Marketing technology or martech has suddenly become both more important and more problematic. Marketers must consider how to tame the profusion of technology and harness it to work more effectively – both for the customer and the brand. 

In this episode of Reimagine Marketing, Wilson Raj welcomes guest Scott Brinker, VP Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot; Editor AT CHIEFMARTEC.COM and Program Chair of MarTech. Wilson and Scott discuss the impacts of disruptions (COVID-19, economic uncertainty, digital transformation, etc.) and changing consumer behaviors on both martech and customer experience (CX). They look to answer key questions about how consumer engagements and brand relationships may be shifting or evolving in this new environment. 

This podcast covers: 

• The origin story of the Marketing Technology Landscape (Martech 5000) and the similarities and differences over the last 10 years. 
• The relationship/connection between digital transformation, customer experience and marketing, and how the relationship between these three aspects impacts the view of marketing ROI, performance, and measurement for the marketer. 
• Gaps in marketing leadership according to a recent CMO Council survey, and the impact on those gaps considering the acceleration and focus on tech (AI, AR, VR, IR) in marketing. 
• The future of marketing in the year 2030 and beyond.  

Here are some of the resources we mentioned during the episode: 

• Martech 2030: https://chiefmartec.com/2020/10/martech-2030-augmented-marketer-marketing-technology/ 
• Experience 2030: sas.com/experience2030 
• Are CMOs falling behind with martech? The C-Suite thinks so, and they may be right (chiefmartec.com article) 
• Connect with Wilson: LinkedIn | Twitter 
• Connect with Scott: Twitter 

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About our guests: 

• Wilson Raj is the Global Director of Customer Intelligence at SAS, responsible for the marketing of SAS’ AI-powered marketing solutions. Raj has held global leadership positions in marketing at Fortune Global 500® companies including Microsoft, Medtronic, and Philips, and advised C-level executives on digital strategy while at award-winning agencies Publicis Groupe, VML/Young & Rubicam and Wunderman. Raj is often featured in keynotes and in major media publications such as Adweek, CMSWire, CRM Magazine, Forbes, InformationWeek, MarketingProfs, ZDNet, and more. He’s the co-host of the Reimagine Marketing podcast. He also serves on the Digital Marketing Advisory Council for George Washington University School of Business. 
• Scott Brinker writes a personal blog about marketing technology called Chief Marketing Technologist and is the creator of the Martech Supergraphic. Often cited in marketing presentations, marketing conferences and social media circles, Brinker began the MarTech industry conference in 2014 in Boston and now runs them twice a year. CMSWire journalist Dom Nicastro is credited with first calling Brinker the “Godfather of Martech.” Brinker graduated from Columbia University with a BS in computer science and went on to get an MBA from MIT and a master’s degree in computer science from Harvard University.