In this blog, we’ll discuss how to manage a CDP and the benefits you’ll receive from actively managing the platform. But first, let’s have a quick refresher on what a customer data platform is and the data it requires.
In 2013, respected analyst David Raab defined a customer data platform as ‘a marketer-managed system that creates a persistent, unified customer database that is accessible to other systems.’

Essentially, this means that a customer data platform (CDP) is a pre-built system that centralises customer data and makes it available to other systems. This data can then be used for marketing campaigns, customer service initiatives, and customer experience surveys.