VC John, Accenture – The future of sustainability marketing

Could you tell us a little bit about Accenture and your role within the company?

Accenture is a global technology and consulting organisation. And it's divided into three markets. So you have North America, Europe, and then the rest, which are called the growth markets, collectively. 

My remit covers the growth markets, and it has two components to it. The first is as the sustainability innovation lead as part of the growth and strategy organisation. The second is...

29 November 2023 | Best Practice

Lack of Trust in marketing data – What does this mean for the CMO?

Earlier this month Adverity launched its latest research project, surveying 964 marketers and marketing data analysts to understand their major challenges, strategic priorities, and pain points.

Shockingly, the research found that over a third (34%) of CMOs don’t trust their marketing data, this rises to over 50% of CTOs / CDOs. Meanwhile, the biggest pain point for both marketers and data analysts (42%) is the time it takes to manually wrangle data. Whilst there is not...

29 November 2021 | Big Data

Half of brands will have failed to unify customer engagement channels by 2022

A customer being served.

By 2022, 50% of large organisations will have failed to unify engagement channels, resulting in a disjointed and siloed customer experience that lacks context.

This is according to a study by Gartner, which has urged companies around the globe to deliver frictionless omnichannel experiences to create more connected experiences for customers and further drive digital commerce.

Matt Moorut, principal analyst in the Gartner Marketing practice, said: “Frictionless...

15 September 2021 | DMWF

Passes available for November’s hybrid DMWF Europe in Amsterdam and online

RAI Amsterdam.

Digital Marketing World Forum (DMWF) Europe is set to take place both in-person and in the virtual world this year.

The two-day conference will return to RAI Amsterdam on November 23-24, with a supplementary virtual conference taking place online on November 30 and December 1.

Between them, the events are expected to offer top-level strategic content and digital marketing insights, discussions and networking opportunities with some of the world's biggest...

23 August 2021 | DMWF

Virtual events set to grow in popularity post-pandemic

A virtual conference.

Virtual events provided a lifeline for many businesses and individuals in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic led to the shut down of physical events around the world. 

But it’s not just a flash in the pan. Virtual events were already growing in popularity pre-pandemic, with the sector valued at almost $78 billion in 2019. It is expected to have a compound annual growth rate of 23.2% from 2020 to 2027, strongly suggesting this is anything but a temporary...

1 June 2021 | DMWF

Brightcove helps take Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to a global audience

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has chosen Brightcove to help power its new digital platform, MSO.LIVE. and cast its 2021 season in Australia and around the world.

MSO.LIVE offers 24-hour entertainment on-demand, live and pre-recorded, delivering accessible and premium content as an alternative to traditional, in-person orchestral experiences. The MSO.LIVE experience is accessible, offering MSO concerts, family programming, and special events and performances from around...

27 May 2021 | DMWF

The key elements to thrive in the new digital era: What is ahead of us?

It’s been exactly one year since the Covid-19 pandemic became global. Looking back, as the generations who are inexperienced with the pandemic, we have certainly underestimated the impact. Things have changed dramatically in the past 12 months. We are in the midst of the worst humanitarian challenges in a century, which will cause an imminent restructuring of society and global economic order. We face an unexpected event or sequence of enormous scale events at an overwhelming speed,...

17 March 2021 | DMWF

Q&A: Jake Athey, Widen: On common mistakes marketers make with DAM – and realigning content post-Covid

For marketing professionals today, a lot of the job depends on their ability to not let things get on top of them. Data and data sources are increasing, as are the number of tools at hand to deal with them. What companies need, therefore, is something to centralise processes and smooth out the rough edges.

Ahead of his session at DMWF Europe Virtual on 24-25 November, Jake Athey, VP marketing and customer experience at digital asset management (DAM) software provider Widen, spoke...

11 November 2020 | Content Marketing

Getting marketing automation right: Conversion and segmentation – and the workflows required

Session The case for marketing automation continues to prosper. Capturing leads and organising prospects in the back end, not to mention enhancing the front-facing customer journey, is important: according to Invesp, automation can drive up to a 14.5% increase in sales productivity and a 12.2% reduction in marketing overheads.

Marketing automation workflows can work in three primary ways; to build relationships, improve engagement, and increase revenue. An automated workflow will...

9 November 2020 | Automation

Top social media trends to drive your 2021 marketing strategy

How can marketers prepare to take on 2021? This year has been a rocky one for many businesses globally, and some of the business trends we see today are likely to continue in the coming year. While a complete recovery might take some time, it is still important for brands to equip themselves with a robust marketing strategy for 2021, based on data-driven insights and consumer trends. In this article, we look at three social media trends that are expected to drive the most impact in 2021,...

5 November 2020 | DMWF