Here’s something for you no-code fans: no-code storefront building platform Shogun announced a $35 million Series B, following a $10 million round in March. Shogun sits atop Shopfiy, BigCommerce, Magento, and other ecommerce systems.
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.
Bombora has launched Visitor Insights, a consent-based website tag that tracks the topics a device has consumed. It infers intent, job function, management level, and other information that B2B publishers can use for ad targeting and personalization. This Bombora report shows intent trends by industry: for example, media and advertising users show 70% more interest in Customer Data Platforms than they did last year.