Why Buzzwords Suck
In my previous column, “Don’t Hire Data Posers“, I wrote that one of the first signs of a poser is excessive use of buzzwords. This month, let’s talk about why such buzzwords are bad for the data and analytics business — besides the obvious annoyance of overuse.
I don’t deny that there are some benefits of buzzwords. Sometimes buzzwords summarize a long list of complex concepts in one easy-to-understand phrase. Big data, CRM (in the past), customer 360, personalization, customer experience, real-time modeling or in-database scoring are some examples.
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