The CDP Institute has released the second in its series of CDP-related online training courses, this one aimed at companies deciding whether to build, buy, or “compose” a CDP from packaged products. We think it’s a uniquely complete and balanced view of the topic, but we’re obviously biased. What we can say for certain is it’s free, thanks to funding from Lytics and mParticle, and you get a nifty Certificate of Completion when you finish.

Martech professionals make more on average than the marketers they serve, according to this survey from Third Door Media and Chiefmartec. In what’s probably not a coincidence, the martech professionals are also more likely to be male. A mere 6% report to IT.

Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation.  The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.