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54%

54% -- marketers naming contact data quality as top challenge for marketers (2026)

2026

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5 Great Ways to Enrich Your Subscriber Data in Email Marketing
Getting good subscriber data about email and CRM lists can be challenging for even the savviest email marketer. Privacy is a big concern for many people, and that means some of your subscribers will dig in their heels at the thought of handing over anything more than their email address. Basic facts…

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marketers: 54% marketers naming contact data quality as top challenge. Source: (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/marketers-contact-data-quality-challenge
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