This article was published by American Marketer (free) and Luxury Daily (paywall) on May 29, 2019. A year ago Saturday, May 25, marks the one-year anniversary of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), a tsunami that washed on to the world’s shores. Even though the GDPR waters have yet to settle, it is abundantly clear […]
The following GDPR insights from Michael Becker, along with those from eleven other industry leaders, were reproduced by the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (2019) in “Industry views: GDPR one year on” on May 23, 2019. It has been a year since the GDPR tsunami washed on to the world’s shores. And, even though the GDPR waters […]
Kinsa is the maker of smart thermometers. The Kinsa Bluetooth enabled smart thermometers don’t just measure a person’s temperature they help people better understand and manage their health, as well as help enterprises and brands detect outbreaks, plan resources, avoid product stockout, and market to customers. According to Kinsa’s web site(Kinsa Insights, n.d.), with data generated […]
Last week I wrote a piece on the practice of derived inference, aka scoring; that is, the practice of using computer algorithms to infer insight from data. A key undercurrent of this piece was the issue of false positives. False positives occur when a derived result is presumed to be accurate, aka positive, but it […]
Sarah Ramirez at Luxury Daily reached out and asked me some questions about Facebooks’ recent announcements, Which new feature (Instagram Checkout for creators, WhatsApp Business, other, etc.) do you think is most significant for brands? Why is it important for Facebook to emphasize privacy? How can luxury brands take advantage of new features? You can […]