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The real impact of AI on budgets, stacks and teams
AI is replacing tools and reshaping budgets, but it’s also expanding stacks and increasing headcount.
Salesforce turns Slack into the front end for enterprise AI
New Slackbot capabilities hope to connect conversations, data and actions, making Slack the interface where AI-driven work actually gets done.
The hidden tradeoffs in moving to a composable martech stack
Best-of-breed stacks promise agility, but the real impact on speed and cost depends on how well teams manage integration, data and operational complexity.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Athena signals Zeta’s push into AI-driven marketing systems
Zeta is betting that tighter integration of data and AI will reduce the gap between insight and action.
How to prove ROI from AI workflow integration in B2B marketing
Embedding AI into marketing workflows promises big efficiency and performance gains — but you’ll need the right ROI models to justify the investment.
Why martech consolidation business cases fall short
Most ROI models ignore adoption gaps, integration work and renewal pricing — leaving teams exposed after the deal is signed.
AI is repricing the marketing stack, not collapsing it
AI is making coordination tools easier to copy, putting pricing pressure on parts of the marketing stack built on convenience rather than risk.
How shaping AI buying can boost B2B CMO strategic influence
As AI increasingly evaluates vendors before buyers do, CMOs who control structured data, proof and category language can influence who makes the shortlist.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Why most marketers are still only experimenting with AI
Executives are pushing hard for AI adoption, but most marketing teams lack the needed strategy, training and data.
How OSI could change evaluating and selecting martech vendors
The open semantic interchange framework may push vendors to prioritize interoperability over lock-in, reshaping how marketers build and buy their stacks.
Why we’re measuring creative ROI too narrowly
Throughput metrics track efficiency but miss creative’s broader business impact. Measure creative’s revenue influence, brand equity and cost avoidance.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Customers want dialogue, and marketers cannot keep up
Salesforce survey finds 83% of marketers saying customers expect two-way conversations, but 69% admitting they can’t respond fast enough.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
How AI eliminates marketing’s execution constraints
With AI automation absorbing overhead, the competitive edge shifts from execution to vision, judgment and customer understanding.
Google launches no-code Scenario Planner built on Meridian MMM
Google’s Scenario Planner gives you a no-code way to turn Marketing Mix Model insights into budget and ROI decisions.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
The AI era needs strategists grounded in expertise and guided by context
Clients can generate outputs with AI. Agencies win by delivering strategic clarity, integrated thinking and real-time intelligence.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
How to design marketing organizations for AI learning and scale
Using AI in marketing requires separating learning from delivery. A lab-factory model offers a repeatable path from experimentation to scale.
Unify your adtech and salestech without breaking what works
Unifying your revenue tech stack doesn't mean compromising on specialization — here's how to connect the dots without breaking what works.
ActiveCampaign’s latest move signals the era of self-driving campaigns
The purchase of Feedback Intelligence shows that learning, self-correcting AI agents are redefining how modern campaigns are built and measured.
5 capabilities that separate high-performing MOps teams from the rest
From firefighting to focus, elite MOps teams follow a predictable maturity path. Here’s what that looks like in practice.
75% of marketers say their measurement systems are falling short
Marketers are shifting from patching legacy models to rebuilding measurement around speed, strategy and trust — and AI is at the center of it.
10 signs your CX strategy is broken and how to fix it
CX doesn’t stall because teams lack insight, but because the questions they keep asking protect the system from real change.
The $2 million martech procurement mistake hiding in plain sight
The real risk in martech isn’t the platform. It’s how teams evaluate, approve and govern procurement decisions.
How to turn multishore teams into trusted partners
Multi-shore teams underperform without the right structure, context or trust for succeeding. This 3-pillar framework drives autonomy, quality and faster ROI.
IAB launches Event and Conversion API to standardize advertisers’ shared data
The new ECAPI spec aims to simplify how advertisers share marketing outcomes with platforms, for cleaner data, easier integrations and smarter AI optimization.
How to tell if you have too many tools in your stack
Marketing stacks with too many underused platforms are adding cost, complexity and drag where efficiency was promised.
Why CreativeOps and MOps can’t survive independently
Creation, decisioning and activation now operate as one engine. Separating creative and marketing operations adds cost, complexity and operational drag.
How AI agents will reshape every part of marketing in 2026
Soon, AI agents won’t just assist customers — they’ll be the customers. So marketers need to rethink visibility in a machine-driven buying journey.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
The rise of vibe marketing and what it means for marketers
Vibe marketing is using AI and no-code tools to turn plain-English ideas into live campaigns faster than traditional teams and stacks can keep up.
6 things marketers need to know about search and discovery in 2026
AI is rapidly replacing traditional search, and if your brand isn’t showing up in AI-powered answers, you’re already falling behind in the 2026 discovery race.
How CreativeOps keeps AI-driven content from stalling
More AI output means more pressure on reviews and approvals. CreativeOps provides the structure teams need to keep quality and velocity aligned.
62% of B2B CMOs not ready to compete against AI-enabled companies: report
AI is breaking the old playbook for brand discovery, and most B2B CMOs admit they’re not ready for what comes next.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
The AI gold rush is over, and it’s the orchestrators’ time to shine
AI’s 'wow' phase is ending, and 2026 will be all about proving what actually works across the stack.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
5 ways AI changed marketing strategy in just one year
New data reveals how AI is reshaping everything from buyer behavior to marketing operations—and why last year’s strategies won’t cut it anymore.
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Most AI agents fail without data and governance maturity
Learn why stacks, data and governance gaps are driving AI agent underperformance and how MOps can fix it.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Is your martech evaluation process still stuck in a pre-AI world?
AI is everywhere in martech — but if your vendor evaluation process hasn’t changed, you’re not ready to tell the difference between hype and real capability.
How MOps and CreativeOps can align to unlock operational excellence
Breaking down silos between marketing and creative operations leads to better planning, stronger insights and a more efficient end-to-end marketing lifecycle.
Optimization and personalization
The overlooked infrastructure problem holding personalization back
Personalization works only when operations do, powered by verified data, real-time signals and automated workflows.
MarketingOps redefines success for the age of AI
Overworked, overlooked and now expected to lead AI strategy? Here’s what MOps pros were saying at MOps-Apalooza 2025.
Five truths you need to know about martech, and what to do about them
A candid roundtable with martech leaders revealed five uncomfortable truths holding brands back — and the practical steps needed to finally move past them.
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Salesforce buys AI startup to boost its enterprise search abilities
Doti AI technology boosts how tools find and use internal knowledge—and that could change how marketers work across teams.