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Android code reveals OpenAI’s plans as user reports first ChatGPT ad

OpenAI is reportedly nearing the launch of ads in the ChatGPT Android app, according to recent code findings. Meanwhile, one user says an ad has already appeared in the wild. What’s new. Early references to an ad system were found in the latest ChatGPT Android beta (v1.2025.329). Inside the APK, TestingCatalog spotted strings such as: “ads feature” …

Three actions you must take to thrive in the agentic era of marketing

AI is reshaping how marketers work, how stacks are built and how customers make decisions. To understand where these shifts are happening, Scott Brinker and I ran the AI Context Engineering in Marketing Survey (n=103, October 2025). We identified three key actions that every marketing and martech leader needs to master now. Embrace three agent …

5 capabilities that separate AI-native teams from everyone else

You bought the AI-powered martech stack. You paid for the licenses, sat through the demos and rolled out the shiny new tools to your team. But why are your results so incremental? If you’re a marketing leader, you know this story. You’re investing in artificial intelligence at an unprecedented rate, yet most organizations struggle to …

How to design holiday promotions that work

Holiday planning is a massive effort, not just for traditional retailers but for anyone doing business with consumers and, nowadays, even for B2B. Very few product or service businesses escape the kind of seasonality that forces active engagement with the market through promotions, offers or specials. Right now, we’re all bombarded with deals on everything, …

What happens when no one clicks anymore

ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity are giving users quick, direct answers without sending them to publisher sites. And if people stop clicking through, what happens to the ads, affiliate links and sponsorships that keep the web running? With Google and others doubling down on AI-driven results, the way people discover and engage with content is shifting …

AI is turning personalization into a two-way conversation

The future of marketing isn’t just personalized — it’s participatory. As AI advances, leading brands are discovering that its real power isn’t in replacing human creativity but in amplifying it. Today’s most innovative companies are leveraging AI to transform passive consumers into active collaborators, empowering each person to play a role in shaping their own …

How a customer-centric B2B journey breaks the funnel model

In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has access to the broader internet. Question: What would a truly customer-centric B2B buyer’s journey look like — and how is it different from the traditional funnel? The …

Why content-driven branding is the real fix for zero-click traffic loss

Digital marketing has, in many ways, come full circle to the pre-internet era when brand awareness and revenue defined success. Traffic and clicks still matter, but they’re only part of the picture now. In a recent interview, Rand Fishkin said the cure for traffic loss driven by search, AI and other zero-click levers is stronger …

How to stop AI decisions from repeating human biases

AI is rapidly becoming a default advisor in everyday decision-making, often delivering answers that sound authoritative even when the underlying analysis is shaky. As more teams rely on these systems, the gap between what AI appears to know and what it can responsibly recommend is becoming a real risk — especially when decisions carry social …

Holiday ecommerce spending hits $79.7 billion before Cyber Week even begins

Consumers didn’t wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to open their wallets this year. U.S. shoppers have already spent $79.7 billion online from Nov. 1 to Nov. 23—a 7.5% jump over last year’s pace, according to new Adobe Analytics data. What’s fueling the early spend? A potent mix of strategic early discounts, mobile convenience, …