Don’t let Google control your cookieless destiny Suddenly, marketers need options. Here’s why you should forge your own path this time. If you build it, they will come. And spend hundreds of billions of dollars. And be beholden to you forever. (Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha….) That’s the Google business model. I guess “Don’t be evil” just had a […]
Don’t get stranded at the cookie party, put PII on speed dial When Google delayed blocking third-party cookies until 2023, the party animals took it as a sign to keep on raving. Two more years! That’s like, so long from now! Wooooohooooooo, cookies are the party that never stops! Thing is, the sun is coming […]
Will the real identity resolution providers please stand up? For years, companies calling themselves identity resolution providers have frolicked about like pigs in slop. They’ve built billion-dollar businesses on the back of a promise to match real humans to anonymous, cookie-based profiles. A noble feat to be sure. That is, if they were actually delivering […]
Why CDP + PII = The Ultimate Dynamic Duo When Gartner began evangelizing the promises of the customer data platform (CDP) in early 2018, it made an important point: “CDP is not a system of record, it’s a system of innovation.” This would help explain why for all of the value CDPs have introduced for […]
Walking the PII Talk AdExchanger was out recently with a great primer on how to evaluate an identity solution. The tl;dr is to respect privacy, focus on value, enhance data for targeting, and create a single view of the customer. Yes! Yes, yes, yes! It’s obvious, right? So…why aren’t more companies doing all these things? […]
PII scary? Not when it’s done right. Somewhere along the way, the perception of personally identifiable information (PII) morphed into a huge scary monster lurking under the bed. “It has nine eyes!” “Sharp claws!” “It eats children!” For what it’s worth, the naysayers, privacy hawks, and even your average consumer could be forgiven for having […]
People-based marketing is a data-driven approach to targeting and engaging with individual customers. It focuses on building personalized relationships with customers by using their behavior, preferences, and interests to tailor marketing efforts specifically for them. This type of marketing has emerged as a response to the saturation of traditional mass marketing methods. With the rise […]
People-based marketing is a powerful strategy that has transformed the advertising industry. It focuses on creating personalized experiences for consumers, based on their behavior, interests and preferences. By understanding and targeting individuals instead of broad demographics, people-based marketing allows businesses to reach the right audience with the right message at the right time. Traditionally, advertising […]
Today, let’s embark on a journey through the ever-evolving landscape of privacy and people-based marketing. It’s a hot topic, and we’re here to unravel the complexities, chat about the dos and don’ts, and explore how you can navigate this new terrain while keeping things friendly, personal, and, of course, compliant. Ready? Let’s dive in! The […]
Are you looking to get your feet wet with a people-based marketing strategy, but not sure where to start? Don’t worry—you’re definitely not alone. People-based marketing is on the rise and becoming an essential tool for businesses of all shapes and sizes. It promises powerful insights from data collected about customers, allowing companies to deliver […]