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Marketers are spending more on data management platforms than operational tech

Nearly 60% of marketers surveyed by Merkle said they spend more on management tech versus campaign and decision management tools. Amy Gesenhues on February 19, 2020 Marketers are investing more of their budgets in databases and analytics management technology platforms than operational tech solutions like campaign and decision management tools, according to Merkle’s Q1 2020 … Continue reading Marketers are spending more on data management platforms than operational tech

Marketers struggle to stay ahead of technology advancements

Technical acumen ranked as the third biggest challenge when deploying digital marketing initiatives, according to a recent survey of CMO consultants. Amy Gesenhues on February 14, 2020 When asked how difficult it will be over the coming year to stay ahead of new technological advancements, remain competent across multiple programs and avoid long-term experience debt, … Continue reading Marketers struggle to stay ahead of technology advancements

Traffic To Websites Expected To Climb In 2020, Becoming Priority For Marketers

Traffic To Websites Expected To Climb In 2020, Becoming Priority For Marketers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 12, 2020 Twenty percent of marketers in SimilarWeb’s State of Marketing survey released this week say they will spend time and resources increasing site traffic, as this strategy becomes a top priority for 2020. Many will … Continue reading Traffic To Websites Expected To Climb In 2020, Becoming Priority For Marketers

Paid search marketers can find success with top of funnel campaigns

The key to finding success with these type of campaigns is knowing when to leverage them. Amy Bishop on February 10, 2020 at 1:36 pm Most marketers view the funnel as including the following stages: Awareness, Consideration, Preference, Purchase and Post-purchase (client retention, upsell and advocacy). Paid search is often thought of as being really … Continue reading Paid search marketers can find success with top of funnel campaigns

Is it time marketers take more ownership over their identity resolution platforms?

Diminishing third-party cookie data and growing privacy regulations will impact available data, driving more marketers to take control over ID graphs and identity programs. Amy Gesenhues on February 6, 2020 U.S. marketers are expected to invest $2.6 billion in identity resolution programs by 2022 — a 188% increase over the course of four years, according … Continue reading Is it time marketers take more ownership over their identity resolution platforms?

How emerging email innovation will impact marketers in 2020

Email strategist April Mullen shares advice about how issues with CCPA, AMP and BIMI will change how we approach email marketing this year. April Mullen on January 28, 2020 During a recent webinar where I co-presented with Senior Editor Jennifer Cannon, I received several questions relating to innovations that will impact email marketers in 2020. … Continue reading How emerging email innovation will impact marketers in 2020

A Marketer’s Guide to Kaggle for Analytics and Data Science

Alex Papageorgiou — January 10, 2020 Kaggle, the Google-acquired data science platform, started as a virtual meeting point for machine-learning geeks to compete on predictive accuracy scores. It evolved into a Swiss Army knife for data science and analytics—one that can help data professionals, including data-driven marketers, elevate their analytics game. Despite being a free … Continue reading A Marketer’s Guide to Kaggle for Analytics and Data Science

Business RCS messaging: Will it ever be a workable solution for marketers?

Android users can receive RCS messaging now but it’s still an uncertain road ahead for marketers – and Apple isn’t the only problem holding us back. Henry Cazalet on January 8, 2020  Business rich communication services (RCS) messaging has been waiting for its turn in the spotlight for well over a decade now.  The long-awaited … Continue reading Business RCS messaging: Will it ever be a workable solution for marketers?