The Ultimate Guide to Customer Data Platforms
2025 edition
Overview
Also known as CDP.
Nowadays, every business must have information and data about their customers for better business results. In order to manage this in large volumes, Customer Data Platforms are both great analytical devices and powerful marketing tools.
CDPs are databases that can store and centralise first, second and third-party data. Data collected comes from the customers and is divided into several sources. CDP can collect primary data, interaction data and behavioural data.
Analyst reports

Gartner on CDP & Data Analytics
CData unveils cloud service after $350 million backing
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Gartner on CDP & Data Analytics
CData launches integration accelerator for Microsoft Fa...
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IDC on CDP & CX
Qualtrics unveils autonomous AI agents for better CX & ...
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Gartner on CDP & Data Analytics
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By Billy Loizou of Amperity
Achieve True Personalisation with AI-Powered Customer D...
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By Sarah Jarvis of Eagle Eye Solutions
Why we need to be all-in on Personalisation
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By Twilio
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By Nicola Kinsella of Fluent Commerce
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By Donovan Jackson
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Exclusive: How Constant Contact is empowering small bus...
Thu, 20th Feb 2025

Discussing Collaboration
Titan of Tech - Scott Ward of Customer Science Group
Tue, 10th Dec 2024

Discussing Collaboration
Exclusive: HP’s Neil Westhof on AI revolutionising prin...
Wed, 4th Dec 2024

Discussing Collaboration
Exclusive: Andrea Morgan-Vandome highlights success of ...
Fri, 22nd Nov 2024

Discussing Data Analytics
Exclusive: Informatica's Rik Tamm-Daniels discusses pus...
Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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By Louis Liu of Rehlko
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By Matthew Biboud-Lubeck of Amperity
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Fri, 31st Jan 2025
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