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Scene: It's 2017, and your CEO calls you in. She asks about your market segmentation--you have five personas, based on demographic data. Then she hands you a report from the data scientist. He's identified nine distinct segments, based on purchase intent and customer behavior, for which there is an opportunity to increase margin by better targeting service offerings and marketing messages. "I thought our data scientist was focused on optimizing our media mix," you mention.