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Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence that provides computers with the ability to grow and change when exposed to new data, without being explicitly programmed. In effect, it enables us to automate things, to make recommendations, to detect certain key things like food, for example.
Now, think about the technology around the driverless car. Effectively, what does that do? It’s using machine learning as a way to make predictive decisions based on key inputs that it sees from the environment around us. So whether you’re driving along and you’re, you know, you’re getting both sensor data, video data, audio data, data from things like GPS for example. And what that’s all doing is being aggregated into some decision mechanism to determine what the next best action is for a car. We have that applied across a number of different things, even in the marketing spectrum.
So next best action technologies and solutions are becoming extremely relevant in today’s environment. Think about your marketing activities, where in effect, you put in inputs, and then the system learns and does it itself.
Now, what are the advantages when we think about machine learning, particularly for marketers?
So in reality, you know, you can put certain inputs in, and then it can detect what’s going to happen for the future. Clearly there are other things and factors to consider around, you know, things can change in the environment, but also sophisticated machine learning can look after that as well now.
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ABOUT THIS DIGITAL MARKETING MODULE
This module dives deep into data and analytics – two critical facets of digital marketing and digital strategy. It begins with topics on data cleansing and preparation, the different types of data, the differences between data, information, and knowledge, and data management systems. It covers best practices on collecting and processing data, big data, machine learning, open and private data, data uploads, and data storage. The module concludes with topics on data-driven decision making, artificial intelligence, data visualization and reporting, and the key topic of data protection.