"Data is the new gold" and "The world's most valuable resource is no
longer oil, but data" - Headlines like these, published by The Economist
and the World Economic Forum in 2017 and 2020, underline the crucial
role data plays in business nowadays. Big Data has become the "Holy
Grail" for health, security, administration, and marketing businesses.
This paper seeks to understand the significance of Big Data for the
marketing sector. How is the state of the art regarding the
implementation of Big Data supporting and enhancing strategic as well as
operative marketing activities? Which challenges are companies facing
while adopting Big Data, and how can they respond most effectively to
them? Matti Bouffier explores the potentials and challenges of Big Data
by providing a well-researched theoretical elaboration of the
technological dimensions of Big Data implementation. His analysis is
supported by expert interviews, which further illuminate the impact Big
Data has on real-life marketing business. By bridging the gap between
theory and praxis, Bouffier is able to give recommendations for how to
address the main challenges and harness the potentials of Big Data
implementation. Inside the book: - Data-driven marketing; - Big Data in
marketing; - Challenges; - Correlation-driven analysis; -
Causality-driven analysis