Affinity Answers, the marketing data science vendor, today announced the re-branding of its AudiencePlanner tool as FanFinder360° to reflect an increased commitment to serving the media and entertainment industry. Founded in 2004 as a boot-strap start-up, the company today delivers anonymized social media-based audience insights not just to brands, but for example to political campaigns….
With Google’s latest decision to strip Search Terms data insights from advertisers (some agencies have reported around 25%-30% or more of data loss), the frustrated outcry has caused some to begin throwing around lawsuit language. Specifically, there seem to be three main reactions to this change: Those who believe that advertisers own the data outright,…
As marketers continue to face shrinking budgets, many are facing a new challenge—how to stretch a dollar on their martech stack. The COVID-related revenue slowdown has forced even many large marketing departments to think small when it comes to purchasing. The choice of keeping personnel on the payroll or purchasing new technology and tools is…
A new report from the non-profit Women Who Tech says that over 40% of women founders and women in tech continue to be harassed, despite the #MeToo movement, and initiatives within companies to educate on diversity issues. The report is based on a survey of over 1,000 tech employees, founders and investors conducted for Women…
Food and technology have been on everyone’s mind in the past six months, and for SAP CX these two worlds collided this spring in a 7-day span when its SAP Commerce Cloud was used to launch a new direct-to-consumer platform for Brakes, a leading food supplier in the U.K. “This is where the pandemic has…
The SEO community is always looking for new ranking factors and we have discovered over two hundred of them so far. But there may be hundreds more actually used by Google. Luckily, we don’t have to work on all of them. Most have very little weight in SEO and are often used as tie-breakers rather…
The Porsche brand has been one of the most well-known in both the automotive and luxury markets over the past 50 years. However a reputation that was built in the 20th century didn’t guarantee success in building a digital brand experience fit for the 21st century. From internal training to customer engagement The Porsche AR…
There’s no doubt about it: this year you need to add Connected TV to your holiday ad strategy. With total viewing time on Connected TV devices jumping 81% year-over-year, millions of shoppers will be spending more time streaming television than ever before. And while you may initially think that viewers are mostly tuning in to…
Earlier this wee MarTech Today Editorial Director Kim Davis spoke with Stacey Ackerman, agile coach and founder of Agilify, and John Cass, digital strategist and host of the Deep Dive into Agile Marketing Podcast, about how agile is different from traditional marketing and why the martech community is so drawn to it. In addition to…
Video has become a necessity across digital platforms to engage audiences and make a lasting impression. As audiences have increased access to information and decreased attention spans, brands must accelerate the focus on compelling video ads to capture user’s attention quickly. Understanding how to leverage video to move consumers through the buying process can help…
