Why are we now in what Doc Searls calls the largest boycott in human history with 1.7 billion people blocking ads? Tricia Wang reveals how marketing sold its soul to ad tech by believing that it would be the magical big data solution to understanding customers. She shows us how we can get our souls back and get the full ROI out of big data by integrating what she calls, “thick data”– precious data that captures people’s emotions and stories.
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