Predictive analytics are now built into everything including dog collars. But I guess it’s still newsworthy that Google Analytics will now predict which Web site visitors are likely to purchase and which are likely to not revisit. The predictions can create custom audiences that are then targeted in Google Ads. It’s all free so near as I can tell.
Acquia has consolidated its recent acquisitions into Drupal Cloud for Web content management and a Marketing Cloud that includes the former AgilOne CDP and Mautic marketing automation. The two clouds are positioned as part of a larger Open Digital Experience Platform. The Marketing Cloud also includes Acquia’s Lift personalization and Maestro campaign governance tools. Actual integration doesn’t yet include shared customer profiles although that’s planned for some time next year.
Maybe you’re skeptical about digital transformation. This Harvard Business Review Analytical Services study found it’s working well in Asia-Pacific: 40% of respondents said it’s helping them bring new applications to market more quickly, compared with 23% across other regions. The study says stronger corporate cultures in APAC are the big difference.
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.