Cost Efficiency Helps Geico Keep Prices Down, Get Big Bang For Its '15-Minute Message'

... it, the company's fascination with big data dates to the early 1980s when it sent out millions of pieces of direct mail to potential customers and diligently tracked response rates. "That basic concept really hasn't changed," said Mr. Ward, who has ...

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