The document discusses how businesses need to transform to meet the needs of empowered, data-driven customers. As customer experiences become increasingly digital and data-driven, companies must invest in sensing capabilities and analytics to understand customer behavior across all touchpoints. Those that do not adapt risk falling behind or becoming obsolete, as 52% of Fortune 500 companies have disappeared since 2000. To succeed, businesses need to provide personalized, consistent experiences across channels in real-time by utilizing automated, data-driven processes.