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Kim Davis is the Editorial Director of MarTech. Born in London, but a New Yorker for over two decades, Kim started covering enterprise software ten years ago. His experience encompasses SaaS for the enterprise, digital- ad data-driven urban planning, and applications of SaaS, digital technology, and data in the marketing space. He first wrote about marketing technology as editor of Haymarket’s The Hub, a dedicated marketing tech website, which subsequently became a channel on the established direct marketing brand DMN. Kim joined DMN proper in 2016, as a senior editor, becoming Executive Editor, then Editor-in-Chief a position he held until January 2020. Prior to working in tech journalism, Kim was Associate Editor at a New York Times hyper-local news site, The Local: East Village, and has previously worked as an editor of an academic publication, and as a music journalist. He has written hundreds of New York restaurant reviews for a personal blog, and has been an occasional guest contributor to Eater.
The Digital Markets Act will have downstream effects on marketers and consumers
Ripples will spread beyond the tech giants, but right now its hard to predict specific outcomes.
Valtech picks up a specialist digital healthcare agency
The Berndt Group adds to Valtech's digital transformation capabilities in the huge healthcare sector.
Good morning: Living in a world without cookies
Will a cookieless internet seem strange? There are reasons to think so.
JANA Partners issues new public criticism of Zendesk
Zendesk shareholder JANA Partners continues its public feud with the CEO and Board.
Sitecore integrates CDP, marketing automation features from acquired platforms
With new additions, Sitecore is looking more like an end-to-end marketing suite.
MiQ announces post-cookie programmatic package
The package includes addressable cohorts based on connecting multiple identities as well as a contextual offering.
Google Cloud announces general availability of Retail Search
This offering enables retailers to benefit from Google's advanced search capabilities on their own websites.
TrustRadius, Demandbase One announce intent integration
The ABM go-to-market platform will ingest intent data direct from the TrustRadius software review site.
Data.ai launches new solutions for the app ecosystem
Formerly App Annie, data.ai is introducing a new app taxonomy and an in-app purchase SKU.
Nielsen to be acquired by private equity consortium
Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation and Brookfield Business Partners will pay $16 billion for the ratings giant.
Optimove acquires mobile messaging provider
Kumulos will bring mobile messaging and engagement to the CRM platform.
Braze for Commerce will deliver personalization powered by first-party data
Braze has released a set of solutions to help retail and ecommerce brands leverage zero- and first-party data in a no-code environment.
Europe moves to end dominance of Big Tech
The Digital Markets Act will place restrictions on operations of the biggest tech "gatekeeper" companies and may force changes to their business models.
Easy returns can enhance the customer experience
Timely delivery contributes to positive customer experience, but so does ease of return.
Good morning: How do you measure success?
Here's a guide to the marketing attribution and ROI debate.
Why marketing attribution is both a challenge and a necessity
While some are skeptical about the attribution narratives derived from touchpoint data, others insist that measuring marketing is a must.
Drift extends offerings across the customer lifecycle
The conversational marketing platform combines its marketing and sales solution with a new service solution.
Adobe CEO: Make the digital economy personal
The opening day of Adobe Summit was CEO Shantanu Narayen underline the challenge of creating experiences in real-time and at scale without sacrificing personalization.
Russia increases isolation with Instagram ban
The ban on the social platform follows Meta's decision to allow calls for violence against Russian troops invading Ukraine.
Good morning: Blockchain is going mainstream
If even the U.S. government is setting out to understand crypto and blockchain, they're here to stay: and be regulated.
MGID’s Ukraine operations continue despite the bombs
Work is a "distraction from the nightmare," the adtech platform's CEO of North American operations says.
‘Tech for Good’ offers a PR package to minority-led start-ups
Kite-Hill PR is offering a pro bono program to women/BIPOC/LGBTQIA-led technology start-ups.
Good morning: Let’s take a look at RU YouTube
Belarus-based Zorka.Agency shares data about what's engaging the attention of Russian YouTube users.
Matching email content to customer needs
Personalizing email beyond "Dear X" is an extraordinary challenge, especially when it needs to be done at enterprise scale.
Good morning: Digital transformation is about preparing for the future
You can learn more at the MarTech virtual conference March 29 & 30 There will be 45+ sessions and registration is free.
Research finds lower investment in ads featuring women
On International Women's Day, research suggests appropriate representation of women in ad creative may not be enough.
Serena Williams invests in supply chain AI solution
Calico's operating system aims at providing visibility into supply chain issues and enabling them to be managed i one place.
Good morning: ANA supports humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
ANA members are scaling back or ceasing to do business in Russia as ANA underlines the importance of bearing current events in mind when messaging customers.
GumGum introduces a personal data-free approach to digital advertising
Taking a step beyond contextual advertising, GumGum identifies three components to serve relevant ads without using personal data at all.
Good morning: Are you using no-code tools?
Is the no-code movement affecting marketing and other business teams across the board, or is it really resticted to a minority of enthusiasts?
Stensul is first email creation platform to integrate with Pardot
The move is aimed at making deployment of emails built in Stensul faster and more efficient.
Phrasee to offer real-time language optimization
Phrasee, the AI-powered language optimization platform, has announced that it will now create language responsive to customer sentiment in real time. Phrasee automatically generates and optimizes messaging for a full range of channels, including web, email, social and push. This new offering from Phrasee will combine its optimization capabilities with individual customers’ language profiles based […]
Event agency Freeman will go virtual and hybrid with Hubilo
The strategic partnership with virtual events platform Hubilo will offer alternatives to in-person only events.
What’s in your marketing stack? Let us know
This is an invitation to tell us about your own real-world marketing technology stack, who owns it and who has the purchase power.
Good morning: What are you talking about today?
This week, the marketing and marketing ops communities, like everyone else, have world events on their minds.
Good morning: Find the right tone for these troubled times
Plus the marketing attribution debate rages on.
Good morning: Learning new digital spaces
Curiosity about emerging media is an important trait in today's marketers.