customer insights

Lately I’ve been struck by how we mar­keters may be los­ing our way, over­look­ing our core mis­sion. Pre­oc­cu­pied with wrench­ing changes in how we launch prod­ucts, retool the mar­ket­ing mix, and engage influ­encers and stake­hold­ers, it’s easy to over­look our core mis­sion: under­stand­ing cus­tomers. How we apply what we under­stand about cus­tomers is what dri­ves the mar­ket­ing (and sales) engine.

Revised on June 4, 2010