Erica Smith

Erica Smith is a marketing technology and partnerships professional at Klaviyo, the leading email and SMS marketing automation platform, where she focuses on building and scaling strategic partner ecosystems. Her work sits at a critical intersection for the AdTech industry: as third-party cookies deprecate and brands increasingly rely on first-party data, Klaviyo's owned-channel approach has become central to how marketers think about identity, retention, and performance advertising. Smith's role in expanding Klaviyo's partner network amplifies this shift. Her career has spanned marketing technology, demand generation, and partner development, with experience navigating the evolving relationship between CRM, email marketing, and paid media channels. She has been involved in initiatives that help brands leverage owned data assets — email lists, SMS subscribers, and behavioral signals — to power more effective advertising and reduce reliance on third-party data sources. Smith represents a growing cohort of AdTech-adjacent operators who are redefining what 'advertising technology' means in a privacy-first era, where the lines between marketing automation, customer data platforms, and paid media continue to blur. Her work at Klaviyo positions her at the forefront of the owned-data movement that is reshaping performance marketing strategies for e-commerce brands globally.

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