Come to think of it, consumers liking free stuff may be the most normal thing of all. Sure enough, ad verification vendor Integral Ad Science has found that people are eager to swap paid video streaming services for free ones, even if they have to watch ads in return. Also included: a handy diagram that clarifies the often-confused relationships among Over The Top (OTT), Connected TV (CTV) and Smart TV.
Data orchestration vendor Openprise has launched Openprise Agile CDP. The system focuses on B2B data management including unification, enrichment, normalization, and lead-to-account matching. It also enables users to create automated business processes such as lead routing that are tightly integrated with marketing automation and CRM systems.
A report the other day said the London Police were blasting “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from a boat in the Thames. In that spirit, here’s some good news: you don’t have to worry that this report from Alyce found companies do a poor job in picking the swag they give away at conferences. Remember conferences?
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.