On Friday, Google concluded its defense in the Department of Justice’s lawsuit over its advertising technology. Even though Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Milgrom provided supporting testimony, it’s still easy to see gaps in Google’s arguments. Here are the ones that stand out to me: 1. “Duty to deal” argument Google’s stance: Google argues that it…
One of your vendors will suffer a data breach. It is a when, not an if. They may have already, but not yet know it. Because marketing handles so much customer data, it’s essential to know what to do when a breach happens. There will be a breach in 2023, 61% of companies reported a…
(Story updated with information on the Montana privacy law which goes into effect on Oct. 1 and adds detail to Maryland’s law, which will be the strictest in the nation when it becomes operational.) The 118th session of the U.S. Congress is drawing to a close and the legislators have again failed to pass a…
It’s high time big tech resigned itself to the new reality. When it’s making decisions about its own operations and strategy, European regulators have a seat at the table — and a very loud voice. No, that’s not something entirely new; but interventions in the tech space (impacting martech and adtech) are becoming increasingly frequent….
The focus of most B2B companies is developing products and services customers need. Selling them requires detailed customer information. It falls on marketing to get that data, usually via event registrations, website forms and the like. Sometimes that isn’t enough, which is why data enrichment providers exist. The types of data they can provide include…
Yesterday’s ruling by a federal U.S. judge that Google illegally held a monopoly in search and text advertising is a staggering defeat for one of the world’s biggest tech companies. “After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted…