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Your top B2B YouTube ads questions – answered
YouTube isn’t just for B2C. Here's how B2B brands can use video ads to build trust and move buyers through complex sales cycles.
Unblock your creative flow with AI
Learn how forward-looking teams are reducing repetitive work while surfacing the right content at the right time.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Firefly brings AI-powered content creation into Creative Cloud and marketing workflows
The revamped platform includes the ability to use Google and OpenAI genAI models, as well as Firefly's Video model.
B2B marketers want results, not more technology
69% of marketers value delivered insights or "done-for-you" services over adding new tools to their tech stack.
5 tactics to make your B2B content hit harder and stick longer
Make your content work harder with eye‑catching visuals, curiosity‑driven titles, real‑world scenarios, risk‑free CTAs and practical how‑tos.
Rethink what your CMS should do—for you, your team, and your growth
Is your CMS built for where your business is going—or where it’s been?
Canva’s Visual Suite upgrade unifies campaign planning and creation
The upgrade puts design and productivity tools in one platform, making it easier to create, execute and monitor campaigns.
12 over-looked content marketing tools and features you should be using
Level up your content tool stack with these highly effective yet oft-underrated content and SEO tools.
9 essential tips for building a website that drives conversions
Your website can do more than inform — it can convert. These tips will turn your site into your hardest-working salesperson.
Does your team struggle to evaluate creative ideas? You’re not alone
Research found marketers and agencies lack pride in their work and don’t feel the quality is improving. What’s going on here?
How the event-first approach to marketing can maximize research ROI
Having your partners and community shape the research will give you content people want and a built-in audience interested in your events.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
State of the Stack 2025: Homegrown martech surges as AI accelerates development
Spurred by AI, marketers are using more tools than ever, and they're making an increasing number of them, according to The MarTech State of the Stack report.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Why ignoring consumers’ AI concerns is a costly mistake
There's a significant gap between how marketers and consumers feel about AI. Here's what to do about it.
B2B marketing on TikTok: What you need to know
Users continue to flock to TikTok, so far unconcerned about the platform's availability in the U.S. Updated with details about the huge drop in CPM.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
How are marketers using ChatGPT’s Operator function?
ChatGPT's Operator does a lot of the things marketers do with ChatGPT. It just does them better.
How to influence Google’s AI Overviews
Don’t leave your brand’s narrative to chance. See how to influence Google’s AI-generated search results.
AI can find your ideal customers, but only humans can build real relationships
Old-school tactics like corporate gifts, swag and snail mail are brand new and effective people who grew up online.
Are attention spans really getting shorter? How should marketers respond?
The larger issue is today's audiences are more selective about the content they engage with.
The 3 pillars of real thought leadership
Real thought leaders don’t chase engagement — they create value. Here’s how to create content that actually matters.
How digital natives changed the game on legacy media
TikTok, YouTube and Substack have rewritten the rules of media, leaving legacy outlets scrambling to survive.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
How to get the AI training you need to succeed
Most businesses aren't training marketers about AI. Here's what you need to know and where you can get it -- for free!
Why it’s harder to build an audience than ever before
Search engines that simply answer your question. Sites driven by algorithms that don't want people to leave. Building an audience ain't what it used to be.
Smarter attribution strategies to help B2B marketers prove campaign value
A new LinkedIn report highlights ways marketers can improve their tracking and optimization of results.
Email deliverability: What you need to know
Everything from bulk email requirements to deliverability practices. Updated with what's new about how iOS 18.2 handles email.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
GenAI is telling your brand’s story — with or without you
Take control of your narrative, optimize content for AI search and turn genAI into an ally, rather than a threat.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
What is DeepSeek? A boon for marketers and a threat to Big Tech
The powerful open-source AI from China is less expensive than ChatGPT and Gemini and just as good. Expect better and cheaper marketing tools soon.
HubSpot’s SEO collapse: What went wrong and why?
Organic traffic has dropped big time for HubSpot, considered by many to be the gold standard of B2B vendor blogs.
Content atomization: Maximize ROI by repurposing your best ideas
Expand your reach and efficiency by transforming core content into multiple assets tailored for various platforms — an in-depth guide.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Story-driven marketing campaigns: Best of the MarTechBot
See how the MarTechBot responds to a prompt and how the prompt can be improved. Today: Story-driven approaches to multichannel campaigns.
3 must-follow marketing copy rules to win your prospects’ trust
Write compelling marketing copy that builds credibility, sets you apart from competitors and drives customer decisions.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
AI-powered martech news and releases: January 16
GenAI companies have a problem: It costs more the more people use it. And OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says, "People use it much more than we expected."
How to maximize event ROI using smart budgeting
Understanding user conferences' true costs and revenue potential is the key to building a business case for events as a cornerstone of content strategy.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Guardrails and governance: How to protect your brand while using AI
How can marketing maximize AI’s potential while maintaining brand integrity, consistency and ethical standards?
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
AI transformation: 2025 predictions
Experts predict that AI will spur transformation around data, content optimization, decisioning and hiring chief AI officers in the year ahead.
Customer experience and brand: 2025 predictions
Here’s how organizations will shift focus in the coming year to deliver more purposeful engagements that grow awareness, trust and revenue.
5 content killers that ruin results — and how to fix them
Struggling with underperforming content? Avoid these common pitfalls and deliver value to your audience to boost engagement and results.
The science behind high-performing calls to action
Craft CTAs using psychology and design principles to drive engagement, increase conversions and build trust with your audience.
Content management systems (CMS)
Judge blocks WordPress from blocking WP Engine
Latest in the WordPress v. WP Engine battle: California judge issues an injunction against WordPress.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Adobe Express partners with Box
Box enterprise users can edit images, and soon videos, collaboratively using genAI tools through an Adobe Express integration.
Improving video to boost sales: Best of the MarTechBot
See how the MarTechBot responds to a prompt and how the prompt can be improved. Today: Tips and tools for using video to boost sales.