Print
Technology

Marketing Technology Continues To Grow, Cucalorus Connect Speaker Explains

By Johanna Cano, posted Nov 15, 2019
Jennifer Manocchio, president of Sweeney marketing agency presented a session on how marketers and business owners can use martech to better target their audience. (Photo by Johanna Cano)

When it comes to or marketing technology, knowns as martech, Jennifer Manocchio said during a Cucalorus Connect Conference session Friday, marketers can be overwhelmed with the number of platforms currently available.

Manocchio, president of Sweeney, a Cleveland-headquartered marketing agency with a location in Wilmington, led a talk Friday on martech, what some examples of it are and how marketers and businesses should use them to deliver a better campaign.

“Martech, in general, has exploded. There are more than 7,000 martech out in the market, and that is overwhelming,” Manocchio said.

Martech is any type of technology that can be used to accomplish marketing goals, she said. That includes simple software programs such as Emma, an email marketing platform, Google Analytics and more advanced ones like Salesforce, a customer relationship management software.

 “Some programs are actually free, and you are probably already using them in your everyday marketing, whereas something like Marketo is much more sophisticated so the scale of martech is pretty broad,” she said.

While there is a pretty broad spectrum of what martech is and the types of martech that are out there, she said, it is important to note that martech platforms can’t replace creativity and strategy meaning those technologies cannot replace the work that marketers do.

“The exciting thing about our industry in the marketing space is that digital has changed the marketing landscape so greatly," Manocchio said, "not just how we communicate with our audiences but also the technology that we can use to reach our audiences.”

Later in the conference, one new item on the lineup was Idea Bounce, a session where Wilmington residents got 30 seconds to present their business idea to a panel and audience.

The panel included Tobin Geatz co-founder and general partner at Sea Hawk Innovations, Ann Revell-Pechar founder of Fluent PR and Kevin Carlson, vice president and chief development officer at Wilmington Housing Authority.

Ideas presented ranged from development of software that allows county emergency operation centers to engage in interagency communication during natural events such as hurricanes and another to establish a business program for senior citizens in the country to be able to make money through making and selling biscotti.

This updated story corrects Kevin Carlson's current title.

Ico insights

INSIGHTS

SPONSORS' CONTENT
Jimheadshot

The Wilmington Construction Market: Trends, Recognition, and Challenges

Jim Hundley - Thomas Construction Group
Untitleddesign2 9202334730

Best in the State: Providing Quality Care to Medicare and Medicaid Patients Allows Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Reinvest in Community

Novant Health - New Hanover Regional Medical Center Novant Health
Mcwhorter 0005

The Coastal Corridor is Helping Wilmington Startups With Connected Devices for Life Sciences Industry

Heather McWhorter - UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Trending News

Conservation Group Signs $8M Deal To Buy The Point On Topsail Island

Audrey Elsberry - Mar 26, 2024

National Organization Bestows Top Award On Cape Fear Professional Women In Building

Staff Reports - Mar 26, 2024

Engineering Firm Hires Four Employees

Staff Reports - Mar 26, 2024

N.C. Ports Officials React To Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Audrey Elsberry - Mar 26, 2024

NCino's Fourth-quarter Earnings Signal Rebound From Liquidity Crisis

Audrey Elsberry - Mar 27, 2024

In The Current Issue

INFO JUNKIE: Jack Fleming

Jack Fleming, owner of Socialry Marketing & Scourz and emcee for 1 Million Cups Wilmington, shares his media and tech picks....


Park Progress

The planning for Pender Commerce Park began in the early 2000s when the county wanted to create an economic driver on its largely rural west...


Expanding Tastes On Castle Street

As John Willse and Beth Guertin, owners of Wilmington Wine bottle shop and now the recently opened Creative Tastings restaurant on Castle St...

Book On Business

The 2024 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.

Order Your Copy Today!


Galleries

Videos

2023 Power Breakfast: Major Developments