It’s safe to say that a lack of software isn’t holding marketers back.  Dentsu reports that finding the right data is CMO’s biggest external challenge (38%), followed by understanding changes in consumer behaviors (35%).  Keeping up with emerging new tech (33%) and dealing with the fragmented tech landscape (30%) headed the list of media transformation challenges.

Marketing automation vendors rarely buy each other these days, so it’s worth noting that ActiveCampaign just bought Onesend, a specialist in tools for franchise, multi-location brands, and reseller agencies.  The company will add Onesend features to ActiveCampaign at some future date.

Google lashed out at the Department of Justice’s threat to break up the company, calling the proposals “radical.” Among other things, Google says the proposals would threaten users’ privacy, stifle innovation and break Android and Chrome. Given the appeals process, it will likely be years before we know whether Google will stay in one piece.