
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.
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.
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.
If done right, this increasingly popular offshoot of e-commerce can benefit consumers, tech platforms, and brands. Here are four social-commerce archetypes companies can follow.
After a year of scrambling to transition to online sales, many companies still aren’t managing an effective approach. Here’s what’s tripping them up.
Advanced digital and data competencies—combined with human interaction and engagement—are indispensable to creating and scaling the high-quality B2B buying experiences that customers expect.
CMOs know that brand marketing can be as effective for B2B companies as for consumer companies. Now, new data can help them convince the rest of the C-suite.
Thanks in no small part to the pandemic, people are today spending more time—and more money—online than ever before. And we’re expecting the quality of our experiences to grow alongside our engagement. The future of sales and marketing requires bold new approaches and refreshed strategies.
Improving digital proficiency requires the right enablers.
With a privacy-first approach to data-driven marketing, companies can build trust with consumers and create lasting value, new research from BCG and Google shows.
Four accelerators enable more advanced companies to outperform.
Top brands use a clear strategy, robust measurement tools, and strong in-house tech capabilities to improve the customer experience and boost business results.
In times of uncertainty, CMOs can contribute to growth—and to staying a step ahead of competitors—through effective collaboration and communication with the C-suite and internal and external stakeholders.
The floor has fallen out from under marketers. They need a bold new approach to measuring the impact of their efforts—and determining where to spend their organizations' dollars.
Companies should treat their media buys as investments rather than expenses in order to maximize returns in a post-COVID world.
Global clusters of like-minded consumers are surprisingly rare. And even among countries with similar consumer attitudes, needs can differ sharply by product category.
The late summer rise of the Delta variant in the US has reduced optimism, but participation in various activities has actually increased since May.
Although anxiety over health and finances is high, attitudes remain surprisingly resilient. And some behavioral changes—including greater use of digital commerce and tools—are sticking.
Reconfiguring the company around journeys does more than improve the customer experience. It advances digital transformation and strengthens the capacity for ongoing change.
BCG on Marketing, Sales, and Pricing
Customer expectations are rising—are you ready to meet them? Explore our latest insights and thought leadership.
Payers and providers have the data and tech capabilities to tailor the consumer experience at scale and transform medical outcomes and business performance.
Companies looking to make a step change in customer and consumer engagement should investigate this powerful new technology now.
There’s gold at the end of the personalization rainbow. To get it, retailers need to focus on the customer experience, technology, and operating models.