Breaking down silos between marketing and creative operations leads to better planning, stronger insights and a more efficient end-to-end marketing lifecycle. Sue Wolski on November 24, 2025 Creative and marketing operations are essential to how in-house teams function. Both roles exist to increase effectiveness and efficiency so teams can deliver greater impact more consistently … Continue reading How MOps and CreativeOps can align to unlock operational excellence
What separates martech outperformers from the rest? New research reveals how lean, focused stacks drive strategic results. Frans Riemersma on June 4, 2025 “Stack follows strategy” is a well-known mantra. But how do you actually do it? Many teams claim it’s the right approach, but few can describe what the approach looks like in … Continue reading 3 steps to align your stack with strategy
Advertisers risk ad disapprovals if their sites violate spam policies, making search compliance critical to PPC success. Anu Adegbola on December 26, 2024 Google expanded its “Abusing the ad network” policy this week. The policy now explicitly disapproves ads that link to destinations penalized for violating Google Search spam policies. Specifically, ads directing users … Continue reading Google tightens ad policies to align with Search spam rules
Unpack the nuances of B2B and B2C marketing — their unique challenges, overlaps and why the “business-to-human” mindset matters. Mike Maynard on November 19, 2024 It’s frustrating to hear some marketers dismiss the differences between B2B and B2C by claiming, “It’s all business to human.” While it’s true all marketing ultimately targets people, this … Continue reading 5 ways B2B differs from B2C — and 3 ways they align
Make your next event a cohesive, company-wide success. This framework aligns teams, builds momentum and drives measurable outcomes. Lisa Shaw on October 21, 2024 It’s crunch time: eight weeks until your flagship conference. Sales and events aren’t even on the same page. Customer success is scrambling to find reference customers for panels. Product marketing … Continue reading How to align teams early with a strategic event workshop
Break down silos between sales and marketing to drive revenue growth through shared goals, streamlined processes and collaboration. Stephanie Trovato on October 9, 2024 You’ve launched a campaign, generated leads and now — nothing. The leads aren’t turning into sales. Sales says the leads aren’t good enough, marketing says sales didn’t follow up fast … Continue reading How to align sales and marketing for revenue growth
Understand the role of a martech center of excellence in enhancing marketing efficiency across different business functions. Venkatraman Kannan on September 16, 2024 Establishing a martech center of excellence (COE) is essential for navigating modern marketing challenges. Think of it as the core of your marketing strategy, where all tools and processes support your … Continue reading How to align your martech COE with organizational and go-to-market goals
June 18, 2024 Amazon Labor Union workers vote to align with Teamsters The ALU will essentially join the Teamsters as an ‘autonomous’ local union with the same rights and duties as a standard chapter, according to the agreement. BY Associated Press New York City warehouse workers who are part of the Amazon Labor Union overwhelmingly voted … Continue reading Amazon Labor Union workers vote to align with Teamsters
Conduct a marketing processes and technology audit, map platforms to the buyer’s funnel and streamline your martech stack. Ana Mourão on April 24, 2024 When Gartner surveyed CMOs in 2023 about the state of their marketing technology stack, most admitted to using only one-third of their martech stack. This percentage has been decreasing in … Continue reading How to align processes to drive martech utilization
Is your marketing team overwhelmed with tasks? Here are three key steps to shift from tactics to impactful outcomes. Stacey Ackerman on September 5, 2023 Marketing teams have become the catch-all department for executing tactics, but we’ve lost sight of the most important factor — what business outcomes are they actually trying to achieve? … Continue reading 3 ways to align marketers to business outcomes
