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The True Cost of Bad Marketing Data
Understanding the hidden costs of unreliable marketing data and how they compound over time.
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- Cost of Bad Marketing Data | DataInc.ai
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- Discover the hidden costs of bad marketing data including wasted spend, lost opportunities, and eroded trust.
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Direct Costs of Bad Data
Wasted ad spend
Inefficient targeting
Wrong channel allocation
Bad data leads directly to misallocated budgets, with millions wasted on underperforming channels and audiences.
Indirect Costs
Decision delays
Rework and firefighting
Lost opportunities
Beyond direct waste, bad data creates organizational friction that slows down the entire marketing operation.
Trust and Credibility Costs
Executive confidence erosion
Cross-functional friction
Budget reduction risk
When data is unreliable, marketing loses credibility with finance and leadership, threatening future investments.
Compounding Effects
Technical debt accumulation
Talent retention issues
Competitive disadvantage
Data quality problems compound over time, making them exponentially more expensive to fix later.
Calculating Your True Cost
A framework for estimating the full cost of data quality issues in your organization.