S7 | Ep 13 | Why Customer Data Is the Foundation of Business Growth with Diana Comsa, Global Director of Customer Data Products at Conde Nast

In Episode 13 of Season 7 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom was joined by Diana Comsa, Global Director of Customer Data Products at Conde Nast, where they discuss why customer data should be treated as a commercial growth engine rather than simply a marketing asset, and how solving the right customer problems unlocks long-term business value, which includes;

• Why the thread running through an unconventional career from strategy consulting to customer data has always been creating commercial value.
• Why understanding existing customers often creates more sustainable growth than simply acquiring new ones.
• How building a single customer view enables organisations to create deeper customer relationships and unlock new revenue opportunities.
• Why global organisations need consistency in customer identity, consent and architecture whilst empowering local teams to serve customers differently.
• Why defining business outcomes and success metrics before any work begins dramatically improves the chances of delivering value.
• Why customer data platforms should be designed around future business models rather than today's products and revenue streams.
• Why technology platforms and AI models are enablers, not the source of competitive advantage.
• Why AI strategy should always be an extension of business strategy and underpinned by strong data governance and quality.
• How AI is already helping organisations generate customer insight faster, improve reporting and increase engineering productivity.
• Why data monetisation isn't about selling data, but about increasing customer lifetime value through stronger customer relationships.
• Why the most successful customer data initiatives remain relentlessly focused on solving meaningful business problems rather than delivering technical outputs.

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