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2018 Was a Great Year for Customer Data Platforms

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The report period (second half of 2018) saw the first two major acquisitions of CDP vendors: Datorama by Salesforce for reported $800 million and Treasure Data for $600 million by ARM Holdings for reported $600 million. It saw a new generation of purpose-built CDP systems for vertical industries and personalized messaging.

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The Martech Show Episode #10: Lessons from a Fortune 50 CMO on Agile Marketing, Martech & More

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David led the strategy and analysis practice of Digitas for the first wave of martech in the 2000’s, and then was a partner at McKinsey for the second wave of martech in the 2010’s. He joined as the CMO of Aetna in 2016, digitally transforming the organization through its acquisition by CVS.

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

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Economic conditions may have been tough in 2010, but there was no shortage of online innovation. Sysomos has an impressive blue chip customer list and the company’s recent acquisition by Marketwire gives it solid brand and investment backing. Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2010 by Lifehacker. ** 5 Stars.

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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Get Ready for Software Vendors as Data Owners

Customer Experience Matrix

billion acquisition of LinkedIn. It gives Microsoft access to a rich trove of personal and company information, something it didn’t have before (although Microsoft probably collected more personal and company data than most of us realize). Microsoft surprised pretty much everyone today by announcing a $26.2

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Orchestrators: the second key persona for modern marketing operations leaders

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I’ll start with a personal story. Integration across systems has been the #1 issu e for marketers since the modern marketing tech stack started exploding in the early 2010’s, but software and solutions providers finally listened. Experimentation is their specialty. Orchestrators: Leaders of the band.

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Trendline Acquires Inbox Marketer

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This acquisition further strengthens Trendline’s strategy, data management and analytics service offerings while uniquely positioning them to aid Fortune 500 companies in the transformation of their email marketing programs. Trendline Interactive, an email consulting firm, has acquired InboxMarketer, Canada’s largest email marketing agency.

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Adobe Buys B2C Marketing Automation Leader Neolane: One Gap Filled, But Where's CRM?

Customer Experience Matrix

Adobe was on everyone’s list of potential buyers, and Neolane was ripe for acquisition or an initial public offering. That frankly didn’t take much insight, but I’ll brag a bit more about having pegged Adobe as needing to add marketing automation as far back as this post in 2009 and again in 2010.