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Why customer data platforms may have a more limited future post-GDPR & Cambridge Analytica

Customer data platforms (CDPs) have had a meteoric rise in the technology hype cycle.

Promising a 360-degree view of the customer across all touchpoints, CDPs promised enterprises a place where all information about customers and their interaction with brands would be kept in individual profiles, rather than all the silos that exist today. CDPs have suggested that data management platforms (DMPs) will soon be encompassed by the CDP, whereby paid media data and owned media data will be completely connected. 

Instagram’s IGTV shows potential but is not yet a free lunch for brands

Last month, Instagram launched IGTV, a long-form, vertical video platform that is available in the Instagram app as well as a standalone IGTV app.

Before IGTV, videos on Instagram were limited to one minute in length. With IGTV, Instagram users can now create their own channels on which they publish videos of up to 60 minutes. In the future, Instagram plans to allow users to publish videos of unlimited length.