Popular open source CDP also offers new entry-level pricing tiers starting at just $750/month RudderStack, which provides a Customer Data Platform (CDP) designed specifically for developers, launched the next generation of its SaaS offering - RudderStack Cloud, the most efficient, affordable and sophisticated customer data product for developers. Offering integrations with platforms such as Snowflake and DBT, RudderStack Cloud solves the data silo problem by enabling data engineers to unify their data and add CDP…

Phunware, Inc., a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data, and services for brands worldwide, announced the launch of its Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) Customer Data Platform (CDP). The global CDP market is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 34% to more than $10.3 billion by 2025. This worldwide market is being fueled and accelerated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as businesses from retailers to healthcare providers are increasingly relying…

SAP SE announced the global launch of SAP Customer Data Platform, a next-generation customer data platform (CDP) that aims to allow organizations to redefine the customer experience across every engagement, from commerce and marketing to sales and service. The announcement was made at SAP Customer Experience LIVE, held online October 14–15. As customer experience becomes an increasingly important differentiator of brands around the globe, many are turning to CDPs to help power unique, personalized experiences for a…

Accelerates Twilio’s Journey to Build the World’s Leading Customer Engagement Platform Trusted by Developers and Companies Globally Data Platform Provides Businesses a Unified Customer View to Better Understand Customers and Engage More Effectively Expands and Strengthens Use Cases Across Customer Service, Marketing, Sales, Product and Analytics Twilio announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Segment for approximately $3.2 billion in Twilio Class A common stock, on a fully diluted and…

CDP honored with MarTech BreakThrough Award win for second straight year BlueConic, the world’s leading pure-play customer data platform (CDP), announced that it has been named “Best Customer Data Platform” in the third annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by MarTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global marketing, sales, and advertising technology industry today. It’s the second consecutive year the company has…

New SaaS option makes RudderStack a fit for any size enterprise RudderStack, which provides the first open source alternative to traditional Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), announced that it now provides a SaaS deployment option to customers, making it the first open source CDP vendor to offer multiple hosting options. Customers can choose RudderStack’s SaaS offering without compromising on their security and privacy requirements, as it can run inside the customer's  Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) or RudderStack’s VPC. They…

RudderStack, which provides the first open source alternative to traditional Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), announced that it now provides a SaaS deployment option to customers, making it the first open source CDP vendor to offer multiple hosting options. Customers can choose RudderStack’s SaaS offering without compromising on their security and privacy requirements, as it can run inside the customer’s  Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) or RudderStack’s VPC. They can also choose to run RudderStack’s free open source version or…

New offerings accelerate ROI on Customer Data Platform investments Acxiom, the customer intelligence company whose data-driven solutions create business growth by enabling better customer experiences, announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of customer data platform (CDP) solutions and services, designed to help marketers significantly improve the success of their CDP initiatives. Acxiom's fifty years of proven expertise managing customer data ensures brands can enjoy accelerated results on their CDP investment…

New offerings accelerate ROI on Customer Data Platform investments Acxiom, the customer intelligence company whose data-driven solutions create business growth by enabling better customer experiences, announced the launch of a comprehensive suite of customer data platform (CDP) solutions and services, designed to help marketers significantly improve the success of their CDP initiatives. “Enterprise marketers rely on our next-generation Customer Data and Experience Platform to drive revenue, improve loyalty and increase…

BlueVenn, the multi award-winning Customer Data Platform and Journey Orchestration vendor, has announced that Infobase, America's leading cloud-based subscription provider of educational content through high-quality video and database resources to colleges and universities, K-12 schools and enterprises, has chosen its multi-channel marketing technology to improve customer insights across the business, and empower the marketing team with the tools to create highly personalized cross-channel marketing campaigns. The deal…

Neustar’s partnership with Quaero helps bridge the online and offline worlds for CDP users Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, announced that it will bring its industry-leading identity resolution technology and data to the Customer Data Platform (CDP) market. Quaero will leverage Neustar’s integrated technology and verified people-based data to improve the quality and accuracy of its clients’ customer data, both on- and offline. This first-of-its-kind…

The Audiens Customer Data Platform (CDP) gives digital marketers the ability to instantly personalize their data on their terms, get more out of their customer data and cut the waste from their advertising spend Audiens, a global independent customer data platform and audience management tool, has received an $8M (£6.5 M) cash investment from South Korea's NHN Corp. This is the first investment in a European technology company for NHN. The investment accelerates Audiens international expansion plans and strengthens the…

If you’re reading this, you have most likely made the smart decision to implement a Customer Data Platform (CDP) for your business. You already know that a CDP will lead to better customer insights and experiences, as well as improved inter-departmental communication in the long run. But now you want to know which one of the many CDP vendors out there is best for your business, and how to then implement the platform successfully. 1. Assess Your Business Needs Do not skip this step or you will regret it dearly! Be honest in…

The cancellation of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020 in Barcelona has left companies counting the cost of potential business losses. It can get extremely painful for smaller technology companies or even devastating for startups Exacaster, an AI-powered marketing automation software company from Lithuania (EU), has been waiting for exhibiting in the biggest mobile technology show for nearly 10 years. "We were dreaming to participate in MWC ever since we founded the company but managed to get ready for it only this…

Arm Treasure Data CDP Enables Customers to Securely Unify Their Data for Driving More Personalized Customer Experiences Based on its recent analysis of the global customer data platforms (CDP) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Arm® Treasure Data™ with the 2019 Global Company of the Year, Award. In 2018, the UK-based, Arm acquired the California-based CDP provider, Treasure Data, and subsequently rebranded as Arm Treasure Data. Its powerful CDP enables marketers to gain insights and provides the foundation for…

The strategic acquisition of Bimotics, a provider of big data tools on the Google Cloud Platform, and its intellectual property gives ViewN a huge product development boost and accelerates bringing a powerful AI-driven Customer Data Platform to market ViewN, provider of a SaaS-based AI-driven customer data platform (CDP), purchased Bimotics, creator of marvin, a big data tool for developers on the Google Cloud Platform. marvin stands for Massive Analytics Repository on a Very Intelligent Network, and was an easy way to…

The report highlights how internal silos, changing data privacy laws and general confusion around what a CDP does are preventing companies from getting the most from their data. With the Customer Data Platform (CDP) space becoming more crowded than ever, there’s enormous confusion around what a CDP should do - as well as which CDP is right for each specific business or organization. Tealium, the market leader in the customer data platform industry, released the "Tealium State of the CDP Report 2020” which details…

G2's Dual Recognition Validates Blueshift's Mission To Provide The World's First Data Activation Solution Blueshift, the leading Customer Data Activation Platform, was identified as a leader in G2's Customer Data Platform (CDP) and Marketing Automation grids in the Winter 2020 report. The dual recognition validates Blueshift's accomplishment of providing the world's first data activation solution, which simultaneously offers the flexibility of a CDP and the intelligence of marketing automation in a single, scalable…

Spring Lake Equity Partners Leads New Round of Funding to Fuel the Company’s Growth in Increasing Its Capacity to Meet Marketers’ Escalating Demand for First-Party Data Liberation BlueConic, the world’s leading pure-play customer data platform (CDP), announced it has closed a $13M Series B funding round led by new investor Spring Lake Equity Partners with contributions from existing investor Sigma Prime Ventures, as well as angel investors. Growing from an estimated $1B in 2019, spending on CDPs is projected to be in the…

According to Winterberry Group's Analysis, the Capabilities of BlueVenn's CDP Are Industry Leading; Report Provides Clarity as to What Core Capabilities a CDP Should Have and How They Deliver Best Value to Marketers BlueVenn, creators of a leading, award-winning Customer Data Platform (CDP), released a report by Winterberry Group finding BlueVenn's CDP's capabilities are industry leading. The report, "Customer Data Platform benchmark," analyzes the core and adjacent capabilities of CDPs, as well as providing…