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B2B marketers at SMBs struggle with conversion rate optimization

SMB marketers say CRO is their top priority — but most aren’t A/B testing their landing pages. What’s holding them back? Mike Pastore on September 12, 2025       MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Source: State of A/B Testing Report,” Unbounce and Ascend2. SMB marketers in the B2B sector … Continue reading B2B marketers at SMBs struggle with conversion rate optimization

What are marketers saying about HubSpot’s Loop Marketing playbook?

Loop Marketing reimagines content strategy for the AI age. How you feel about it depends on how you think about marketing. Mike Pastore on September 11, 2025      In April 2025, HubSpot held a Spotlight event in New York City to introduce new products and features. The company traditionally reserved Spotlight events for its Inbound … Continue reading What are marketers saying about HubSpot’s Loop Marketing playbook?

Graphic videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing reach the feeds of unwitting social media users with auto-play

September 11, 2025 Graphic videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing reach the feeds of unwitting social media users with auto-play BY María José Gutierrez Chavez On the afternoon of September 10, shortly after right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated in front of a crowd at Utah Valley University, videos of the Turning Point USA cofounder getting … Continue reading Graphic videos of Charlie Kirk’s killing reach the feeds of unwitting social media users with auto-play

What Albertsons Media Collective Means For Performance

What Albertsons Media Collective Means For Performance by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, September 11, 2025 Albertsons Companies — the parent company of Safeway, Vons, and other retail brands as well as Albertsons Media Collective (AMC), the company’s retail media business — became the first retailer to deploy Google Cloud’s Conversational Commerce agent, an artificial intelligence (AI) shopping … Continue reading What Albertsons Media Collective Means For Performance

Designing the GTM model for marketing’s revenue era

Marketing’s next era is revenue-driven. Here’s how to design a GTM model that aligns stakeholders, accelerates pipeline and proves ARR impact. Loren Shumate on September 11, 2025       Marketing has long been measured by the marketing-qualified lead (MQL). Entire budgets, campaigns and reporting cadences built around producing as many as possible, with targets backed into … Continue reading Designing the GTM model for marketing’s revenue era

Criteo Retail Ads Bought Through Google In New Partnership

Criteo Retail Ads Bought Through Google In New Partnership by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, September 10, 2025 Google gained support from an unlikely partner on Wednesday as Criteo announced a partnership with Google Search Ads 360 (SA360), the company’s enterprise search advertising platform. The deal makes Criteo the first third-party vendor to integrate with … Continue reading Criteo Retail Ads Bought Through Google In New Partnership

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming

Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming Its approach will mirror its actions in the UK. Karissa Bell Bluesky Bluesky is expanding its age verification features stateside. The service will require users in South Dakota and Wyoming to verify their ages in order to access direct messaging and adult content on … Continue reading Bluesky is rolling out age verification in South Dakota and Wyoming