Stories about the dreadful state of data security are so common that I rarely share them. But this survey from security company CyberArk was especially shocking: 41% of respondents said their company would rather pay fines than change security policies after a successful cyber attack. Much more here about how little most organizations do to protect their data.
DemandJump unifies marketing campaign data and makes AI-based recommendations for improvements. Not a CDP since not customer level, so far as I can tell. They just raised a $5.5 million “A2” round, making their funding $14 million to date.
Jamie also offers a report from DiscoverOrg, which found that buyers prefer salespeople who they trust, are professional, and know their product. There are plenty of non-obvious insights here into buyer personas, selling styles, and purchase processes.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.