It’s nice to have an occasional bit of good news about privacy, but there’s plenty on the other side of the ledger. Gizmodo reports that the “Do Not Track” function built into many Web browsers is basically useless because most Web sites ignore it. Unlike GDPR, Do Not Track has no legal standing. That would require an Act of Congress so don’t hold your breath.
Perhaps you think that “camera marketing” refers to selling cameras? Don’t be silly. Camera IQ uses the term to describe Augmented Reality experiences embedded inside advertisements. Which are themselves wrapped in social media which is viewed on your smartphone which is where the camera comes in. In case it’s still too simple, the ads are sold programmatically.
It’s hard to know what else you’ll like, so I’ll give you some options. Marketing ops: Mintent has bought gShift, which gives marketers a combination of content creation (Mintent) and content performance measurement (gShift). Conversational marketing: AdLingo has launched to provide conversational interfaces inside Web display ads. Customer data: mobile app developer inMobi has bought mobile user data and advertising platform Pinsight from Sprint. Note that I didn’t even bother with privacy.
Email and mobile personalization platform Movable Ink has announced a new integration between its Da Vinci content personalization solution and Adobe Journey Optimizer. Joint customers will be able to develop content assets aimed at each individual email recipient and bring them into Adobe Journey Optimizer for deployment. This builds on an existing integration between Movable Ink Da Vinci and Adobe Campaign.