All the latest martech and adtech news from Sitecore, Mailchimp, Convo Ink, Tableau, Hootsuite, Acquia, MessageMedia and Pipeliner CRM.

All the latest martech, customer and adtech news from Qlik, Dun & Bradstreet, Microsoft, Mapp, Demandbase, Zynga, Databook and Pecan.ai

​In this latest episode of our conversations over a cuppa with CMO, we catch up with the delightful Pip Arthur, Microsoft Australia's chief marketing officer and communications director, to talk about thinking differently, delivering on B2B connection in the crisis, brand purpose and marketing transformation.

Google has been hit with an antitrust lawsuit by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in search and search advertising, in what the DOJ says is a violation of US antitrust laws.

​Oracle has been named as part of a TikTok proposal to the US Government to try and overcome security concerns around the social media platform, knocking out rival, Microsoft, for the prize.

Short-form video app Tik Tok is in line to be acquired by Microsoft in the US, with the computing giant saying it’s discussions are continuing. It comes after TikTok recently launched its marketing offering, encouraging brands not to make ads, but instead TikToks.

IBM was the first big tech outfit to announce it is closing down its facial recognition system amid the Black Lives Matter racial discrimination protests in the US and around the world. Since then, Amazon and Microsoft have followed suit, with all three wanting to no longer provide the technology for policing in the US.

Salesforce has dominated for leadership and vision in Gartner’s latest rankings of the top customer service and support software vendors globally. But a number of other players have been highlighted as leaders in what is fast becoming a busy list.

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from Sendoso, Tableau, Microsoft and Workday, Zalora and Trade Desk, Templafy, Criteo, BrandMuscle and Widen, and AdMobilize and Seedooh

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We’ve entered the decade of the CMO and CIO, where partnership between the two functions has become the critical element driving business success in the digital age.

All the latest martech and adtech news this week from ActiveCampaign, Flamingo Ai, Vibes and Infutor, Strategus, Quadrant, LiveRamp, Microsoft, Genesys, Demandbase and Qlik.

IntelligenceBank releases new dynamic creative templates

​The most creative marketing typically starts with a deep appreciation of the audience you serve, says CMO and head of communications at Microsoft Australia, Pip Arthur.

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All the latest martech and adtech news this week from Google, Looker, Salesforce, Tableau, Xandr, Wrappt, Insentia, LiveTiles, Zendesk, Microsoft, Domo, Hootsuite, and more

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It’s a conundrum all too many marketers are still facing: How to harness new technologies, tools and data sets at their disposal to better personalise engagement with prospects and customers.

The more brands invoke the unmet, unarticulated needs of consumers by showing empathy, the more they will innovate.