Gathering client data upfront is a critical, but often unnecessarily difficult, first step of any financial advisor-client relationship. Too often, wealth management firms still rely on spreadsheets, ...

Customer data platforms (CDPs), which historically acted as storage and cleanup tools, are turning into something more ...

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Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. With all of the conversations surrounding hyper-personalization, I have yet to find a ...

Every retail initiative, whether it’s AI, personalization or supply-chain transparency, depends on trustworthy customer data.

With the anonymous and remote nature of the crime, cyberattacks are an increasing problem for financial advisors. In 2021, there were more than 300 million victims of cyberattacks, according to ...

Once a promising but mostly supportive tool, artificial intelligence now stands at the center of how businesses manage and interpret customer data. Its capabilities are reshaping industries, enabling ...

Privacy-first practices. Embrace privacy-first data strategies to build trust and adapt to evolving regulations like GDPR and CCPA. AI-driven insights. Use AI and ...

If 2023-2025 were the years AI entered the conversation, then 2026 will be the year retailers learn how to operationalize it.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Gone are the days of blindly marketing to consumers and guessing what it is people want. Today, consistent communication with customers ...

Q: Our agency specializes in high-end cruises and resorts. We maintain a database of past clients with all their contact information and preferences. A data broker has approached us and has offered to ...