The art of doing more with less: The new marketing operations stack
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Mike Pastore is the Head of Content & Media at Third Door Media, the publisher of the Martech and Search Engine Land websites and the producer of the SMX and MarTech Conferences. In nearly three decades in B2B marketing, Mike has worked as an editor, writer, and marketer. He first wrote about marketing in 1998 for internet.com (later Jupitermedia). He then worked with marketers at some of the best-known brands in B2B tech, creating content for marketing campaigns at both Jupitermedia and QuinStreet. Prior to joining Third Door Media as the Editorial Director of the MarTech website, he led demand generation at B2B media company TechnologyAdvice.
Learn how to transform your MOps function from a support role into a proactive driver of business growth and innovation at the May 6th MarTech Conference.
Mike Pastore | May 1, 2026 at 8:26 am ETIf your marketing team spends too much time on low-effort, mind-numbing work, burnout is only one problem headed your way.
Mike Pastore | Apr 29, 2026 at 9:27 am ETA shaky data foundation makes bold campaigns feel like a gamble. Learn how to fix technical debt and build a system that empowers your entire team.
Mike Pastore | Apr 29, 2026 at 8:32 am ETOn May 6th, learn how to activate first-party data to drive measurable results without compromising customer trust or safety.
Mike Pastore | Apr 24, 2026 at 8:08 am ETTV advertising has ruled the media roost for 75 years. Now, advances in targeting and product placement are re-writing the playbook.
Mike Pastore | Apr 22, 2026 at 9:29 am ETIntegrating AI shouldn't mean breaking what works. On May 6, discover practical ways to sync your creative and tech teams while protecting your brand voice.
Mike Pastore | Apr 22, 2026 at 8:27 am ETHigh-volume automation can often dilute your brand’s voice. Join us on May 6 to learn how to use AI as a creative partner, not a replacement.
Mike Pastore | Apr 17, 2026 at 8:39 am ETThe CMO role offers a unique skillset and an equally unique ability to draw scrutiny. We talked to a first-time CMO about what he's learned.
Mike Pastore | Apr 15, 2026 at 8:48 am ETDigital noise makes it harder than ever to connect. Join us on May 6 to learn how to scale your engagement without losing the human touch.
Mike Pastore | Apr 15, 2026 at 8:22 am ETAfter declaring the inbound strategy dead last year, HubSpot renamed its annual conference to something much less limiting.
Mike Pastore | Apr 8, 2026 at 12:34 pm ETA rumored MCP server would let marketers run campaigns in Marketo using simple prompts instead of manual workflows
Mike Pastore | Apr 8, 2026 at 10:14 am ETRapid growth means some marketers find the retail media landscape a tangled web of platforms and creative specs.
Mike Pastore | Apr 8, 2026 at 8:22 am ETHubSpot bets customers will be more likely to deploy its AI agents if they only pay when the agent does its job.
Mike Pastore | Apr 2, 2026 at 10:28 am ETAI and ML have a number of uses in digital advertising, some of which fly under the radar.
Mike Pastore | Apr 1, 2026 at 1:21 pm ETHightouch wants to cut out the middlemen and simplify the digital ad ecosystem by integrating data onboarding with the CDP.
Mike Pastore | Mar 31, 2026 at 10:10 am ETThe 2025 MarTech Replacement Survey found unprecedented stability after years in which major solutions were replaced at will.
Mike Pastore | Mar 30, 2026 at 8:51 am ETWe've updated our page on Agentforce with details on the release of Agentforce Operations.
Mike Pastore | Mar 25, 2026 at 10:28 am ETBillions of data points tell us that algorithm shifts and fragmented discovery are rewriting the digital playbook.
Mike Pastore | Mar 25, 2026 at 8:11 am ETActiveCampaign’s new AI tools alert you to what’s working in your campaigns and beyond and how to fix what isn’t — no prompting required.
Mike Pastore | Mar 19, 2026 at 9:16 am ETThe February 2026 Marketo Engage release notes cover sunsetting the SEO tool and new AI-powered content features for Email Designer.
Mike Pastore | Mar 18, 2026 at 8:48 am ETGrant Deken from Klaviyo discusses how AI is changing the way consumers shop. But will it ever change how they make a purchase? Most likely, yes.
Mike Pastore | Mar 18, 2026 at 8:30 am ETThe martech landscape is shifting fast. Share your expertise in the 2026 survey to help the community benchmark AI, data and stack strategy.
Mike Pastore | Mar 14, 2026 at 8:46 am ETAI agents might not be taking your list to the store just yet, but AI is still reshaping the world of retail.
Mike Pastore | Mar 11, 2026 at 9:54 am ETTV reach and B2B targeting? We’re mapping the path to help B2B marketers master the creative and ROI of connected television.
Mike Pastore | Mar 4, 2026 at 8:37 am ETData was the new oil, but context is the new refinery. Because without a refinery, oil is just a smelly, toxic mess that often brings more harm than good.
Mike Pastore | Mar 3, 2026 at 2:07 pm ETRCS is a game changer for mobile marketing. Updated with news that Apple and Google are testing cross-platform RCS encryption.
Mike Pastore | Feb 27, 2026 at 9:22 am ETTechnical debt weighing on your marketing team? We’re breaking down how to move past outdated stacks to build something that scales.
Mike Pastore | Feb 25, 2026 at 9:27 am ETIs there a world where marketers move past silos to become ‘engagement architects,’ shifting from manual tasks to true orchestration?
Mike Pastore | Feb 19, 2026 at 9:33 am ETCRM systems have the potential to help your sales and marketing team improve and drive more revenue. But to date, they haven't done that for most teams.
Mike Pastore | Feb 18, 2026 at 9:50 am ETThe era of sales enablement is giving way to AI-driven revenue enablement that brings GTM teams together.
Mike Pastore | Feb 12, 2026 at 12:36 pm ETAre you ready for the fifth era of the data layer? Tealium CTO Mike Anderson explains how AI and real-time data transform the martech landscape.
Mike Pastore | Feb 11, 2026 at 8:22 am ETFragmented data shouldn't stall progress. Mailchimp aims to integrate insights across tools to turn holiday learnings into a profitable path for 2026.
Mike Pastore | Feb 10, 2026 at 10:45 am ETMarketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Oracle is betting that role-based AI agents — not standalone tools — will let revenue teams cut through data silos and focus more on strategy and growth.
Mike Pastore | Feb 10, 2026 at 8:33 am ETFrustrated when customers ignore your outreach? TransUnion wants to rebuild communication trust and ensure critical messages get through.
Mike Pastore | Feb 4, 2026 at 9:55 am ETMoving beyond LLMs to AI agents is a heavy lift. We sat down with Salesforce’s Rahul Auradkar to discuss building a data foundation with context.
Mike Pastore | Feb 4, 2026 at 9:32 am ETReview site consolidation is a lot to digest. Let's break down the G2 acquisition so you can protect your intent data strategy and keep your pipeline steady.
Mike Pastore | Jan 30, 2026 at 10:59 am ETFeeling the pressure to prove ROI across a dozen channels? Need to turn overwhelming data into a clear story for the C-suite? We see the struggle.
Mike Pastore | Jan 28, 2026 at 8:43 am ETMarTech March is online and free to attend, with six live panel discussions and a new community feature called the Vibe Marketing Lab.
Mike Pastore | Jan 22, 2026 at 4:27 pm ETAre 'AI silos' the next big threat to organizational efficiency? Typeface CMO Jason Ing joins us to explore the future of AI integration.
Mike Pastore | Jan 21, 2026 at 9:41 am ETGoogle’s AI is changing Gmail. What does it means for your campaigns? Time to adapt and stay relevant — again.
Mike Pastore | Jan 16, 2026 at 8:50 am ET