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Twilio-Segment’s CEO Peter Reinhardt On Life After A Multi-Billion Acquisition

The $3.2 billion price tag on cloud communications platform Twilio’s acquisition of CDP Segment in October was sexy. But the data problem Segment aims to solve, although vitally important, is often considered less so, says Peter Reinhardt, co-founder of Segment and CEO of a new entity called Twilio-Segment that’s working on building a platform to... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // April 1st, 2021 //
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The Big Story: CDPs Get Real

It’s time for an exciting new acronym: CDP. But what makes it exciting? Is it the promise – delivered for only the thousandth time this decade – that marketers can finally unify their customer data? No, what makes it exciting is $3.2 billion (in stock). That’s how much Twilio paid to grab the CDP Segment... Continue reading »
by Ryan Joe // October 15th, 2020 //
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Why Twilio’s Mega Acquisition Of Segment Is – And Isn’t – A Validation Of The CDP Category

CDP acquisitions are a bit like snowflakes, no two have been quite alike, at least not so far. Cloud communications platform Twilio’s $3.2 billion all-stock purchase of Segment, confirmed on Monday, is the latest example. Notable acquirers in the space have included a British multibillion-dollar semiconductor firm, an American multinational financial services brand and the... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // October 13th, 2020 //
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Big Moment For CDPs, As Twilio Confirms $3.2B Deal For Segment

Did the CDP category just have its DoubleClick moment? Twilio will acquire customer data platform Segment for a $3.2 billion in stock, the companies said Monday. Forbes first reported the deal on Friday. Twilio powers automated mobile communications for clients such as Airbnb, Lyft, Blue Apron, Netflix, Hulu and Salesforce. Its Flex platform supports billions... Continue reading »
by Zach Rodgers // October 12th, 2020 //
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Segment On Life As a CDP In The Age Of Coronavirus: ‘A Lot Of Small Fires To Put Out’

This is the fourth in AdExchanger’s “Meet the CDPs” series. Read previous interviews with mParticle, Acquia-owned AgilOne, Amperity, ActionIQ, Lytics, Bluecore, Microsoft, Tealium, Optimove, Adobe, Treasure Data and BlueConic. One silver lining of working from home is being able to see everyone’s kids on Zoom, said Peter Reinhardt, CEO and co-founder of customer data platform Segment. The... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // April 9th, 2020 //
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Indie CDPs Need To Do A Way Better Job Explaining Their Value

When it comes to use, familiarity, market share and mindshare in the customer data platform (CDP) ecosystem, the big marketing clouds lead their smaller indie counterparts by a mile. But a peek under the hood reveals a more nuanced story. The marketing clouds are sucking all the air out of the room, but it’s the... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // March 10th, 2020 //
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Segment To Mount A Go-To-Market Offensive With $64 Million Round

 The mobile data platform Segment on Thursday announced a $64 million Series C round led by the Y Combinator Continuity Fund, an investment arm dedicated to the incubator’s alumni, and GV, Google's venture capital group. The investment brings Segment’s overall funding to $109 million. Its previous investors supported this round as well. The money will... Continue reading »
by James Hercher // July 13th, 2017 //
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Engineers Bring A New Era Of Creativity To Marketing

"Data-Driven Thinking" is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO at Segment. Despite the rise of data-driven marketing, I would argue the future of marketing is still very much creative – albeit deeply engineering-enabled. Effectively... Continue reading »
by AdExchanger // November 11th, 2016 //
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Breather Does Better When Facebook And Google Ad Data Is Together

Breather, a startup that lets people book work spaces on demand, spends all of its digital ad budget on Google and Facebook – 65% and 35%, respectively – because Google and Facebook work. But figuring out why they work – and what effect they have on revenue per user, lifetime value and the overall customer journey – is another... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // September 9th, 2016 //
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Data Delivers Detente Between Product And Marketing At Relay Foods

It’s common for marketing to do its thing on one side of the room while product toils away on the other. Often they just ignore each other. Sometimes they clash. “Everyone felt the tension,” said Jeff Bordogna, VP of product at Relay Foods, a Virginia-based healthy online grocery retailer serving 12 regional markets across the... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // May 31st, 2016 //
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