Data privacy is, as it should be, high on the minds of tech companies and the public at large. Unfortunately, much of the discussion of late has centered around controversies originating with the misuse or fraudulent nature of some data sources. But we shouldn’t let this cloud our collective judgment about how data can help […]
Using data responsibly doesn’t have to weaken marketing strategies Read More »
Earlier this month, French data authority CNIL put French ad tech company Vectaury on notice for violating consent-gathering rules under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Vectaury collects geolocation data through behind-the-scenes methods such as software development kits (SDKs) and real-time ad bidding (RTB) for mobile ad targeting purposes. The company specializes in mobile advertising aimed at
Why a French ruling against a small mobile ad firm has ad tech on the defensive Read More »
If someone asked how you track your marketing efforts, how would you respond? Chances are, your answer would sound like a game of martech MadLibs. You’re using Google Analytics, advertising platforms, marketing automation, your CRM and myriad other tools to track, measure and take action on your marketing data. You spend your days building marketing
3 signs it’s time to make the switch to account-based analytics Read More »
Suppose you’re a motel chain with lots of franchises across the US. Ad campaigns, search results or web site calls-to-action direct the user to local phone numbers, based on the viewer’s location. In this case, there is no central call center with an 800 number, but a different local number for each location, with each
Invoca can now dynamically update local branch phone numbers Read More »
Marketers spend in excess of $70 billion on traditional or “linear” TV advertising in the US annually. But what’s is the ROI of a TV commercial? Marketers have been trying to answer that question for years. Now they can. Mobile location data enables marketers to measure the offline impact of both digital and traditional media. In
Foursquare can now measure impact of TV ads on offline store visits Read More »
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a draft of federal privacy legislation on Thursday that would impose harsh penalties on senior executives of companies that misuse consumer data. With fines up to 4 percent of a company’s annual revenue, Wyden’s Consumer Data Protection Act [pdf] mirrors elements of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which
Company execs could go to jail for misusing data under proposed U.S. data privacy law Read More »
Inbound calls to businesses over the holidays are on the rise, according to new data out Monday from call analytics provider CallRail. The company analyzed inbound calls to more than 100,000 businesses that used its service on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Green Monday in 2015, 2016, and 2017. The data shows that the combined call
Calls to businesses rose more than 375% over past two holiday seasons Read More »
It might seem odd to ask a marketer if they’d like their data in something described metaphorically as a building or a body of water. In this article, part of our MarTech Landscape Series, we look at the characteristics of these two types of massive data storage. Data warehouses Digital marketers are increasingly working with
MarTech Landscape: What’s the difference between a data warehouse and a data lake? Read More »
According to a report from Reuters, Apple CEO Tim Cook will praise the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a privacy model that the U.S. should emulate. This is according to an early look at prepared remarks that Cook will deliver at a conference of international data protection regulators being held Brussels, Belgium. Other
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Attribution is one of those services that seems to take place inside a black box, where all kinds of algorithms make all kinds of assumptions. To help make the box less obscure, Andover, Massachusetts-based Semcasting is out today with The Attributor, which it describes as the first self-service deterministic attribution platform. The platform, CEO/founder Ray
Semcasting unveils ‘first self-serve deterministic attribution platform’ Read More »
