Retailers believe that data can assist them on many levels, from more effective planning and execution to improved relationships with consumers, according to a new report from RSR Research examining business intelligence and analytics use in the retail organization. While customer-related business challenges seem to be driving greater use of analytics, marketing shows up as one of the least data-oriented departments within the organization.
In fact, only 1 in 4 respondents believe that the marketing department is primarily data-oriented. While 6 in 10 respondents indicate that the marketing department relies on a mix of data and experience/intuition, that leaves almost 1 in 5 relying primarily on experience and intuition. Read the rest at MarketingCharts.
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