Good morning Marketer, is campaign execution your biggest on-the-job headache right now? 

For all of you trying to get our campaigns out the door while dealing with budget cuts and reduced staff — please know, you’re not alone. 

“Since in-person events are canceled, brands are shifting focus — and budgets — to digital initiatives, which means more webinars, emails, virtual events,” said Jeto CEO Alexandre Pelletier, “It’s a lot of campaigns, and marketing operations is feeling the squeeze.”

Jeto, a campaign orchestration platform that runs off the Marketo API, saw a 1,000% spike in demo requests last month. Daryl McNutt, SVP of marketing for TapClicks, reports his company has also experienced a sharp rise in interest for its orders and workflows solution for campaign orchestration from both potential and existing clients.

“Before, campaign orchestration capabilities were a ‘nice to have’ — but now, it’s a must-have,” said McNutt. Pelletier says the sudden jump in Jeto demo requests shows just how much stress the marketing community is under right now, and the uncertainty they are dealing with when it comes to campaign executions. 

Putting the right campaign orchestration tool in place will not only help ease existing stress levels for your martech teams, a solution that doesn’t require high-level technical skills could shorten the learning curve for anyone whose primary focus may not be campaign execution. 

There’s still more below, including an update on TikTok’s new child safety features along with new search insights on Pinterest.

Taylor Peterson,
Deputy Editor

 
 
 
Social Shorts
 

TikTok gives parents controls, Pinterest’s powerful search insights

CHILD SAFETY: The new ”Family Pairing” feature in TikTok is meant to give parents more control over their kids’ use of the app. Parents can adjust the screen time, content restrictions and direct message capabilities for their children’s accounts.

Why we care. Platform safety efforts like this will help appease parents and make TikTok a more attractive — and safe — space for brands. 

WHAT’S COOKING? Recipe searches are on the rise during this time. Pinterest released a map of top recipes around the world In the U.S., Navajo bread and shepherd’s pie with ground beef have seen the biggest surge in searches.

Why we care. Google trends isn’t the only tool at marketers’ disposal to understand how consumer preferences and behavior are changing. Pinterest has also been building out its capabilities for e-commerce to help brands capitalize on these shifts and connect with Pinterest’s in-market audiences.

 

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Marketing in a Crisis, One Month Later – CMS Wire

Production problems are leading marketers to try crowdsourcing marketing again – Digiday

Ad Tech Execs Weigh in on Coronavirus Ads, Google and Twitter, and Misinformation – Street Fight

Recalibrating Your Marketing Plan – Forbes

Amazon releases long-form speaking style for Alexa skills – VentureBeat

Instagram wants to move all of the Lives you’ve been watching to IGTV – The Verge