SnapLogic has extended its quest to empower expertise-free “citizen integrators”. Its latest feature, called Pipeline Synthesis, lets users identify the two systems they want to connect and then creates an end-to-end process to make it happen. It’s not clear whether the interface is entirely drag-and-drop or users still must know how to read.
Adobe has officially released its Real-time Customer Data Platform, after many pre-announcements. It’s like the wedding night of a couple who have lived together for years: fun but no surprises. They also released new customer journey analytics and journey orchestration products, also previously in beta.
Moving on to less familiar names, packaged goods shopper targeting company Quotient has purchased Ubimo, which reports on consumer behavior by location. It’s yet another example of how important location data has become – and how many firms collect it.
Martech keeps taking larger bites out of marketing budgets: 17.3% last year, 19.9% this year, 23.5% next year, and 30.9% five years from now, according to the latest CMO Survey. This despite barely more than half (56.4%) of current tools being used and nearly half (48.8%) of the survey respondents reporting worse-than-expected results. Oddly enough, marketers rate selecting marketing technologies as the thing they do best.