The Ultimate Guide to Customer Data Platforms

2026 · Kiwi Edition

Also known as CDP.

Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) are central tools in today’s business landscape, enabling organisations to collect, unify, and activate customer data for insightful analytics and personalised customer experiences. As companies face an abundance of consumer data from numerous channels, CDPs provide a technological backbone to harness this information efficiently and securely.

The recent stories reflect how various industries—from retail and healthcare to aviation and technology—are leveraging CDPs to modernise customer engagement, improve operational agility, streamline marketing efforts, and bolster cybersecurity. Integration of AI and machine learning with CDPs is enhancing real-time data insights, enabling hyper-personalisation, and supporting first-party data strategies amid evolving privacy regulations.

By exploring these stories, readers can learn about practical applications of customer data platforms, understand the benefits of unifying data across platforms, and discover the challenges and solutions in deploying CDPs effectively. This tag serves as a valuable resource for professionals interested in driving efficient growth, enhancing customer loyalty, and navigating the complexities of data privacy and AI in customer experience management.

Kiwi Customer Data Platforms news
Analyst Insights
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Gartner · CDP · UC
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By Dev Rishi of Rubrik
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By Sangeeta Mudnal of Glu
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By Mark Graham of Inde
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By Franklin Nguyen of Cyberhaven
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By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
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By Edmund Ng of Melissa
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By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
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By Jonathan Reeve of Eagle Eye
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By Greg Brown of Melissa
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By Eagle Eye
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By Edmund Ng of Melissa
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By Haekal Aditya of Manning & Co
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Interviews
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Discussing Data Warehousing
Last week
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Discussing IT Industry
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Discussing Unified Communications
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Discussing Software-as-a-Service
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Discussing Data Protection
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About Customer service
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About EduTech
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About Customer Experience
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About Customer Relationship Management
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About Ransomware
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About Customer Experience
Wed, 11th Sep 2024
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About Social Media
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About EduTech
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Job moves
EY New Zealand appoints Willett & Bremner to tech roles
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Move at Microsoft
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Move at Salesforce
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