From the editor: Be creative with data

Colin Grimshaw

In this editorial, Colin Grimshaw introduces the June 2015 issue of Admap, which focuses on responses to the question, 'does Big Data inspire or hinder creative thinking?'.

From the editor: Be creative with data

Colin GrimshawWarc

No issue divides the creative community quite like the contribution of data to the creative process. The term 'Big Data' is apt to foment fits of apoplexy in some, who view data as the enemy at the gates, a dagger to the heart of creativity. Others see data as a panacea for all marketing's ills, in a Holy Grail quest to form one-to-one relationships with customers, eliminating all marketing wastage.

Somewhere between these extremes there is a consensus view that the mass of data now being generated from consumer activity...

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