Marketing Today With Alan Hart

During this 199th episode of “Marketing Today,” host Alan Hart interviews Rishad Tobaccowala, author of the new book, "Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data."We discuss Tobaccowala's long career at Publicis Groupe. Then Tobaccowala tells us why he wrote "Restoring the Soul of Business" and what it means to be human in light of all the technology and data that's flying around us as well as the impact storytelling still has.Tobaccowala shares why he thinks businesses fail when they focus too much on numbers on data. He says, “I believe that it is extremely important that any company, individual, or team, realizes that success is combining what I call the story and the spreadsheet.” Tobaccowala emphasizes that the human element is still very important to business as he reflects, "If a company allows growth, purpose, and connections, it begins to attract talent." When sharing some of the top lessons he learned during his successful career, he advises that we should, “Never underestimate