‘A sprawling ecosystem’: How have marketers’ tech stacks got so out of hand?
Josh StephensonFrom outdated systems to a lack of ownership, if marketers want to get the best out of their technology, they need to streamline what they have.
Josh Stephenson is the trends editor responsible for long-form content focused on technology, market research, social trends and consumer behaviour. He joined Marketing Week in April 2023 after four years at Metro newspaper where he was deputy TV editor. Prior to that he worked at World of Cruising magazine as a features writer.
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