With regrets to The Smiths and one of the great B-sides of all-time, CDPs are the son and the heir … More
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My Summer of CDPs
This summer I immersed myself in customer data platforms having decided earlier in the year the technology is transformative. I … More
To Compete With Platforms Become One
Lost in all the DTC hype is that it never really was direct-to-consumer. Google and Amazon were always at … More
Do We Really Need a CDP?
At many brands there is a conversation happening about the need for a Customer Data Platform. Likely, there is a … More
CDPs and Identity: The Great Unknown
In my last post on CDPs I wrote about how important identity is to the transformational power of CDPs (Customer … More
CDPs: The Great Transformation
Data and marketing are inextricably linked through time. So it’s no surprise the evolution of database technology continues to help … More
What Happened to Local Publishers?
There’s a saying. There’s even a book. “All News is Local.” This past October I was invited to participate in … More
The Threat to Google Advertising Dominance is Back – With Teeth
In 2007 Google feared for its future as the digital ad leader. There were two huge technology holes in their … More
The Decade of Display That Wasn’t 2007 – 2017
Act I: Crank That The year was 2007. Ten years ago. Microsoft bought aQuantive for $6.3B. Google bought DoubleClick for … More
Autumn for Digital Publishers…and Everything After
The digital media world was a rocked yesterday by news that Buzzfeed is going to miss revenue targets by 20% … More