Seeking nominations for the executives who are leading the next wave of marketing tech

* Business Insider is seeking nominations for its second annual list of top leaders who are shaping the future of marketing technology. * Please submit your nominations here by August 14. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories and lists. Business Insider is looking for the most important marketing-tech executives to know. We're seeking nominations for our second annual list of the people solving issues and leading the marketing-tech industry, from startups battling the marketing clouds to big companies inking enterprise deals with brands. These executives are helping to deal with new privacy laws like California's Consumer Privacy Act. They're shaking up industries like retail, television, and technology. They're creating new business models and raising money from investors. Click here to see last year's list: Meet 22 of the most important executives shaping the future of marketing technology We are planning to publish the list in late August and nominations are due August 14. Please submit your nominations here by August 14. What we're looking for We'e looking to identify a diverse group of people with different ranks and roles. We'll consider company revenue, headcount and funding as well as interesting business models and the size of the problem that a firm is trying to solve. Nominations for leaders should include the executive's title, role, responsibilities, and examples of the company's performance in the marketing industry, with as many quantitative results as possible. This list is specific to marketing-tech companies and separate from an annual list Business Insider will publish later in the year of the hottest adtech companies of 2020. Join the conversation about this story » NOW WATCH: How waste is dealt with on the world's largest cruise ship
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SpaceX has a 'go' from NASA to return 2 astronauts to Earth on Sunday as Hurricane Isaias threatens several Florida splashdown locations

* NASA on Saturday gave SpaceX a "go" to undock the company's first crewed space mission, called Demo-2, and land it on Sunday evening. * Hurricane Isaias complicated original plans to return two astronauts to Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship in the Atlantic Ocean. * Elon Musk's aerospace company may now try to splash down NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in the Gulf of Mexico. * Two out of seven total landing sites near Florida must have good weather conditions, and NASA has until about 5 p.m. ET on Saturday to call off the undocking. * Should the weather worsen, NASA and SpaceX can try again a day later or some other date over the next two months. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have a "go" to return to Earth this weekend and wrap up an historic space mission for both NASA and SpaceX. Behnken and Hurley launched to orbit aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehic...

Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck London fintech Lanistar used to raise $19 million at a $190 million valuation

* London-based fintech startup Lanistar has raised a £15 million ($19 million) funding round from Milaya Capital. * Founded in 2019, Lanistar is building a personal financial management platform that will launch later in 2020. * "We're expecting a huge amount of growth upon our launch and have already seen strong interest among our sign ups," Gurhan Kiziloz, founder and CEO of Lanistar, told Business Insider. * Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The coronavirus lockdown in the UK has brought the importance of managing money into sharp relief. A recent study from Money.com shows that 71% of UK households have saved cash during lockdown, and, with uncertainty about jobs and the economy looming, money management is now front of mind for many. Lanistar, a banking platform with a focus on personal finance, is one company offering tools for consumers to better manage their money. It has just raised a £15 million ($19 million) funding round from Mil...

How to send your location on Snapchat to your friends through the app's Snap Map feature

* You can send your location on Snapchat to a single friend or to several users in a group. * To send a location on Snapchat, you'll need to visit your friendship history with a user and locate the "Send My Location" feature. * Once you send a location on Snapchat to a friend, they can tap it and zoom in to see where you are. * Visit Business Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories. Whether you want to share the location of your favorite restaurant or the address of your new apartment, you can easily send your location on Snapchat to your friends. You can do this using the Snap Map and will even be prompted to select who you want to share you location with the first time you use the app feature. You can choose to share your location with your mutual friends, a list of friends with exceptions, or a small group of selected friends. To send your location directly to a mutual Snapchat friend, you must visit your chat history through your friends li...

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