Adtech vendor Criteo is making it easier for brands to purchase ads on retailer Web sites and apps with a self-service media buying platform. Several advantages here: an alternative to the Facebook/Google/Amazon triopology, targeting based with the retailers’ own first-party data, more efficient media buying, and more revenue source for struggling retailers.
B2B CDP Leadspace is previewing a real-time data integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, which is Microsoft’s own CDP. The connector should be generally available later this summer. Yes, it’s confusing, but it’s increasingly common for a data-gathering CDP like Leadspace to feed an analytical CDP like Customer Insights.
Bots account for nearly half of the tweets about coronavirus and have pushed more than 100 false narratives on the topic, according to this Carnegie Mellon University study. Just a friendly reminder that much of what you see on social media is paid for by people aiming to do harm.
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.