The strongest marketing messages address the frustrations and motivations customers rarely share directly. Here’s how AI can help uncover them. By Ed Poppe Published on June 18, 2026 The most important step before writing a marketing headline is understanding what drives your customer. Across all the performance marketing campaigns I’ve optimized for … Continue reading What customers tell friends that marketers miss
Category Archives: Customer Engagement
Amplitude and Statsig deal raises questions for customers
Amplitude gets the Statsig platform and customers, but OpenAI keeps the team that built the technology. By Constantine von Hoffman Published on May 8, 2026 Product development and analytics providers Amplitude and Statsig have gone from competitors to partners, but the arrangement is already raising questions about what customers are actually getting. Under … Continue reading Amplitude and Statsig deal raises questions for customers
How to create demand when buyers don’t see the problem
Traditional demand capture fails when no one is searching. Here’s a framework for educating the market, building authority and defining a new category. By Shama Hyder February 26, 2026 Most marketing assumes recognized pain points. Customers know they have issues, so they search for solutions. Your job as a marketer is to position … Continue reading How to create demand when buyers don’t see the problem
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. By Constantine von Hoffman February 24, 2026 Eighty-three percent of marketers say customers expect two-way conversations. Yet 69% admit they struggle to respond quickly to inquiries. That gap may be the most critical signal … Continue reading Customers want dialogue, and marketers cannot keep up
Costco’s newest membership perk isn’t impressing its customers
December 21, 2025 Costco’s newest membership perk isn’t impressing its customers
3 software building fundamentals your customers will love
October 31, 2025 3 software building fundamentals your customers will love
Is there a penny shortage? What to know as Kroger starts asking customers to use exact change
October 28, 2025 Is there a penny shortage? What to know as Kroger starts asking customers to use exact change
Time for a ‘Welcome Back’ program for returning customers?
A welcome-back email can turn churned customers into loyal ones by picking up where their last experience left off. Ryan Phelan on September 17, 2025 A good welcome email program can quickly introduce customers to your brand and start the relationship off right. But what about customers who come back after churning? Do they … Continue reading Time for a ‘Welcome Back’ program for returning customers?
Think like a product manager, grow like a CMO
In an AI-assisted GTM world, the best B2B marketers don’t just run campaigns. They build systems that solve buyer problems and scale growth. Océane Li on September 5, 2025 As B2B marketers, we’ve spent the last decades optimizing channels, refining nurture streams and automating campaigns. But something’s shifted in this new AI-powered GTM world. … Continue reading Think like a product manager, grow like a CMO
GenAI powers the next era of customer listening
Surveys aren’t enough. Use genAI to detect trends, reveal intent and craft hyper-relevant B2B campaigns informed by true customer voices. Maria Marino on August 29, 2025 This article was co-authored with Michael Maziarka, VP Analyst in the Gartner Marketing Practice, specializing in customer experience, customer success management and customer marketing programs. For years, B2B … Continue reading GenAI powers the next era of customer listening