Note: A version of this post originally appeared in MarTech Today. Have you noticed anything different about the LUMAscape lately? Recently, the imposing cluster of logos representing the marketing technology landscape grew a little denser. Nestled under the data management platform (DMP) category, and to the right of the increasingly hyped customer data platform (CDP) grouping, …
Note: A version of this post originally appeared in MartechToday. Remember what life was like before we had smartphones? We scrolled through inches of white pages without a thought, carried impossible-to-fold maps wherever we traveled and never left home without pocket change. Now it seems as if we think everything would work better if it were …
The GDPR is coming fast. The General Data Protection Regulation, which harmonizes data privacy laws across Europe, takes effect on May 25, 2018, bringing with it a heightened level of scrutiny to the rules of customer engagement for brands on both sides of the Atlantic. But it’s important not to panic, according to Blane Sims, Signal’s …
In order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which harmonizes data privacy laws across the European Union, affected companies will be expected to detect, locate and access all of the EU personal data they control. This includes data that a brand may have shared with others, such as data processing partners or …
Brands operate in a marketplace where a consumer’s last best experience sets the bar for the next. Just minor improvements in customer experience can add tens of millions of dollars of revenue by reducing churn and increasing share of wallet. Easier said than done. According to Forrester’s latest U.S. Customer Index Report, 2017 marked the first time not one single industry …
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect May 25, 2018 and is bringing a heightened level of scrutiny to the rules of customer engagement for brands on both sides of the Atlantic. While the GDPR introduces significant changes for data security and compliance, it also compels marketers to forge new and stronger interactions …
The effort to ensure compliance with the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) does not stop at your front door or firewall. In recognition of the flow of data throughout the digital economy, the GDPR — which goes into effect May 25, 2018 — includes several provisions that require a company to work …
Note: A version of this post originally appeared in Forbes. When I started out in advertising, no one looked to political advertising as a hotbed of innovation. Political advertising was something like a backwater — a place for the rushed and inefficient implementation of tactics pioneered elsewhere. Nobody would say that today. Thanks to all the …
Note: A version of this post originally appeared in Forbes. Call it “The Retail Apocalypse.” Call it “The Amazon Effect.” Call it what you will, but the facts are plain: the retail industry is in crisis. Bankruptcies are skyrocketing, and Amazon is gobbling up market share and expanding capabilities at a nigh-unbelievable rate. Some consider the current shakeout …
Note: A version of this post originally appeared in Forbes. Scott Galloway’s new book, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, does a wonderful job articulating what makes each of these companies so uniquely successful. I’d suggest, however, that the key to their success can be located in their singular competitive advantage: customer data. …