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Eager to Sell Your Personal Data? You'll Have to Wait

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Should marketers pay consumers directly to access their personal data? The idea isn’t new but it’s become more popular as people see the huge profits that Google , Facebook , and others make from using that data, as consumers become more aware of the data trade, and as blockchain technology makes low cost micro-payments a possibility.

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MarTech Plot Lines for 2021

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walled gardens (Facebook, Google, Amazon) face increasing competition from walled flower pots – that is, businesses with less data but a similar approach. None of these has the data depth or scale of Facebook, Google, or Amazon but their audiences are big enough to be interesting. shoppable video is growing rapidly.

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The Personal Network Effect Makes Walled Gardens Stronger, But There's Still Hope

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I’m still chewing over the role of “walled garden” vendors including Google, Amazon, and Facebook, and in particular how most observers – especially in the general media – fail to grasp how those firms differ from traditional monopolists. The first is the “personal network effect” that I’ve described previously.

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BadTech Is the Next New Thing

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I’m referring to is the backlash against big tech firms – Google, Amazon, Apple, and above all Facebook – that have relentlessly expanded their influence on everyday life. The past month alone offers plenty of news to alarm consumers: Google tracks location even after users turn off Location Sharing.

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Software Has Stopped Eating the World

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Whatever their complaints before the pandemic, almost everyone who formerly traveled for business or attended business events is now eager to return to seeing people and places in person. The amount of travel will surely be reduced but it’s now clear that some physical interaction is irreplaceable.

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Martech Vendors Can't Avoid Ad Audience Battles

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One of the most interesting stories playing out right now is online advertising, where the walled gardens of Google , Facebook , and other audience aggregators are under assault by insurgent advertisers who, like most rebels, aspire as much to replace their overlords as destroy their power.

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Privacy-Protecting Systems Are The New Green

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You could also add add products whose purpose is privacy, like ad blockers or proxy servers; the gazillion contenders in the pay-people-to-watch ads industry; privacy-enhancing extensions to standard products such as Google Chrome and Firefox; and, perhaps most prominent, the privacy-centered positioning of Apple.