Customer data management

Customer data management includes monitoring data integrity, privacy and security for CRM platforms, and for some organizations, separate customer data platforms, while maintaining updated, compliance customer records across sales, marketing service and e-commerce operations.

April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21
Salesforce updates vaccine distribution tool ahead of surge

President Biden moves COVID-19 vaccine availability deadline for American adults to April 19; Salesforce Vaccine Cloud adds asynchronous bookings on more channels to meet surge.
March 26, 2021 26 Mar'21
Twilio Segment CEO Peter Reinhardt on the future of CDPs

In a wide-ranging Q&A, Twilio Segment CEO Peter Reinhardt discusses Twilio's $3.2 billion acquisition of the company he co-founded, and the future of CDPs.
March 24, 2021 24 Mar'21
Acquia digital experience platform adds CX-friendly tools

After two years of transition, Acquia users get a first glance at how all of its recent acquisitions and product introductions align to build digital experiences.
March 23, 2021 23 Mar'21
Optimizely shores up DX platform with Zaius CDP acquisition

CMS and A/B testing vendor Optimizely, formerly Episerver, acquires the Zaius customer data platform to extend digital experience and personalization capabilities.

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