While 99% of marketers say they’re personally using AI, 67% say a lack of training remains a barrier to its adoption at work — three percentage points higher than in 2023, according to a new survey by The Marketing AI Institute. Just over a third of respondents (36%) said AI is now infused into their…
HubSpot introduced a wave of new updates in June. We’ve explored them all to separate the nice-to-haves from the game changers. June’s biggest updates include improvements to enhance your data management, automate more routine tasks and streamline workflows. Sales teams will also be excited to hear about new enhancements to research tools and lead prioritization….
Customers’ expectations are rising and marketers are working to meet those expectations with personalized content at a growing number of touchpoints — from social to website to mobile app to drive-through menu, and even to virtual reality experience. It’s that need to maintain a compliant, on-brand experience that is leading more marketers to adopt or…
Based on my conversations across the marketing technology landscape, we’re at saturation. Net new deals are dwindling, with the market resembling a stagnating pond instead of a dynamic ecosystem. The industry’s growth, once fueled by a relentless drive for innovation and differentiation, now sputters as most companies have what they need (and if they don’t,…
Our “Spotlight on the expert” series digs deeper into the stories of our expert contributors. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Michelle Tackabery is a digital asset manager with Turning Stone Enterprises, a collection of hospitality, gaming, recreation, retail and service brands. A content marketing specialist and a digital librarian, she is…
When today’s customers are looking for solutions to their problems or for a specific product, they turn to the internet. That makes your website the first thing many of your prospects encounter. Your website is the storefront, the information desk and the 800 number. All of the ways potential customers used to find your business…
AI is rapidly transforming marketing, offering new opportunities for personalization, customer engagement and efficiency. Marketing technologists, data engineers, data analysts, domain experts and project managers must collaborate effectively to leverage AI fully. This collaboration is essential for exploring AI use cases in marketing, integrating data from various sources and building effective AI models. The transformative…
For a long time it was difficult for B2B marketers to meet prospects face-to-face or at in-person events. Customer acquisition became in many respects a digital process, although it’s now being complemented again by the human touch. While social media and digital advertising have been the leading customer acquisition channels since the early days of…
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The latest edition of The CMO Survey shows contradictions which, in my view, hinder the realization of marketing technology benefits and ROI. The CMO Survey is conducted biannually since 2008. The spring 2024 report includes data collected during Q1 2024 from CMOs across various industries and company sizes. Here, we will analyze the marketing technology…