I was interviewed on SaugaTalks on the topic of data overload.
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INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS:
[04:10] How do organizations feel about data overload?
[06:28] Data has now grown to zettabytes.
[07:31] With IoT, everything is collecting data about us – lampposts, thermostats, etc. How can we leverage that data?
[08:00] Companies should strive to become data champions.
[08:15] Data champions hit the right balance between leveraging data, implementing the right technology, culture, and hiring the right talent who can make everything work together.
[09:13] Only 13% of businesses are properly leveraging their data.
[09:54] What are the barriers to businesses properly leveraging their data?
[10:24] Personalization of the customer experience is a great start, but there is so much more that’s needed to properly leverage your data.
[14:19] Using AI to fully exploit your data opens up new revenue streams.
[17:20] The ads that we see are starting to become relevant in things that we’re interested in, but we’ve still got a long way to go.
[18:35] To make money with AI-Driven ads, you need to deliver value.
[19:36] Don’t waste marketing resources showing irrelevant ads. Instead, focus on what people want.
[20:25] There is more to leveraging AI and data than just making money. It saves lives as well.
[20:25] AI & ML help prevent forklift accidents.
[23:14] What new technology trends can we expect within the next 5 years?
[23:58] We’re seeing technology partners leveraging As-a-service offerings to help businesses with a storage as a service offering that enables businesses to store data in a way that makes it more accessible for technologies like AI to properly utilize it.
[25:45] It’s very important to choose the right technology partner. You don’t have to do it all yourself.
[33:20] Do you have any takeaways for the audience?
[36:30] In the future of work we need to examine all aspects of our businesses, including from a HR perspective. Who are we hiring? Who can we upskill? Etc. So that we hire people we know and trust.
You can watch this episode of the #AskTheCEO podcast on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/K_iotKtpnNw
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