Google AI Overviews Drive CTRs Down by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, November 6, 2025 AI Overviews (AIO) seem to significantly affect click-through rates (CTRs) for organic and paid search, but the impact varies based on query type and whether brands receive an AI citation. Brands earned 35% more organic clicks and 91% more paid … Continue reading Google AI Overviews Drive CTRs Down
Podcasts resonate deeply with listeners, impacting their spending, shaping their views and building trust with hosts, a study found. Mike Pastore on November 4, 2025 A new study found 67 percent of global podcast listeners say they’ve made a purchase directly because of a recommendation from a podcast, which begs the question: Are podcasters … Continue reading Two-thirds of listeners say podcasts recommendations drive purchase decisions
September 01, 2025 How to use video games to drive customer engagement BY Bastian Bergmann To play is human. It’s how toddlers experience and learn about the world they just entered. It’s also how we as adults rewire our brains and learn new things most effectively. In a world in which consumers are flooded with choices, … Continue reading How to use video games to drive customer engagement
A new report finds mixed opinions on whether AI drives revenue or improves customer experience. Mike Pastore on August 19, 2025 AI usage is widespread in revenue organizations, with 68% of sales and marketing professionals using AI at work and 51% using AI agents, according to a new survey. The survey, published by the … Continue reading AI helps marketing and sales pros work smarter, but does it drive revenue?
Most GTM teams chase activity. The best drive causality. ACT — awareness, confidence, trust — fuels revenue, velocity and AI-era visibility. Mark Stouse on August 7, 2025 Every go-to-market leader is chasing higher close rates, larger deals and faster velocity. What if those outcomes aren’t simply the result of better product-market fit or sharper … Continue reading How and why awareness, confidence and trust drive GTM outcomes
Stack documentation, optimization and platform management impact the customer experience, sales efficiency, and even long-term innovation. Steve Petersen on July 16, 2025 In January 2020, Scott Brinker introduced five martech archetypes: maestros, makers, modellers, marketers and managers. His framework maps roles based on their internal or external focus and whether they lean more toward … Continue reading Martech maestros focus on internal processes — and drive external success
Want your ads remembered and acted on? Use these creative levers to boost distinctiveness, emotional impact and profitability. Greg Kihlstrom on June 27, 2025 Great marketers know how to analyze campaign data and pull the right performance levers. However, creative quality often takes a backseat to other factors — even though it shouldn’t. Ads … Continue reading AI can scale ads, but great creatives drive brand impact
How smarter campaign modeling and automation drive real marketing ROI Overcome CRM limitations, fix attribution gaps and unlock true marketing ROI with smarter automation and campaign modeling. May 8, 2025 Despite marketing technologies’ promise, organizations still struggle to link their efforts to measurable business outcomes. Platforms like Salesforce offer structured ways to track … Continue reading How smarter campaign modeling and automation drive real marketing ROI
With privacy updates, smarter audiences and stricter inbox rules, here’s how to modernize your email strategy. Stephanie Trovato on April 18, 2025 You hit send. Then you wait. Opens trickle in. Clicks? Meh. Unsubscribes? More than you’d like. You didn’t cut corners. You proofed, segmented, tested. Why is performance dropping? It’s not you — … Continue reading 3 high-impact tactics to drive email engagement
Maximize your email marketing ROI with three simple yet powerful automations — welcome series, abandoned cart and re-engagement. Stephanie Trovato on March 12, 2025 You open your email automation platform and instantly feel overwhelmed. Dozens of workflows stare back at you — welcome series, abandoned carts, nurturing sequences, anniversary triggers — the list goes … Continue reading 3 high-impact email automations you need to drive revenue
