The DataMoon Blog / Topic
Marketing Data Platforms
Choosing, piloting and running customer and marketing data platforms, CDPs and identity resolution.
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Marketing Data Platform RFP Scorecard: Practical Evaluation Framework
A weighted scorecard for comparing marketing data platforms on what actually decides success.

Why Real-Time CDPs Beat Marketing Data Warehouses for Activation
Most marketing teams do not need another giant data warehouse. They need a fast way to recognize people, see intent, and act before that intent cools.

Plan and Run a 14-Day Marketing Data Pilot That Actually Proves Value
A 14-day pilot is enough time to see if a marketing data platform will actually move your numbers — if you define success and pick smart test data first.

How to Choose a Marketing Data Platform: Criteria, Data Model, and What to Defer
Pick the use case first — attribution, routing, or audience sync — then evaluate platforms against a minimum data model.

How to Evaluate Visitor Identification Vendors Without Getting Burned
Stop guessing on visitor identification vendors. A practical checklist for RFPs, demos, and proof-of-concept tests.

How to Drive Operator Adoption of Your Marketing Data Platform
Make your marketing data platform stick by starting with operator reality, not feature lists.

Customer Match Rate Optimization for Visitor Identification
Match rates are the throttle on how much revenue you can pull from first-party data. Here's how to open it on purpose.

Identity Resolution Explained: The 2026 Guide for Data-Driven Marketers
How to unify fragmented consumer data into a single, actionable identity graph — and why it's the foundation of every modern marketing stack.

Direct Mail + Digital: The Omnichannel Strategy Driving 5x ROI
Discover how combining direct mail with digital targeting creates a powerful omnichannel strategy that outperforms single-channel campaigns.

Clearbit Alternatives: 8 Options to Improve Enrichment, Reveal More Visitors, and Activate Faster
Explore powerful alternatives to Clearbit that offer better data enrichment, improved visitor identification, and faster activation capabilities.

First Party Data Strategies That Actually Ship
Learn practical, proven strategies for collecting, enriching, and activating first-party data to drive measurable business results in a privacy-first world.