All the latest martech and adtech news this week from Qlik, NewStore, Genesys, ActionIQ, 6sense, IBM, Dun & Bradstreet and Isentia

It's been yet another year of significant mergers and acquisitions in the marketing, advertising and customer technology sphere.

Forrester has revealed its leaders in global digital experiences agencies, with Publicis Sapient, Deloitte, IBM, Accenture, and PwC named in the top spots.

Today’s marketing teams are filled with specialists in fields such as data analytics or the use of specific tools, and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) is threatening to increase the need for dedicated professionals. But perhaps AI might also be the tool that finally lets marketers get back to doing marketing?

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from Salesforce, Alibaba, Smart Communications, Intelledox, Contentserv, Vendasta, Tapad, AdsWizz, IBM, Acquia, Signal and Sitecore.

All the latest martech and adtech news from HCL, Brandwatch, CAKE, Contentsquare, Clicktail, IVE Group, Livetiles, Blackwood Seven, Vonage, Qualtrics and Automation Anywhere.

Adobe, IBM, Marketo, Oracle, SAP, SAS and Salesforce have been named as ‘leaders’ in Gartner’s recent Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs report.

​Jarther Taylor, former GM of marketing at Telstra, has been appointed marketing director of KPMG nationally.

IBM is offloading its marketing and commerce technology portfolio to private equity in order to spin off the offering into a new commercial entity. But several analysts are questioning whether the decision will provide the focus needed to succeed in the rapidly evolving martech landscape.

Forrester has named its top Global Digital Business Transformation Accelerators for the first quarter of the year, with EY, McKinsey & Company, Accenture, Publicis Sapient, IBM, and PwC leading the way.

SXSW 2019 has confirmed the extent to which technology will impact every aspect of our lives in deep and profound ways. I’m 15 sessions in, spanning a range of topics from flying vehicles, smart cities, neuro-science, nano-technology, to how the CIA uses creativity to solve complex counter-terrorism challenges.

​One of the world’s biggest seasoning manufacturers is launching an AI-powered flavour development platform later this year.

Data and artificial intelligence are fundamentally changing how marketing is deployed as the industry sees the rise of the emotion economy and the emergence of both the ‘martecheter’ and director of marketing data, according to IBM Watson’s latest report.

Change doesn’t scare the CMO of IBM, Amanda Johnston-Pell. Far from it. Johnston-Pell embraces change and encourages all marketers to be brave and embrace data as a spark to creativity, not the death of it.

IBM industry veteran, Michelle Zamora, is over the moon about jumping into startup land and using her fine-tuned skills in building business strategy and driving growth.

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from Oracle, Maritz Loyalty, Nugit, Vendasta, QuanticMind, Sprout Social, Qubit, and OneTrust.

Artificial intelligence (AI) will mediate with brands on behalf of consumers, and people will form personal relationships with AI.

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from Adobe, IBM, Apple, Daisee, Suzy, 6Sense and more.

Jodie Sangster will join the IBM Watson team as CMO AI program leader as part of a new triumvirate of executives tasked with helping the Asia-Pacific marketing and commerce communities get a better handle on the application of artificial intelligence.

Organisations that emphasise customer experience over product will win out in the digital disruption game, according to a new global c-suite study.

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from IBM, Salesforce, Digimind, Taboola, and more.