September 1, 2026

Introducing Numetrix

Rebranding from The People Platform and evolving the possibilities of behavioral intelligence.
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At The Marketing Cloud, we’re always evolving to meet our customers and partners where they’re headed, pushing past industry standards. Today, we’re excited to announce a major evolution within our portfolio: The People Platform is officially rebranding its enterprise capabilities to Numetrix.

This transition isn’t simply about a new look and a new name. It represents a deliberate realignment with the company's core identity as a precision-driven intelligence leader.  

By launching Numetrix, we continue to enhance our suite of solutions designed to help modern brands accurately understand, reach, and measure real-world audiences.

“I believe this change gives us a clearer way to communicate what we do and the value we deliver," says George Brady, CEO of Numetrix. "Our mission remains the same: to help organizations understand real-world behavior. But the technology supporting that mission has become far more sophisticated, and Numetrix better represents the precision, scale, and depth of our enterprise capabilities.”

Defining a new standard in behavioral intelligence

Today's marketing landscape is saturated with fragmented measurement methods that make cross-media comparisons nearly impossible.  

Compounding that, standard location tracking often falsely equates simple physical presence with meaningful ad exposure or engagement.  

Numetrix was purpose-built to solve these blind spots by bridging the gap between observed movement, validated media exposure, and genuine consumer sentiment.

How Numetrix outpaces market alternatives

Traditional data solutions typically force organizations to choose between standalone location logs and isolated survey panels. Numetrix converges multiple data streams to form a complete intelligence picture.

Overcoming the limits of legacy behavioral data: Traditional behavioral and research platforms successfully capture audience demographics and purchase intent to answer the "What". However, they provide an incomplete picture by missing precise spatial context and location signals.

Overcoming the limits of pure location vendors: Standalone foot-traffic aggregators effectively track visitor volumes and location patterns to answer the "Where". Yet, they lack the qualitative data needed to explain consumer intent or behavior.

The convergence advantage: Numetrix unites these methodologies, delivering complete consumer intelligence that answers the "What," "Where," and "Why" in one smarter decision-making workflow.

Who is Numetrix for?

Numetrix is engineered to deliver decision-ready intelligence for a variety of businesses and roles.  

DOOH and OOH networks: Numetrix enables video networks and screen operators to prove audience value, measure campaign performance, and sell inventory using metrics comparable to other media types.

Retail media networks: Numetrix provides the tools necessary to understand nuanced shopper behavior and validate on-site physical engagement. (Check out our recent data-driven report on the American shopping mall, for instance.)

Brands and advertisers: Numetrix allows marketing teams to accurately measure campaign impact and optimize overall media spend.

Real estate and site selection: Numetrix helps professionals evaluate physical trade areas, dwell times, and competitive location performance.

Finance and investment: Numetrix empowers financial leaders to use real-world visitation signals to validate portfolio performance, assess risk, and project growth.

The competitive edge and exclusive Nielsen integration

The Numetrix platform is backed by a world-class team bringing decades of deep industry expertise from measurement giants including Nielsen, Comscore, and Geopath.

A major differentiator for Numetrix is its seamless integration into the industry's most trusted planning ecosystems. Through long-term agreements, Numetrix's DOOH and cinema data flow directly into Nielsen's existing National Media Impact (NMI) as well as its new planning system, Nielsen ONE Planning (N1P).

Notably, Numetrix is the only third-party video measurement provider ingested by Nielsen. This data is currently accessible within NMI, a platform utilized by 85% of all U.S. agencies, including 23 of the top 25 advertising agencies and over 200 mid-sized firms.

Working with Numetrix

By providing deterministic—not synthetic—data, Numetrix empowers clients to face the future of audience intelligence with absolute confidence.

“Numetrix strengthens our ability to help marketers understand audiences in the real world," says Elspeth Rollert, CEO of The Marketing Cloud. "Its combination of behavioral insight, location intelligence, and measurement precision is a valuable addition within our portfolio of solutions and services.”  

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