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 In our second blog post, we highlighted the difference between point change—where a change program is focused on a single, new capability—and system change, where the change program is focused on redesigning a process of how several capabilities work together. We see companies purchasing new capabilities—cloud-based marketing automation tools, digital asset management tools, data science capabilities, etc.—but introducing these capabilities via point change. This reinforces the siloed structure that most companies have today and limits the value of these new capabilities. The better approach is to recognize that these tools and capabilities are designed to be integrated, and to redesign the marketing process to be more automated and integrated across functions. In other words, use effective tools and capabilities to break the silos by deploying them via system change. Also, you can use effective customer experience management platforms to get long term profitability. There are fo...