Because data clean room technology is so new, it involves a lot of trial and error for marketers to get their strategy right. However, there are ways that brands can set themselves up for success, including creating a strategy that can be used across multiple clean rooms, having an identity solution in place, and working toward a holistic customer view.

“Let it be okay to also ask dumb questions, because there aren’t any.” That’s ThredUP CMO Noelle Sadler Delory’s advice for building a marketing team that understands creative, metrics, and its customer holistically. Delory and the CMOs of Marine Layer and Fernish also advocate for breaking down silos between performance and brand marketers so everyone understands the same metrics and speaks the same language.