MSoM #005 | Geoffrey Keating on the data inundation

Mar 14, 2021

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In this episode of MSoM I have an in-depth conversation with Geoffrey Keating, the head of content marketing at Segment, on the CDP report, an in-depth look into how organizations are using CDPs – exploring the data they’re collecting, and the apps they’re using to manage it. It was the most clicked-on feature in the TMW newsletter, #028.

The report covers trends such as industries adopting CDPs, how brands are now inundated with data, the increasing adoption of CDPs for advertising purposes, and the shift away from channel centric to customer centric approaches to data collection. We talk about the state of CDPs in the market, how Segment was able to process more than a trillion API calls a month, how the landscape of data infrastructure in companies is changing globally and the increasing commoditization of data platforms.

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📚 Resources

The CDP Report - Segment

How Segment redesigned its core systems to solve an existential scaling crisis

51 martech stacks shared in the 2020 Stackie Awards

Apple Killed The IDFA. What Else Dies?

Is the Cookie Crumbling?

Segment's Customers

You can find Geoffrey Keating on LinkedIn, Twitter and his content on the Segment Blog.

Juan Mendoza

Juan Mendoza is an expert in researching global media, marketing, data, and technology trends. He is the CEO of The Martech Weekly, a media and research brand with subscribers in over 65 countries.

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