Driving Customer Analytics From the Top

Frank Germann (), Gary L. Lilien (), Christine Moorman (), Lars Fiedler () and Till Groβmaβ ()
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Frank Germann: University of Notre Dame
Gary L. Lilien: Pennsylvania State University
Christine Moorman: Duke University
Lars Fiedler: McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Till Groβmaβ: McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Customer Needs and Solutions, 2021, vol. 7, issue 3, No 1, 43-61

Abstract: Abstract Customer analytics has moved to center stage and customer analytics budgets are rising rapidly. It is surprising, then, that many chief marketing officers (CMOs) are uncertain about whether these investments improve firm performance. We address this apparent disconnection using a multi-method approach. Using a large-scale global survey at two points in time, we first show that the use of customer analytics is positively related to firm performance. Second, from among a set of factors identified in the literature, we show that top management team (TMT) advocacy of customer analytics is by far the most important one influencing the degree to which firms use customer analytics. Third, we find that TMT advocacy is also critical for ensuring that customer analytics use results in a positive payoff—an outcome that remains elusive in many firms. Finally, we report on a set of in-depth interviews that offer insight into why TMT advocacy plays such an influential role and identify steps TMTs should take to facilitate the use of customer analytics in their firms.

Keywords: Customer analytics; Top management team advocacy; Firm performance; Knowledge utilization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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