Getting colleagues familiar with your new martech position is no easy task. Steve Petersen on March 2, 2022 Although I’ve spent most of my career in roles and functions adjacent to marketing technology, I’ve only been truly dedicated to martech during the past few years. I formally entered the martech space when I was asked … Continue reading How to establish a new martech role
Category Archives: Marketing Technology
Introducing MarTech’s guide to agile marketing for leaders
This e-book will show you the skills and perspective needed to lead an agile marketing organization effectively. Henry Powderly on February 18, 2022 It’s easy to get into the weeds when it comes to agile marketing. After, the practice itself is all about breaking goals, projects and marketing tasks into smaller blocks in order to … Continue reading Introducing MarTech’s guide to agile marketing for leaders
What a Salesforce NFT cloud service could mean for marketers
Marketers could gain more utility in their NFT efforts if it hooked into their CRM or CDP. Chris Wood on February 10, 2022 On a company call this week, Salesforce executives discussed a vision for rolling out an NFT cloud service, according to a published report based on a source who asked not to be … Continue reading What a Salesforce NFT cloud service could mean for marketers
Criteo negotiating to acquire IPONWEB
The commerce and media platform adds significant adtech capabilities. Kim Davis on December 10, 2021 Criteo, the commerce and media platform, has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire adtech company IPONWEB. The cost of the acquisition will be $ 380 million. The move is aimed at strengthening Criteo’s offering for the post-third-party cookie world. Criteo offers … Continue reading Criteo negotiating to acquire IPONWEB
Lytics adds cloud data connection feature to improve ad targeting
Marketers will be able to create create custom audiences for many advertising platforms. Corey Patterson on December 7, 2021 Customer data platform Lytics announced today that it’s offering a new tool that allows users to enhance their advertising campaigns via cloud data warehouses. The feature, Cloud Connect, is a freemium offering linking to Google Big … Continue reading Lytics adds cloud data connection feature to improve ad targeting
How to build a successful marketing technology roadmap
Courtney Trudeau of Merkle shows how marketers can adopt new technologies without disrupting their organizations. Corey Patterson on December 7, 2021 at 12:23 pm The rise in marketing technology platform offerings, coupled with consumer behavior shifts, has created a need for strategic transformation. Courtney Trudeau, Senior Director of Technology Strategy at Merkle, recently worked with … Continue reading How to build a successful marketing technology roadmap
From Big Data to Big Ops: Brinker speaks on marketing ops shift
How marketers can navigate the tech explosion around every business function imaginable. DevOps and DataOps for starters. Chris Wood on September 15, 2021 Every marketer has seen that crowded graphic of the marketing technology landscape, which gets set in smaller print every year as the number of vendor logos balloons, now, to over 8,000 and … Continue reading From Big Data to Big Ops: Brinker speaks on marketing ops shift
How Leilo is using technology to create a new category
Becoming the Official Relaxation Partner for MLS’s NYC FC is just one stop on their data-driven roadmap. Chris Wood on September 1, 2021 Major League Soccer’s New York City Football Club is a little more mellow this year with Leilo as the team’s Official Relaxation Partner. What is Leilo? It’s a carbonated beverage made from … Continue reading How Leilo is using technology to create a new category
Real Story on MarTech: Sometimes the biggest vendors carry the biggest risks
But many smaller vendors are betting their lives on a single offering. Tony Byrne on July 15, 2021 at 11:54 am In 2019 when IBM suddenly let go of nearly all its martech portfolio, I joked that it reversed an ancient adage: while perhaps “no one ever got fired for recommending Big Blue,” it turns … Continue reading Real Story on MarTech: Sometimes the biggest vendors carry the biggest risks
The pros and cons of specializing in specific martech products
MOPs practitioners have their favorite solutions, but is it a good idea to specialize in one only? Steve Petersen on April 14, 2021 Martech practitioners specialize in specific products. That’s not news. Further, it makes sense for people to learn how to really use a specific platform well. However, that’s not always ideal when putting … Continue reading The pros and cons of specializing in specific martech products