Every year, marketers analyze performance data from the holiday shopping period to understand how consumers are buying and where marketing strategies are working. While topline growth always draws attention, the most valuable insights often come from how purchases happen rather than how much was spent — defying last year’s pessimistic forecasts. Despite ongoing concerns around …
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People may debate which Super Bowl ad was the best, but there’s no question which was the most consequential — and not in a way the brand wanted. The Ring ad “Search Party” ran in the third quarter of the game, and it’s easy to understand why someone thought it was a good idea: It’s …
When I talk to B2B brands about potential CTV campaigns, one question comes up over and over: How do you show your ads to the right audiences? It’s a great question. Unlike broad-appeal ecommerce or B2C brands, B2B companies usually have much smaller groups of people in their ideal customer profile (ICP), and there’s a …
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Marketers are feeling less confident about proving AI ROI. According to Jasper’s “State of AI Marketing in 2026” report, just 41% say they can demonstrate return, down from 49% last year. At first glance, that looks like AI is losing momentum. It’s not. The definition of ROI has simply changed. When AI was new, productivity …
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As AI automates routine and complex analytical tasks, a profound revaluation of human skills isn’t likely — it’s inevitable. In this new landscape, once-soft abilities are becoming hard differentiators. The capacity to ask sharp questions, connect disparate ideas and direct powerful technology toward a clear business vision is paramount. This shift demands a fundamental change …
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The digital marketing world is navigating a significant identity reset. With privacy regulations expanding and third-party cookies fading, the tools you’ve relied on for years are shifting beneath your feet. It’s a complex environment, but it’s also an opportunity to build a more resilient, trust-based foundation with your customers. Our March 4th MarTech Conference session, …
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There’s an old urban planning legend about paving the cow path. The story goes that when the city of Boston was being laid out, the planners didn’t design new roads, but paved over the wandering, meandering trails that cattle had worn into the dirt over centuries. The resulting network goes in nonsensical circles, takes twice …
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Enablement platforms Seismic and Highspot today announced a definitive agreement to merge. The companies are two of the leaders in sales enablement software. Once the merger closes, the combined company will operate as Seismic and be led by Seismic CEO Rob Tarkoff. Robert Wahbe, founder and CEO of Highspot, will join the board of directors …
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Google and OpenAI executives just sketched out their advertising futures — and they look very different The next phase of digital advertising won’t be fought on the search results page alone. It’s shaping up inside AI chat interfaces and predictive commerce engines. This week, both OpenAI and Google offered new details about how they plan …
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Lead management in B2B has evolved into a systems challenge that spans teams, platforms and the entire revenue lifecycle. It is a complex engineering discipline that requires a holistic, lifecycle-driven approach rather than a simple marketing-to-sales handoff. In a recent strategy session, we examined what it takes to build a lead management engine today. We …
Read more “Is your B2B lead management engine built for today’s reality?”