Podcasts continue to grow as a business. Latest proof is that SiriusXM has just purchased podcast platform Stitcher, which creates, inserts ads, and distributes podcasts, from E.W. Scripps in a deal valued up to $325 million. SiriusXM bought podcast platform Simplcast month last and audio ad company AdsWizz in 2018.
Acquia has consolidated its recent acquisitions into Drupal Cloud for Web content management and a Marketing Cloud that includes the former AgilOne CDP and Mautic marketing automation. The two clouds are positioned as part of a larger Open Digital Experience Platform. The Marketing Cloud also includes Acquia’s Lift personalization and Maestro campaign governance tools. Actual integration doesn’t yet include shared customer profiles although that’s planned for some time next year.
Maybe you’re skeptical about digital transformation. This Harvard Business Review Analytical Services study found it’s working well in Asia-Pacific: 40% of respondents said it’s helping them bring new applications to market more quickly, compared with 23% across other regions. The study says stronger corporate cultures in APAC are the big difference.
Just over one-third of marketers plan to either buy a new CDP (21%) or replace an existing one (13%) this year, according to this Optimove survey. Unfortunately, it doesn’t report how many have a CDP already in place, which would put the other values in perspective. It does seem that CDPs are a relatively low priority: they rank sixth on the list of new systems and eighth on the list of systems to replace.