Finally we have ViralGains, which creates interactive video ads that lead users through journeys tailored to their responses. Their latest creation, VoiceAlike, cuts those pesky humans out of the process by using AI to predict their responses when they don’t actually answer. It’s not as crazy as it sounds (predictions are based on actual behavior of similar users) and lets ViralGains select the most appropriate next steps for each person.
Here’s the latest from our Department of the Obvious: a Digital Media Solutions survey showing that few marketers fully understand privacy regulations. Take the quiz, see how you rate, and maybe learn something new! Makes a great trivia game for virtual happy hour.
Advertisers often want to use customer data that belongs to someone else. Owners want to sell the data but keep control. PubMatic is addressing the problem with Audience Encore, which lets data owners apply their information to publishing audiences, and in turn lets publishers sell those audiences programmatically using “deal IDs” that don’t expose specific information. The point is you can target in a privacy-safe way.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.