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Editor's note
Businesses are turning increasingly to advanced analytics that incorporates AI, machine learning and more to manage the barrage of customer data flowing into company coffers from multiple channels. They use a number of sophisticated technologies to collect data, including marketing automation tools, CRM platforms, data management platforms and cookies. And, once collected, this data needs to be analyzed and put into action to improve customer experiences.
One of the more important and newer customer data management tools is the customer data platform. A CDP provides the golden ticket -- a single, unified view of the customer. It takes customer data collected from disparate sources and puts it into one place and one record, making it easy for companies to analyze and act on predictive outcomes.
This guide explores customer data management tools and the increasingly important role of artificial intelligence technologies as well as the privacy and protection concerns surrounding the handling of customer data.
1Customer data collection and analysis with an assist from AI
CX is only as good as the customer data that businesses collect. Here are some ways companies collect, curate and use customer information gathered from multiple channels.
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