My background
Martin Kihn is the Senior Vice President of Market Strategy for Marketing Cloud. In a former life, he was a research vice president at Gartner, where he wrote and spoke widely about marketing technology, and advised numerous Fortune 500 clients on marketing strategy. He’s also authored four books, including “House of Lies,” which was adapted for TV by Showtime, and “Customer Data Platforms: Use People Data to Transform Marketing Engagement,” co-written with Chris O'Hara. Fun fact: Kihn was head writer for the MTV series Pop-Up Video from 1997-1999.
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Editor’s Note: This excerpt is adapted from Agentforce: Harnessing the Agency of AI to Scale, Grow, and Lead Any Industry. When Salesforce unveiled Agentforce in October 2024, we started getting candid reports from…
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What Is Better Customer Experience Worth?
How do you make a business case for better customer experience through a unifying data platform? This framework will get you there.
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Why the Google Cookies News Shouldn’t Alter Your Data Strategy
Counting on first-party data and personalization is even more important in a privacy-first, AI-driven world
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What Is Zero Copy? (and How It Works)
How can a customer data platform complement your data warehouse? By providing instant access to data without a lift-and-shift.
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5 Ways AI Is Changing Advertising Sales
Artificial intelligence in advertising sales is changing. See how AI can help ad sales pros improve both their effectiveness and efficiency.

