The martech drinking glass is both three-quarters empty and three-quarters full, according to this perplexing survey by London Research.  More than half (57%) of respondents said they find the martech landscape very confusing and it’s hard to know how products fit together, but 83% of leaders and 66% of mainstream organizations say the components of their stack are seamlessly integrated.  CMOs are in charge of digital at 11% of leaders and 27% of mainstream companies. Lots more here to ponder.

Few things are more confusing than adtech, although programmatic audio out-of-home advertising is one of adtech’s more comprehensible varieties.  (Think music, messages, and ads on public address systems in retail stores.)  It’s the specialty of Vibenomics, which just raised a $12.3 million Series B.

We have product news today, Dear Reader.  Algonomy has enhanced its CDP with real-time event triggers that can deliver audiences or personalized messages.  They’ve also streamlined the user experience and added retail-specific measurements, demand forecasts, and inventory optimization.