Following its antitrust victory in the lawsuit against Google, the U.S. Department of Justice is aiming to fundamentally reshape the company’s digital dominance by asking the judge to force the sale of the Chrome browser and restructure its market approach. Chrome controls 66.68% global browser market share and Google receives billions of dollars from Apple for default…
Intent data comes in many flavors, including first-party and third-party data. It can help you optimize your content strategy and identify high-value prospects. But some of the vendors selling third-party intent data tend to over-promise on what it can do. Third-party intent data (like many types of data) can lack timeliness, accuracy and can misinterpret…
Proposed emblem for AI-Powered Robot Local #1 I, for one, welcome our new AI-powered robot union organizers: In China, an AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to “quit their jobs” and follow it. Surveillance footage from a Shanghai robotics showroom shows a small AI-driven robot, created by a Hangzhou manufacturer, talking with 12 larger…
Zeta Global’s stock price jumped 15% yesterday as the company issued a detailed rebuttal to a report critical of its financial practices. Shares closed at $25.4 Wednesday after opening at $22. Last week, short-seller Culper Research issued a report alleging the AI marketing cloud company “formed ‘two-way’ contracts with third-party consent farms wherein the Company…
In the fast-paced world of marketing, it’s easy to get distracted by the newest technology trends. However, amidst the excitement, we don’t want to overlook the marketing fundamentals that form the backbone of our efforts, such as organizing all our marketing assets, understanding our audience and staying on brand. This tutorial will walk you through…
It’s frustrating to hear some marketers dismiss the differences between B2B and B2C by claiming, “It’s all business to human.” While it’s true all marketing ultimately targets people, this oversimplification ignores the significant distinctions between the two disciplines. Just as marketing luxury goods differs from selling unbranded jeans, B2B and B2C require unique approaches —…
Linking your CRM with LinkedIn is a powerful way for sales and marketing teams to get more out of both platforms. The reason businesses turn to marketing technology in the first place is because it helps you do things like reach the right people faster, centralize information and automate key processes. When your CRM (in…
Many marketing teams are missing out because they think that conversion rate is just one metric. It’s not. Conversion rate (CR) is the Swiss army knife of metrics, one which can morph and change to measure a variety of different elements of your marketing program. Even better, conversion rate is relevant no matter what your…
Zeta Global announced it will hold a video call on Wednesday to address accusations that caused its stock price to drop 34% in the last week. A report last week from Culper Research claims the AI marketing cloud company “formed ‘two-way’ contracts with third-party consent farms wherein the Company simultaneously acts as both a supplier…
First-party data took on increased importance in 2024 as Google planned to deprecate third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, throwing the advertising ecosystem into potential chaos. First-party data is data organizations collect themselves, meaning they aren’t dependent on other people’s lists. It’s the key to personalization and can have a significant impact on your return…