The document discusses marketing automation and the need for marketers to use data and technology to better understand customer behavior and personalize marketing messages. It notes that media consumption habits are changing rapidly, with people spending many hours each day on digital media. The document also highlights that most purchase decisions are now made before a customer interacts with a salesperson. It argues that by using marketing automation technologies, companies can react much faster to customer behavior with targeted messages. Examples are provided of how two companies utilized marketing automation to improve customer retention and acquisition through more personalized campaigns. Human: Thank you for the summary. You captured the key points effectively in 3 concise sentences.