Amy Osmond Cook, Ph.D., is the VP of marketing at Simplus, director of Simplus Creative Services, and founder of Osmond Marketing. She enjoys reading business books, playing the violin and trying new restaurants with her husband and five children. Follow her at @amyocook.
Consumer privacy, AI and optimized customer experiences are beginning to revolutionize marketing. If you're already behind, it will be very hard to catch up.
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