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Does your team struggle to evaluate creative ideas? You’re not alone

Research found marketers and agencies lack pride in their work and don’t feel the quality is improving. What’s going on here? Mike Pastore on March 27, 2025   Only one-third of marketers and one-quarter of agencies feel proud of their creative work, according to a recent study, and many of them feel its quality is … Continue reading Does your team struggle to evaluate creative ideas? You’re not alone

8 challenges for marketing teams navigating the MAP market

If your team is in the market for a marketing automation platform, here are eight things to keep in mind. Mike Pastore on March 28, 2025   Marketing automation platforms (MAPs) are vital tools for many marketing organizations, and like many complex software applications, teams will face challenges before, during and after their deployment. According … Continue reading 8 challenges for marketing teams navigating the MAP market

We Are Witnessing The Next Phase Of Digital Advertising

We Are Witnessing The Next Phase Of Digital Advertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 28, 2025 Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft are projected to spend more than $250 billion on capital expenditures needed to support generative AI (GAI) services in 2025 on public cloud servers. Morningstar analysts believe the trend is similar to what … Continue reading We Are Witnessing The Next Phase Of Digital Advertising

Braze picks up AI decisioning with OfferFit acquisition

OfferFit can personalize more than 100 characteristics in an email with its AI technology. Mike Pastore on March 27, 2025   Customer engagement platform Braze is entering into a definitive agreement to acquire OfferFit, an AI decisioning company, for $ 325 million.  AI decisioning agents autonomously experiment, learn and have the ability to deliver highly … Continue reading Braze picks up AI decisioning with OfferFit acquisition

Mauro Porcini will be Samsung’s first Chief Design Officer

March 27, 2025 Mauro Porcini will be Samsung’s first chief design officer  BY Mark Wilson In a significant design appointment, Mauro Porcini has been announced as the chief design officer at Samsung.   The position, newly created for Porcini, is his third time establishing a chief design officer role at a major company—following 3M and PepsiCo. It’s … Continue reading Mauro Porcini will be Samsung’s first Chief Design Officer

Tariffs, Economic Uncertainty, and How Businesses Can Adapt

Tariffs, Economic Uncertainty, and How Businesses Can Adapt   Chris Walton Mar 26, 2025     The global economy is experiencing significant challenges and uncertainties. Many countries are implementing tariffs and other trade measures in an effort to support domestic industries. However, the economic implications of these policies are complex. Understanding Tariffs and Their Impact … Continue reading Tariffs, Economic Uncertainty, and How Businesses Can Adapt

The future of the martech stack and marketing operations is ‘unstructured’

The next wave of data management disruption is coming, as AI churns out more unstructured data. Is your stack prepared? Milton Hwang on March 27, 2025   Like many of you, I regularly incorporate AI tools to keep up with marketing and martech trends. They provide me with summaries and extract insights that I either … Continue reading The future of the martech stack and marketing operations is ‘unstructured’