This piece originally appeared as a Retail Touchpoints post. Google’s announcement earlier this year regarding “Topics” — its more privacy-sensitive solution to FLoC, or Federated Learning of Cohorts — shouldn’t be a surprise for any retailer following trends in digital marketing. The company’s move to become more privacy-compliant falls squarely in line with where everything is going. ...

Identity marketing is a highly effective form of personalized marketing because it engages consumer communities based on their deep-seated attributes, such as their life stage (students) or occupation (teachers). In a previous post, we explained that using a customer verification software is essential to making this new form of personalization work because it: Increases conversions. ...