The Data Agency, a combination of several customer-data-related firms in the Netherlands and Belgium, has integrated its Invicta and LynqID CDP groups. The combined brand will be called Invenna, which was already the name of Invicta’s product. Invenna will be supported by consumer data and data quality solutions from other The Data Agency components.
Marketing services and data company V12 has been bought by new mover data collector Porch Group, which specializes in the home services industry. V12 brings its own mover data and lots of other consumer information to the party. The deal is one of four acquisitions announced simultaneously by Porch Group.
Does it seem odd that this Treasure Data report found literally 99% of $1 billion-plus retailers have either installed a CDP (40%) or plan to (59%)? The data makes a bit more sense when you see two-thirds (67%) of those planning add a CDP expected to build, not buy. That suggests they’re defining a CDP as any type of central customer database. Download for more on customer data use.
It’s tough to get brand safety right, but the industry keeps trying. IPG Mediabrands announced a new set of tools to find and block inappropriate ad placements, while IAS expanded its suitability measurements to include standards from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). Meanwhile, DoubleVerify admitted a mistake made brand safety on X/Twitter look worse than it really was in October 2023 and March 2024.