Technology + Automation

Marketing technology should simplify, not complicate. From CRM integrations to AI-driven automation, we explore the latest tools and strategies that streamline processes, enhance personalization, and drive better marketing outcomes.

The impending “cookie-pocalypse”

Yes, it’s true. Google Chrome will soon stop allowing cookies that collect data on individual users’ browsing habits. Here’s what you need to know so the impending “cookie-pocalypse” doesn’t derail your marketing strategy. These are very different kinds of...

From Studio Monitors to Marketing Metrics

The nexus of technology and creativity is the sweet spot for SSDM Chief Creative Officer and Partner, Michael J. Taylor II. What the Studio Taught Me About Leading Creative Teams There’s something uniquely satisfying about watching ideas take shape — whether through a...

Marketing Beyond the Cookie

“It’s no secret – as Google goes, so goes much of the online community. So when Google recently confirmed the death of third-party cookies (which have been on life support for the last 12-18 months), it’s no wonder marketing leaders were left panicked and...

Spring Forward

5 Spring Cleaning Tips Now that we’re back in the groove after the Daylight Savings Time adjustment, it’s time to check your home’s detector batteries, reset your manual watches and double-check your website technologies for smooth sailing this summer.   Tip #1:...

AI Enables Pattern Recognition, The Foundation of Behavioral Marketing

““We have no future because our present is too volatile. We have only risk management. The spinning of the given moment’s scenarios. Pattern recognition.” ~ William Gibson (“cyberpunk” and speculative fiction writer)   Curves ahead. Remain alert I think a lot...

You should get to know Google Tag Manager

Measure for measure How often have you wished you could accurately track page action? Measure real conversions? Leave your developer out of the picture? Meet Google Tag Manager. In a nutshell, Google Tag Manager enables “regular folk” to properly track conversions and...

Figuring out decision technology + where it works best

A new term recently surfaced, and it will undoubtedly be part of the digital marketing lexicon for a while. It’s a decision technology being referred to as “multi-arm testing.” You may have even heard it referred to over the past few years as “bandit testing.”...

I’ll Huff and Puff and Fine You €10 Million

Now, bear with me because this blog is about to be a beast. There’s just way too much information and too much on the line for this to be your standard, scannable blog content. Now let’s discuss the newest Big Bad Wolf of the digital industry: GDPR (General Data...

IT & Your Digital Company – The Matrix

Wait you’re not my IT team? All joking aside the web is a complex place, and it is hard for marketing directors, business owners, boards of directors, and the like to have a full understanding of its complexity. So, it is no surprise that we spend a good majority of...

5 Black Pioneers in Technology

The digital marketing landscape continues to grow at an incredible rate and the impact technology has on its evolution resides within the contributions of the many innovators, strategists and creatives in our communities. As Black History month comes to an end, I’m...