Lattice Engines announced commencement of a private beta for its Atlas Customer Data Platform (CDP).  Lattice Atlas matches internal and Lattice Engines data sources, provides a single view of the customer, and supports a centralized audience platform for cross-channel creation and measurement.  The formal launch is planned for the end of the year.

According to Lattice Engines, “Marketing organizations struggle to scale their Account-Based Marketing (ABM) programs because each application they deploy has its own data, segmentation, activation and measurement modules. This has led to a fractured buyer journey because banner ads, social ads, emails and sales calls communicate different messages, which creates confusion. Lattice Atlas solves this problem directly by integrating all the application data into a single place and providing the ability to manage this data, segment on it, and activate it through open APIs.”

“A CDP connects existing systems to create a unified customer view that makes ABM possible. In a world that never stops changing, the power and flexibility of a CDP will help marketers deliver on the promise of ABM.  The features you need in a Customer Data Platform (CDP) will depend on your business, existing systems, and intended use. There are a few key considerations when evaluating CDP solutions for executing ABM programs, including a unification of all data sources, segment creation, campaign execution and predictions.”

• David Raab, founder of the CDP Institute

Lattice contends that ABM at scale requires a CDP supporting four key attributes:

• Unified Customer Data: After aggregating and consolidating customer data, a CDP must link identity, behavior, purchase history, and firmographics.
• AI-driven Audiences: The CDP must not only score accounts and contacts, but identify buying committees, assess buying stage, and recommend the next-best offer.
• Omnichannel Activation and Personalization: The CDP suggests highly personalized campaigns across relevant channels.  The messaging must remain consistent across all of the channels.
• Enterprise Grade Governance: The CDP maintains data security and privacy while complying with relevant laws such as GDPR.

Lattice Atlas aggregates client data across platforms and appends it with data from the Lattice Data Cloud.  First-party content is gathered from CRM, marketing automation, web visitor logs, transaction histories, product usage details, etc.  The Lattice Data Cloud enriches the customer view with firmographics, intent data, and technographics.  Lattice also maintains an ABM Identity Graph which organizes customer data by account, buying center, and contact.

“Lattice Atlas was a natural evolution of our platform,” blogged VP of Products Chitrang Shah. “Since day 1, our approach has focused on being deeply integrated with each execution application and managing all data under one platform. Because of this we not only capture the largest amount of data, but also all that relevant metadata that describes it. Lattice Atlas is built on our understanding of these applications and their data to create the first CDP for enabling ABM at scale.”

Audience creation tools predict conversion likelihood, purchase window, and likely spend.  Atlas also supports next-best targets and next-best actions. 

Lattice Atlas connectors support Marketo, Eloqua, Salesforce, and a set of REST APIs.

Other features include GDPR opt out for campaigns and all marketing communications, engagement thresholds to prevent marketing fatigue, and lead-to-account mapping.

The initial Atlas application will be Playmaker which offers prescriptive recommendations to sales teams.  “Playmaker lets them quickly identify top products to sell across all audiences and programmatically deliver those recommendations to the sales teams,” said Shah.  “It also has built-in interactive dashboard to track the engagements (or lack of it) and its impact on the pipeline, enabling out-of-the-box visibility into play ROI measurements and the ways to improve it.”

“The holy grail of B2B marketing is creating 1-to-1 experiences across the entire buyer’s journey. This is why the B2B world is so interested in ABM these days. In order to craft personalized experiences at scale, our customers need a data foundation to better understand their target audiences, and an execution platform to engage those audiences in meaningful ways. With Lattice Atlas, we now enable companies to engage their buyers with 1-to-1 omnichannel experiences, making B2B marketing as personalized as B2C marketing,” said Lattice Engines CEO Shashi Upadhyay.

Lattice has over 200 customers including PayPal, Adobe, Dell, and SunTrust Bank.