Eight in ten marketers lack the knowledge or resources to create a true Single Customer View, according to a survey by customer data platform vendor BlueVenn. The survey also found that four in ten have more than 20 data sources, three in ten feel their brand has managed to accomplish genuine omni-channel marketing, and one in ten consider the concept of a Single Customer View to bad a “mythical beast” that isn’t practical in the real world.

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has announced a technology-plus-consulting offering to support real time marketing through data integration. The “eXperience Data Platform” (XDP) is built around the Tealium customer data platform, which ingests data from Web, CRM, call center, inventory, and other systems; consolidates and loads it into a customer database; and makes the information available for analysis and marketing programs across all channels. For the moment, it’s available only in Japan.

CDP and marketing cloud vendor Zeta Global announced an agreement to purchase LiveIntent, which helps companies do email-based advertising.  The deal will let Zeta expand its identity graph, enter the publisher monetization business, and accelerate its mobile and retail media products.  Zeta will pay $77.5 million in cash and $172.5 million in common stock, with potential for additional payments based on performance.