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As personalized customer experiences become the norm, marketing and sales functions face critical challenges and opportunities. Explore BCG’s latest thought leadership on marketing and sales to learn what the future of digital marketing means for your business.


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Personalization Done Right

AI has made brand-differentiating personalization not only possible but essential for success. Companies that have embraced it are driving next-level personalized experiences—and are gaining sustainable advantages.

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How CMOs Are Shaping Their GenAI Future

According to our 2024 survey of over 200 CMOs in 7 countries, CMOs increasingly view generative AI (GenAI) not only as a way to improve efficiencies but also to unlock growth.


Sales and Channels

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Transforming B2B Sales

To capture the business value of predictive AI and generative AI, companies need to change the way they interact with customers. Salesforce’s Jean-Marie Pierron and BCG’s Adolfo Magan discuss a framework that can help telcos reshape B2B sales.

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The Efficiency and Effectiveness of the AI-Enabled Marketer

The most critical thing, says Reckitt’s Elaine Rodrigo, is the human in the loop, to train and use the model.

AI Transforms Creative Production in Marketing

Amaryllis Liampoti of BCG X and Zalando Marketing Service’s Dinesh Deva explore AI’s role in transforming creative production and personalized ad experiences.

Content Creation Is Key to Marketing Success

Companies should prioritize content creation to build trust and engage audiences before launching products, says BCG’s Neal Zuckerman.


B2B Marketing

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Resilient Pricing for an Uncertain World

The longer the threats of inflation, recession, and disruption persist, the more B2B companies will need to use a wider range of pricing options to maintain strong financial performance.

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Tech Is Cooling Off. B2B SaaS Is Not.

The B2B software-as-a-service model segment is growing about ten times faster than any other. Here’s a playbook to continue the growth trajectory.


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What’s Next in Video Advertising?

BCG, Google, and Omnicom Media Group are laying the groundwork for “unified video,” a holistic approach that reduces the complexity of decision making and helps advertisers sync their spend with the media that their target audience consumes.

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Capturing Mind Share with Precision Branding

Marketers need to know if a campaign is working now, not several months from now. First-Fast Response, BCG’s precision-branding metric, drives impact by delivering fast, targeted insights.


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Making Agile Work in Marketing

Agile principles can enhance the performance of marketing organizations––as long as companies apply the principles flexibly rather than adhering strictly to agile methodology.

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Better Measurement, Better Biopharma Marketing

More patient and customer touch points and varied purchase pathways are rendering traditional marketing and sales measurement obsolete. Companies need a new, multipronged strategy to generate returns.

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BCG on Marketing, Sales, and Pricing

Customer expectations are rising—are you ready to meet them? Explore our latest insights and thought leadership.


Consumer Insights

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Filling the Empty Chair: Future of Consumer Intelligence Series

The consumer intelligence available to organizations has grown exponentially in recent years, yet many have struggled to translate that into improved outcomes. Here’s how leaders are leveraging AI and GenAI to better harness that data and generate insights.

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The Future Is Mainstream Green: Introducing a New Growth Strategy

This is a guide for chief marketing officers to take green beyond niche and into the mainstream. Mainstream Green is about driving sustainable choices by all consumers, not just those who are moved by sustainable claims. To reach our collective climate ambitions, we need massive consumer change—a widespread embrace of new products, new services, new marketing, and new behaviors.

CMOs are well positioned to drive customer-centric change because they understand consumers’ concerns and aspirations and have a platform within companies to make change happen. By following this guide, CMOs can take practical steps toward helping us get to Mainstream Green.

Customer Centricity

What Will AI Do for Customer Experience?
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What Will AI Do for Customer Experience?

A revolution is underway in personalized shopping, customer service, and marketing. Companies that successfully deploy generative AI can set themselves apart from the competition.

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