In Brief: Google Lets You Go Incognito
New privacy features include an incognito guest mode and easy access preferences.
New privacy features include an incognito guest mode and easy access preferences.
Publicis Sapient’s survey of 5,000 people from Great Britain, France, Germany, Australia and the United States revealed that 61% know little or nothing about how companies use their data – and they worry this can be harmful. The survey also found a disparity between those who are more educated, younger and tech savvy, in their degree of mistrust. Results indicated significant uncertainty and dissatisfaction with companies in multiple categories.
COVID-19 has had a mixed impact on B2B purchases, delaying some and accelerating others, according to this DemandGen Report study for Demandbase. Functionality (73%) and pricing (72%) nearly tied for the top vendor selection criteria, with ease of use (56%) further down the list. Integration wasn’t an option on the questionnaire although some respondents wrote it in.
Changes in marketing channels and data access have made advertising measurement more important, and challenging, than ever. Taking advantage of growing interest in the topic, Bain Capital is selling Kantar Group’s audience measurement division, Kantar Media, to global investment firm H.I.G. Capital for “approximately $1 billion”. Kantar Media accounts for 4,500 of Kantar Group’s 25,000 employees.