Marketing Technology

Consumers were most comfortable when they felt their financial institution would protect their assets. Incumbents could have an outsized influence over consumers’ adoption of open banking.

eMarketer was pleased to moderate a Tech-Talk Webinar featuring Adobe’s Elizabeth A. Sexton, senior product manager, privacy, and Amanda Valerga, senior digital marketing strategist, along with Marcela Maryniak, director, digital marketing at Altice USA. They demystified the marketer’s role as a data steward and shared how to deliver on the customer experience promise—with access to less data.

Email is becoming a more critical part of marketers’ playbook: 41% of respondents now view it as “very critical” to their company’s success (far higher than pre-pandemic), with automation and personalization being significant drivers of growth.

Effectively communicating with consumers has never been more challenging for marketers and advertisers. Kerri Sallusti, vice president of strategy at Data Axle, shares key insights from their recent study, and tips on how to more effectively engage target audiences.

As cookie alternatives proliferate, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is stepping in to provide order: The newly launched id-sources.json framework is meant to clarify which new IDs are being used by ad networks and publishers.

With a fresh approach to insurance sales and a modern tech stack, Toggle, a Farmers Insurance Company, is focused on simplifying the purchase journey. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on Financial Services with Toggle’s Josh LaRoche, research and marketing director, to hear how empowering policyholders has helped its parent company innovate.

CivicScience launches Rulo, an ad targeting platform: Dependent on survey data, the solution taps into advertisers’ anxieties about targeting in a world with no third-party cookies.

Hispanic Heritage Month is upon us: brands are making strides in reaching out to this growing demographic at this time of year, but what about the other 11 months?

DC Comics is the latest to adopt NFTs, but their actual popularity remains questionable: The virtual collectibles are cropping up across industries, but adopters often face fan backlash due to the technology’s environmental impact.

When it comes to CX, consumers and marketers don’t see eye to eye: A new study found a widening gap between what customers expect and what brands are delivering.

Retail media ascendant: Third-party data deprecation and the rise of connected TV give retail media advertising an edge over other digital performance channels.

House proposal would give the FTC oversight on privacy issues: The FTC’s battle with Big Tech may soon extend to data and privacy breaches if the proposal is approved.

We spoke with Jürgen Galler, co-founder and CEO at data management platform 1plusX, about how the use of AI by publishers can help them traverse these challenges.

Top-down government intervention in China’s tech sector is not new, but the current blitz of new policy announcements is keeping even the most seasoned marketers on their heels.

TransUnion acquires Neustar for $3.1 billion: The credit-scoring giant looks to expand into digital marketing via the identity resolution company.

The retail industry is struggling with personalization: A Talkdesk study revealed less than 1 in 3 retailers are using AI tools, but 55% plan to increase investment in this area.