Did that previous headline annoy you? You’re not alone: a study from SproutSocial finds that snarky comments are the least-desired of all brand behaviors. Also, don’t talk politics, use slang, or make fun of competitors. Honest, friendly, and helpful are the way to go.
B2B martech vendor Demandbase has raised $65 million in new financing, bringing its total to over $150 million. Demandbase has focused its business Account Based Marketing data and services, a strategy that resulted in quadrupled revenue over the past three years.
DataSift also assembles data about people, in its case taking feeds from social media sites. Some is anonymized and some is linked to individuals, depending on what the site owner allows. DataSift just set up a feed of anonymized LinkedIn data to crystal.io, an artificial intelligence-powered “virtual advisor” promises insightful answers to marketers’ questions. To be clear (get it?), crystal.io works only with aggregated data, so it can’t tell you what Dad wants for Father’s Day.
Bombora has launched Visitor Insights, a consent-based website tag that tracks the topics a device has consumed. It infers intent, job function, management level, and other information that B2B publishers can use for ad targeting and personalization. This Bombora report shows intent trends by industry: for example, media and advertising users show 70% more interest in Customer Data Platforms than they did last year.