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If the title of this article caught your attention you probably just said to yourself one of two things: "What the hell is EFM?" or, "I know what it means, but no one else does," both of which bear out my overall frustration for working under an industry heading no one understands.
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"Hey Dan, did you know we are a major player in the EFM market?"
"Terrific. What is EFM if you don't mind me asking..."
To begin with, I don't accept or pander to stupid jargon, and the fact that I still cringe every time I hear this term means something must be done. So, as my duty to making the world a better place, I submit to everyone on this day in history, to drop the EFM moniker and adopt something more descriptive. Ready for it?
Customer Data Management
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So, on this day forward, join me in banning EFM from business vernacular forever. Long live Customer Data Management! (Even the acronym CDM sounds better than EFM.
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