Whether Signal called itself a CDP matters less than the fact that TransUnion felt the need to acquire Signal’s CDP-like capabilities. But if you want evidence that the bloom is off the CDP rose, here’s Gartner’s latest digital marketing hype cycle, which shows CDP well into the trough of disillusionment. Don’t take that as bad news: the whole point of the hype cycle is that the trough is a necessary stop on the path to success.
Adobe helps manage data compliance with addition of new Privacy Console The latest Digital Economy Index from Adobe found a 55% growth in online spending since last July. To help businesses manage this data deluge, Adobe Real-Time CDP adds a suite of tools to classify data, set usage restrictions, and define use cases, so use is compliant with your data policies.
Right on cue, here’s another report on vendors vying to replace those much-lamented third party cookies. Email ad platform LiveIntent is partnering with identify resolution vendor FullContact to createa a privacy-safe ID that tracks consumers across channels. LiveIntent is working hard at this: you may recall it has previously announced related alliances with Kochava and RubiconProject.
Martech keeps taking larger bites out of marketing budgets: 17.3% last year, 19.9% this year, 23.5% next year, and 30.9% five years from now, according to the latest CMO Survey. This despite barely more than half (56.4%) of current tools being used and nearly half (48.8%) of the survey respondents reporting worse-than-expected results. Oddly enough, marketers rate selecting marketing technologies as the thing they do best.