Highlights from Widen's 2018 Connectivity Report: Decoding connectivity for today’s marketers and creatives. Get the full report at https://www.widen.com/the-2018-connectivity-report.
9. of respondents we surveyed are integrating
at least two of those digital tools.
75%
10. Digital transformation timing
41%
GOING THROUGH A
TRANSFORMATION
39%
HAVE GONE THROUGH
A TRANSFORMATION
10%
NOT FOCUSED ON
TRANSFORMATION
9%
PREPARING FOR
TRANSFORMATION
11. Digital transformation timing
41%
GOING THROUGH A
TRANSFORMATION
39%
HAVE GONE THROUGH
A TRANSFORMATION
10%
NOT FOCUSED ON
TRANSFORMATION
9%
PREPARING FOR
TRANSFORMATION
12. of respondents say that technologies supporting
business operations is the most important
requirement for a digital transformation.
68%
16. Factors you can’t measure with data analytics
Honesty/
Authenticity
Human
nature
Brand
resonance
Sentiment
17. We do predictive and look-a-like modeling,
but we still haven’t pinpointed why
someone supports us for the first time.
It’s a personally-motivated decision and
marketing analytics aren’t great for
identifying that.” - Senior Specialist, Direct Marketing Content and Project Management,
Alzheimer’s Association
“
20. If you can continue to improve Insights and
if there’s some way to put in alerts –
something that we could program on our
side so we can be notified if something’s
happened.” - Sandra DiBiasi, Varian
“
22. If I walk into a bar or restaurant I love, and
they’re playing Bruce Springsteen, I’m like,
‘I bet they know I’m here.’ A personalized
experience feels like it was tailor-made for
you but it doesn’t have to be so overt.”
- Mike Altier, Creative Director at Alight Solutions
“
30. People using 1 of 6 AI tools in their personal lives
Source: 2017 North Eastern University/Gallup Report
85%
31. Navigation
apps
Video and
music streaming
services
The six most used AI technologies
Smartphone
digital assistants
Ride-sharing
apps
Home personal
assistants
Smarthome
devices (self-learning
thermostats and lighting)
Source: 2017 North Eastern University/Gallup Report
32. Voice-enabled devices like Alexa, Siri, and
Google Home are currently transactional, but as
voice-technology services improve the
interactions will become more conversational,
dynamic, and fact-rich.
33. say AI will make a big impact on the marketing
and creative industry in the next 3 years.
100%
37. There needs to be a regional marketing
lead who can review the materials we’ve
got and say, ‘yes, this will engage our local
audiences and aligns with our brand.’”
- Ellen Maly, Pegasystems
“