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.

Reports emerged at the weekend that Salesforce was in advanced talks to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica.  The deal would be Salesforce’s largest since acquiring Slack in 2021, and shares fell 7% Monday on the news.  Informatica would add more advanced technical capabilities to the Salesforce product line.