Until recently, social data platforms have fallen under two main categories: social listening or social analytics. With the emergence of audience intelligence platforms, the industry has been disrupted by the likes of Audiense which looks to dissect audience conversations, affinities, unique characteristics and media consumption, giving users a more in-depth and accurate view of the data. G2 recently added audience intelligence platforms as a category, recognising it as an important technology piece in the larger social…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from RingCentral (Unified Communication), Yext (Customer Experience), Dynata (Analytics), SurveyMonkey (Customer Feedback), and Salesforce (CRM). Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and RingCentral Enter into a Strategic Partnership Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of communications, networking and cloud solutions, and RingCentral, Inc., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud…

MRM, a leading global marketing agency that is part of McCann Worldgroup, announced that Jayna Kothary has joined the 35-plus office digital and relationship marketing network as its Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Most recently Kothary served as CTO for Global Clients at WPP, where she was based in the UK. Kate MacNevin, Global CEO of MRM, said, "We're thrilled that Jayna is joining us. Her experience working as an agency CTO on global clients, as well as with large multi-nationals, makes her an ideal fit as we…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from CallMiner (Customer Experience), Pegasystems (Automation), Salesforce (CRM), globaledit (Digital Asset Management), and KickFire (ABM). CallMiner and Intradiem Announce Partnership to Take Action on Behavioral Insight in Contact Centers CallMiner, the leading provider of artificial intelligence-fueled speech and customer interaction analytics, announced today a partnership with …

Led by Andreessen Horowitz, the funding round brings the total raised to $69 million Mux, the leading video platform for developers, today announced the close of $37 million in Series C growth financing led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Cobalt and Accel. Mux will use the capital infusion to expand product, sales, and marketing teams to help more of the world’s leading companies deliver the best online video streaming experiences. Mux does for video what Stripe does for payments - take the complexity out of…

Today’s AdTech Roundup covers the latest in Native and Programmatic Advertising, Technology, TV Advertising, Audience Data announcements Playwire, Venatus, Anzu.io, Rakuten Advertising, and Mediavine. Playwire to Give All Online Publishers Insights on Advertising Technology, Page Speed, Site Performance, and Ad Optimization Playwire, a global advertising technology company specializing in revenue amplification for publishers and content creators, is set to host a virtual event on August 20, 2020 at 12-2 PM EST with Google …

The online conference, put on by Playwire and supported by Google, will give website owners and creators unparalleled information into website vitals and how it relates to advertising online Playwire, a global advertising technology company specializing in revenue amplification for publishers and content creators, is set to host a virtual event on August 20, 2020 at 12-2 PM EST with Google supporting this event as part of the Google Certified Publishing Program (GCPP). Virtual attendees of the event will gain comprehensive…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from Raydiant (Customer Experience), Fuze (Unified Communication), Aptos (AI/ML), Partner4Work (B2B Commerce), and Looker (Analytics). Introducing Kiosk: Raydiant’s New, Interactive Tool for Driving Customer Engagement Raydiant, the customer-rated #1 digital signage provider, has evolved their Experience Platform to include another exciting dimension of customer interactivity: Kiosk touch…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from Drift (Conversational Marketing), 3CLogic (E-commerce), RingCentral (Unified Communications),  IZEA (Influencer Marketing), and Terminus (ABM). Drift Expands Beyond Conversational Marketing Drift, the leading sales and marketing platform that created the Conversational Marketing category, announced a new category: Revenue Acceleration. Whereas Conversational Marketing focused on…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from Creatio (CRM), 6Sense (ABM), Zilliant,  Yotpo (E-Commerce), Viant(People-Based Marketing) and PubMatic (Ad Tech). Creatio Named A Leader in The 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant Creatio, a global software company providing a leading low-code platform for process management and CRM, announced it has been named a Leader in the July 2020 Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation.…

VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp., a leading provider of security and retail marketing technology, and its Mexico partner Retailigent Media have been contracted to provide advanced audience analytics and customer engagement technology in a Mexican chain of pet stores, it was announced today by VSBLTY Co-founder & CEO Jay Hutton. Retailigent Media, with offices in Mexico and five other Latin American countries, is the leading company in Mexico for smart retail solutions, analytics and smart displays. Retailigent…

Today’s AdTech Roundup covers the latest in Native and Programmatic Advertising, Technology, TV Advertising, Audience Data announcements from Screenvision Media, Feedvisor, Kantar, Digicrown and 6sense. Screenvision Media Amplifies Advertising Network Via Partnership With Atmosphere Screenvision Media, a national leader in cinema and premium video advertising, announced an advertising sales partnership with Atmosphere, the leading streaming TV service for businesses. Screenvision will feature its own channel, “Front +…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from RudderStack (CDP), sticky.io (E-commerce), SugarCRM (CRM), Higher Logic (Customer Experience), and Unilog (B2B Commerce). RudderStack Launches New SaaS Version of its Customer Data Platform 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…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from Contentful (Content Management), Drift (Marketing Automation), MindTickle (Sales Enablement), Doxim (Customer Experience), and  Unscrambl (Conversational AI). Contentful Releases Free Plan for Digital Builders to Support the COVID-Accelerated Shift Contentful announced a new Community Plan that provides those who build digital experiences with an unprecedented level of free access to…

The pilot looked to explore promising blockchain-based business model innovations for the telecommunications sector Aqilliz, a technology company that specialises in blockchain-powered solutions for digital marketing, completed a loyalty programme pilot in partnership with multinational internet service and telecommunications provider, MyRepublic. Entitled MyRewards, the blockchain-based loyalty programme application was developed as part of the IMDA Blockchain Challenge which looks to explore the applications of…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from Banzai (Marketing automation), Blippar (Augmented Reality), Box (Content management), Mastercard (B2B Commerce), and Jebbit (CDP). Banzai Announces New Independent Board Director Kevin Riegelsberger Banzai, a leading provider of SaaS marketing automation for events, announced the addition of Kevin Riegelsberger as an independent director effective July 16, 2020. Kevin is a 40 year…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from RudderStack (Customer Data Platform), Assembly (E-commerce), Kochava (Identity Management), Mobify (B32B Commerce) and Khoros (Customer Engagement). RudderStack Launches New SaaS Version Of Its Customer Data Platform RudderStack, which provides the first open source alternative to traditional Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), announced that it now provides a SaaS deployment option to…

Accretive and Synergistic Acquisition Expected to Generate an Incremental $25 Million in Revenues and $5 Million in Adjusted EBITDA over the Next 12 Months Perion Network Ltd., a global technology company that delivers its Synchronized Digital Branding solution across the three main pillars of digital advertising – ad search, social media and display / video – signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Pub Ocean, a rapidly-growing digital publisher-focused technology company with scalable content distribution and…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from CoreMedia (E-commerce), CreatorIQ (Influencer marketing) ZINFI (Marketing Automation), Insightly (CRM), and Google Cloud (Content management). Coremedia and commercetools Enable Brands to Create Inspiring Shopping Experiences CoreMedia, developer of the agile content management and experience orchestration platform CoreMedia Content Cloud, is now a partner of commercetools, a leading…

Today’s Daily MarTech Round-up covers the latest in Cloud, Marketing Analytics, Automation, Customer experience, AI and ML announcements from Adobe (Customer Experience), VoiceBase (Sales Intelligence), LiveChat (Customer Service), Sendoso (ABM), and UiPath (Automation). Adobe, IBM And Red Hat Announce Strategic Partnership To Advance CX Transformation Adobe and Red Hat announced a strategic partnership to help accelerate digital transformation and strengthen real-time data security for enterprises, with a focus on…