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PERFORM_DIGITAL // EST. 2008
PRACTICE: INTELLIGENCE + ADOBE
SIGNAL: LIVE

MOST ENTERPRISES USE

47% OF THEIR CDP.

AND JUST

5% OF THEIR DATA.

16 YEARS ADOBE-NATIVE
200+ ENTERPRISES SHIPPED
● ON THE LINE
Get the 2026 benchmark
STEP 01 / 09
STEP 02 / 09
INPUT: 200_ENTERPRISES
SCANNING...

The Gap

[ FINDING 01 ]
47%
of CDP capabilities are actually in use. Two thirds of enterprises have adopted a CDP and use less than half of what they bought.
SOURCE: GARTNER 2024 CRITICAL CAPABILITIES FOR CUSTOMER DATA PLATFORMS
[ FINDING 02 ]
5%
of customer data ever reaches a decision. The rest sits in storage, in dashboards no one opens, or behind queries no one writes.
SOURCE: INDUSTRY RESEARCH, 2024
[ FINDING 03 ]
95%
of enterprise AI pilots deliver zero measurable ROI. Not low returns. Zero.
SOURCE: MIT NANDA, GENAI DIVIDE STATE OF AI IN BUSINESS 2025

The problem is not the software. The problem is what sits between it.

STEP 03 / 09
MODE: PARALLEL
DUAL_ENGINE
STEP 04 / 09
PRACTICE: 01
SCROLL TO ADVANCE →
[ PRACTICE 01 ]

An operating intelligence for your enterprise.

Software stopped being the bottleneck. Connection did. The Intelligence Layer is the connective tissue between your data, your tools, and the decisions your team has to make every day.

[01] KNOWLEDGE_UNIFICATION

Every doc, ticket, transcript, and dashboard. One queryable mind.

We index the knowledge that already exists across your tools. The result is a single conversational interface where your team asks a question once and gets the right answer, the right citation, and the right next step.

connects: notion · drive · confluence · jira · slack · salesforce
[02] AGENTIC_WORKFLOWS

Operations that run themselves. And know when they should not.

Agents handle the repetitive end of customer support, marketing operations, sales enablement, and internal IT. Hard governance from day one. Every action logged. Every decision traceable. Human escalation paths defined before the agent ships.

audit logs · rbac · policy-first · human-in-the-loop
[03] DECISION_INTELLIGENCE

Insights that arrive before someone has to ask for them.

The layer watches your data. When something matters, it surfaces. Anomaly detection on revenue, journey performance, campaign efficiency, churn risk. Delivered to the inbox, the channel, or the dashboard your team already uses.

revenue · journey · churn · campaign · ops anomalies
[04] INTEGRATION_FABRIC

Fits into your stack. Does not replace it.

Native connectors to Adobe Experience Platform, Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, Segment, HubSpot, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and the long tail of internal APIs. Custom connectors built when needed.

100+ connectors · custom integrations on request
[05] GOVERNANCE_LAYER

Auditable, role-aware, compliant by default.

SOC 2 ready architecture. Role-based access at the data and prompt level. Full prompt and response logging. Region-pinned deployments. HIPAA, GDPR, and DPDP-aligned configurations available.

soc 2 · hipaa · gdpr · dpdp · residency control
STEP 05 / 09
PRACTICE: 02
01 / 06
[ PRACTICE 02 ]

Sixteen years inside the Adobe Experience Platform.

[ 01 / 06 · SERVICE ]

Adobe Experience Platform Implementation

End-to-end AEP from foundation to production. XDM schema design, dataset architecture, identity stitching, edge network configuration. Sandbox-first methodology that protects your live data while we build.

schema · datasets · identities · edge · sandbox
[ 02 / 06 · SERVICE ]

Adobe Real-Time CDP

Stand up Real-Time CDP for B2C, B2B, or B2P. Audience segmentation, real-time profile activation, and destination configuration. Federated Audience Composition for warehouse-native deployments.

profiles · audiences · activation · federated · consent
[ 03 / 06 · SERVICE ]

Customer Journey Analytics

Migrate from Adobe Analytics to CJA without losing history. Cross-channel data stitching, custom data views, derived fields, and Analysis Workspace dashboards. Trained adoption to mastery.

migration · data views · stitching · dashboards · enablement
[ 04 / 06 · SERVICE ]

Adobe Journey Optimizer

Orchestrate journeys across email, SMS, push, in-app, and web. AJO design, decisioning configuration, and content authoring. Closed-loop measurement back to CJA.

journeys · channels · decisioning · offers · closed-loop
[ 05 / 06 · SERVICE ]

Integrations and Migrations

Adobe to Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, Segment. Migrations from Tealium, Segment, and Salesforce Data Cloud into AEP. We document everything so your team owns the stack after we leave.

migrations · custom connectors · documentation · handover
[ 06 / 06 · SERVICE ]

Governance and Compliance

Privacy-first architecture for HIPAA, GDPR, and India DPDP requirements. Consent management, data residency control, role-based access, and audit-ready logging.

consent · residency · rbac · audit · regulated industries
16+ YEARS FOUNDER, ADOBE
10 YEARS TEAM AVERAGE
200+ AEP · CJA · AJO · RT-CDP
STEP 06 / 09
MODE: CLOSED
PULSE_TRAIN_ACTIVE
[ WHERE THE TWO PRACTICES MEET ]

Adobe gives you the data. AI gives you the decision. We close the loop.

AEP
RT-CDP
CJA
AJO
KNOWLEDGE
AGENTS
DECISION_INTEL
GOVERNANCE

Adobe was built before the agentic era. The Intelligence Layer is where the next decade of value sits. We build both. They reinforce each other.

STEP 07 / 09
INDEX: 3 SELECTED
DECLASSIFIED
[ ON RECORD ]

Selected work.

INSURANCE

Cut journey-to-conversion time by 38%.

Replaced a fragmented Salesforce Marketing Cloud and homegrown analytics stack with AEP, Real-Time CDP, AJO, and CJA. Closed-loop journeys with real-time decisioning across digital and offline channels.

STACK: AEP · RT-CDP · AJO · CJA
FINANCIAL SERVICES

Migrated 11 Adobe Analytics report suites to CJA in 90 days.

Cross-channel stitching across web, mobile, and call center. Trained 150 internal users across four maturity tiers. Deprecated legacy reporting without losing a single business KPI.

STACK: ADOBE ANALYTICS → CJA · AEP · TRAINING
RETAIL

Built an internal agent that answers 60% of merchandising questions.

Connected a single conversational layer to AEP profiles, Snowflake, and 14 internal tools. Merchandisers ask plain-English questions about inventory, performance, and customer cohorts. Answers come with citations.

STACK: INTELLIGENCE_LAYER · AEP · SNOWFLAKE · CUSTOM AGENT
STEP 08 / 09
MODE: HANDSHAKE
AWAITING_INPUT
[ THE 2026 BENCHMARK ]

The 2026 Adobe Stack and AI Readiness Benchmark.

An eight-page report on how 200+ enterprises are actually using Adobe Experience Platform, Real-Time CDP, Customer Journey Analytics, and Adobe Journey Optimizer. With the average percentage of capability live, the most common implementation gaps, and what the top quartile is doing differently with AI on top of Adobe.

  • CDP capability utilization: where the 53% gap shows up
  • AEP implementation patterns: top quartile vs the rest
  • CJA migration timelines and the most common stalls
  • AJO journey orchestration: real channel mix data
  • Where AI agents are actually shipping inside Adobe-native stacks
  • Eight common gaps we have closed across 200+ enterprises
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