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‘Declared Data’ Startup Jebbit Raises $12 Million Series B

It’s a good time to be in the first-party data biz. Jebbit, a Boston-based startup that helps marketers collect data directly from consumers, announced its $12 million Series B on Monday led by K1 Investment Management. Previous angel investors include ad tech big wigs, such as Jonah Goodhart (currently of Oracle Data Cloud) and Eric... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // April 8th, 2019 //

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TransUnion: Third-Party Data Doesn’t Deserve To Be Demonized

People love to hate on third-party data, but it’s got at least one fan out there. “It’s incumbent on all of us to understand how data is used and to stop the idea that third-party data is bad or dead or dying,” said Matt Spiegel, TransUnion’s EVP of digital marketing solutions, speaking at a Tru... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // April 5th, 2019 //

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Eric Roza To Depart As Chief Of Oracle Data Cloud

Ryan Joe contributed. Eric Roza is leaving Oracle Data Cloud (ODC) after more than four years as its SVP and general manager. Roza told employees in a note on Monday that he plans to retire this summer, in order to spend more time with his family. (Full note reprinted below.) “New and unexpected roles as... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // April 3rd, 2019 //

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A Marketer’s Guide To CDPs (Behind The Hype Edition)

Fragmented data is a real and lingering problem for marketers. The question is whether a customer data platform (CDP) is the solution marketers seek and, if so, whether every marketer actually needs one. The TL;DR on CDPs is that they unify, or at least aim to unify, a marketer’s first-party data, including online and offline... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // April 2nd, 2019 //

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Salesforce Says It Will Launch A CDP (Yep, You Heard That Right)

If a customer data platform (CDP) is a “fad," then it’s a lasting one – because Salesforce is launching one. The details are a little sketchy right now. Salesforce isn’t officially announcing its CDP until June at its Connections conference in Chicago, there isn’t a tangible product yet and Salesforce demurred to say exactly when... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // March 25th, 2019 //

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Oracle Marketing Cloud Releases New Integrations To Make Its Data Flow

Oracle Marketing Cloud is taking on a very customer data platform-like complexion these days. On Tuesday, OMC unveiled a slew of feature updates designed to grease the wheels between its marketing products and “bring data and intelligence together with orchestration in real time,” said Shashi Seth, SVP of Oracle Marketing Cloud. Responsys, Oracle’s email marketing... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // March 19th, 2019 //

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Highland Math Forms First Data Co-op Of Data Sellers

Data transparency is all the rage in digital advertising, but data companies themselves still exist in a world of black boxes and inscrutable spreadsheets. Highland Math was founded last year to help address the issue, by creating a consortium of data providers that pool their own returns to create a market research data set. The... Continue reading »

by James Hercher // February 13th, 2019 //

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Buyers And Broadcasters Are Impatient, But Recognize Nielsen And Comscore Have ‘A Tough Road’

Nielsen and Comscore take a lot of heat for moving too slowly and failing to provide the sort of cross-channel measurement buyers and sellers say they crave. But cut ’em some slack, said Beth Rockwood, SVP of portfolio research at Turner. “Both Nielsen and Comscore have made good advances in the last year and they’re... Continue reading »

by Allison Schiff // February 8th, 2019 //

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The FTC Rethinks Its Role In The New Data Economy

The ad tech industry might soon be facing a more punitive FTC. While the consumer privacy and protections agency traditionally came down on blatantly fraudulent advertising, like rebilling scams, or improperly targeting children, the influx of data-driven technology has required the FTC to reevaluate its agenda. With consumer privacy protections becoming a more pressing issue,... Continue reading »

by James Hercher // January 29th, 2019 //

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Marketers Must Step Back From Personalization And Automation

“We’re privacy-centric,” said every marketer ever. But what was once a reflexive statement must now be backed by substance. Despite excitement about harnessing data to send the right message to the right person at the right etc., marketers must now wrestle with whether they should simply because they can. One of the major themes at... Continue reading »

by Ryan Joe // January 28th, 2019 //

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