Report: 3 in 4 APAC marketers lack confidence in their data, analytics & insights

A new report by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and GfK shares that only 1 in 4 marketers are very confident in their data systems to win and retain customers.

To spot sudden, disruptive changes in customer and market behaviour, modern marketers need high-velocity data marketing, according to a new report by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and GfK. These data systems need to be agile and adaptable with the ability to acquire real-time, relevant data signals, and close the gap between data, insights, and action.

This new research examines the high-velocity data marketing maturity curve, including critical capabilities today, plans for the next 12 months and gaps between top performers (i.e., marketing leaders who are most confident in their data/analytics/insights systems to win and retain customers) and bottom performers.

Key findings for the Asia Pacific from the survey of over 300 marketing leaders globally uncover:

§ Only 1 in 4 marketers are very confident in their data systems to win and retain customers

§ What’s holding them back? Budget to improve MarTech; systems that connect data silos; talent to move from data collection to action

§ And while 85% of marketers say direct access to customer data is critical to gain competitive advantage —> Only 9% of marketers say customer data is highly accessible

§ Top barriers to data access: insufficient technology; lack of data process; data control lies elsewhere

§ Once they have the data, gathering actionable insights is slow —> Only 18% of marketers say they can move quickly from data gathering to actionable insights

“CMOs around the world have entered a new era of high-velocity data marketing,” said Donovan Neale-May, Executive Director of the CMO Council. “Many need to get better at extracting relevant data signals across channels, generating actionable insights, making insights available in real time, and going deeper and more granular with customer insights.”

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According to Gonzalo Garcia Villanueva, CMO of GfK, “The CMOs need to take on the mantle of a purpose-driven evangelist — using data to help meet the desires of consumers who insist that their brands need to be as human as they are. By bringing the art of intuition and creativity to the science of data — at the speed of today’s decision-making — CMOs can and should become catalysts for healthier, more compassionate brands that deliver sustainable growth.”

Methodology

The report is based on a survey of over 300 marketing leaders globally. Additionally, in-depth interviews with executives at Capital Group, Vodafone, Hitachi, Al Safi Danone, Kyndryl, Fisher Funds, Nesnah Ventures, NCCI, Blue Buffalo and Dolmen Group were conducted.