including a distressing decline in plans to invest in security and privacy.

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