Posts by James Meyers
Martech Mastery: CDP Benefits & Cost of Doing Nothing
Welcome to episode 2 of Martech Mastery — a new video series from ActionIQ’s Head of Martech Strategy James Meyers. As a former analyst for one of the world’s most respected technology research and advisory firms, James wants to help you make great technology decisions and look like an expert in the process. Check out…
Read MoreMartech Mastery: CDP 101
Welcome to episode 1 of Martech Mastery — a new video series from ActionIQ’s Head of Martech Strategy James Meyers. As a former analyst for one of the world’s most respected technology research and advisory firms, James wants to help you make great technology decisions and look like an expert in the process. Today’s episode…
Read More2021 Competitive Market Guide for CDPs
Why Customer Data Platforms Became A Must-Have Technology Did you know Gartner found Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) to be the least likely technology to be cut from leaders’ budgets during an economic downturn? McKinsey helps explain why by saying: “Personalization is impossible if marketers don’t have the means to understand the needs of customers on…
Read MoreWhat Twilio’s $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Data Startup Segment Means for the CDP Market
If you’re a marketing technology buyer, chances are you’ve heard of Segment. Their low-cost offering and enormous marketing budget have resulted in market-leading awareness, boosted demand and a unicorn valuation status. Recently, San Francisco-based Segment has doubled down on positioning itself as a Customer Data Platform (CDP) – even going as far as branding a…
Read MoreComplete Martech Evaluation Guide for Customer Data Platforms
Here’s What You’ll Learn: Why choosing the right martech stack is critical for supporting your personalization strategy How to evaluate a CDP based on its ability to unify your data, analyze your customers, and activate personalized experiences at scale Best practices for selecting the right martech tools —and vendor partners—ideally suited to deliver on your…
Read MoreWhy Your CDP Vendor Must Bring Change Management Expertise
Prior to joining ActionIQ, I served as an analyst at a well-known industry research firm. I was privileged to advise over 200 clients on their CDP initiatives. On numerous occasions, I received a phone call that went something like this: Senior marketing executive at major brand: “We bought a CDP.” Me: “How’s it going?” Marketing…
Read MoreBest Practices for CDP-Driven Change Management
Join Ryan Greene and James Meyers of ActionIQ as we discuss best practices for CDP-driven change management and successful implementations.
Read MoreThe CDP Vendor Marketplace or How to Separate the CDP Posers from the Players
Join ActionIQ as we offer up some straight talk on how to make sense of the CDP vendor marketplace.
Read MoreFour Takeaways From McKinsey’s Jason Heller on Achieving Personalization at Scale
In his keynote at ActionIQ’s inaugural DynamIQ Exchange conference in New York City, Jason Heller, partner and global lead of digital marketing operations at McKinsey, made a powerful case for personalization at scale and customer data platforms (CDPs) as the core solution to achieve it. The potential market value of personalization is huge, with $1.7-3…
Read MoreCDPs: A Cure for the Holiday Blues
Ah, the holidays! For marketers, it is the most stressful time of the year. As a former industry analyst, I advised hundreds of marketing organizations and realized how many of them feel overwhelmed at prepping for the tsunami of holiday demand. It only makes sense. The stakes are high since holiday results can make or…
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