AI First is a Hot Topic. AI Second is the Right Way.
Author Brendan Raybuck Every conference keynote, every vendor pitch, every LinkedIn post — the message is the same: put AI at the center of everything…
Scaling Content with Generative AI: The Processes That Make It Work
Author: Brendan Raybuck Head of Growth, Northern There’s been no shortage of hype around Generative AI in marketing content production — and for good…
What I Learned at P.S.R. 2025: The Overlooked Data Risk Behind AI
Author: Scotty Hagen Partner & VP, Data & Analytics, Northern A few weeks ago, I had the chance to attend the International Association of Privacy…
The 5 Most Common Consent Compliance Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
Guest Author: Scotty Hagen Time and time again, I stumble into the same scenario when meeting with a client: most think they’ve got consent figured…
Consent in the Age of Big Data, Automation, and AI: Why Responsible Data Practices Are a Competitive Advantage
Guest Author: Ben Thompson Director, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Omaha Steaks We live in a digital world powered by data. And it’s this data…
Adobe CJA Date Math: Calculate Date Time Differences In Reporting
Guest Author: Tushar Varshney Adobe Solutions Architect, Northern Adobe gave the analytics world the best fall gift there could be, a new capability…
Overhauling a Retail Giant’s Data Layer: Northern’s Strategy for the Tealium Stack
When a major retailer merged with a new business unit, analytics took a back seat. The result was a disjointed data layer, broken event tracking, and a Customer Data Platform (CDP) that could not deliver on its promise. Over time, a patchwork of bandage fixes added complexity to the setup, leading to inconsistent tagging, lost data, and growing frustration across teams. With all of these issues compounding, the question became clear: how do you rebuild confidence in the data?
Adobe Experience Platform Profile & Segmentation Guardrails
Author Harish Kulkarni Director, Adobe Solutions Architecture Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) Real-Time Customer Profile is built for fast, cross…
Building a Future-Ready Analytics Foundation for a Global Fortune 500 Healthcare Company
A global pharmaceutical company with dozens of brand-specific websites needed analytics that could scale. Each site was built and managed by different teams, making consistent tracking difficult.