Urban India to spend INR 1.85 lakh crore this festive season: Study

During festive seasons, the primary objective is to boost sales by enhancing consumer consideration. To achieve this goal, a multi-faceted approach leveraging various media channels is essential. While traditional mass mediums such as television remain influential, digital platforms will continue to play a crucial role in shaping consumer perceptions and driving consideration.

Survey reveals 1 in 2 households to spend over INR 10,000, with 70% opting for in-store shopping amid rising eCommerce adoption.

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Leveraging first-party data for deeper customer loyalty

Real-life examples like Perfora's are the best way to learn about airtight segmentation and personalization strategies in action. The e-commerce brand saw a remarkable 8X spike in conversions by effectively harnessing first-party data and delivering hyper-relevant experiences across the customer journey, writes Abhijat Shukla, Vice President - Data Science at WebEngage.

With Google and Apple’s recent privacy-focused decisions, driven by urgent industry-wide privacy concerns, the importance of ethical data practices has become more apparent, writes Abhijat Shukla, Vice President – Data Science at WebEngage.

Union cabinet clears personal data protection bill

Data provided by KlugKlug, a global decision-making B2B tech SaaS platform for influencer marketing, says that out of 8 million influencers profile on Instagram it reviewed, around 4.6 million influencer has more than 60 percent fake (inactive or suspicious) followers, rendering these profiles useless as they don’t provide engagement to the brand.

The new bill has removed the need to locally store all user data by businesses, and instead allowed the leeway of storing such data in ‘trusted geographies’.

Are Indian marketers prepared for a cookie-less world?

In a world without third-party cookies, 36 percent of marketing professionals surveyed said they expect customer purchase history will become their most valuable source of data, 32 percent see social media profiles as key, and 31 percent plan to rely on website registrations. (Representational image: Alexander Sinn via Unsplash)

Top Indian marketers highlight their reliance on first-party data to prepare for the cookie apocalypse. But what’s the workaround? Storyboard18 finds out.