Tag Archives: Marketing

AI is reshaping what entry-level marketing work looks like

AI is transforming entry-level marketing roles from execution to oversight, forcing teams to rethink how junior talent contributes and grows. By Melissa Reeve    Published on March 19, 2026 Last updated on March 25, 2026   Digital marketing is undergoing the most drastic capability upgrade in its history, and it is fundamentally changing what entry-level … Continue reading AI is reshaping what entry-level marketing work looks like

Too many workflows are breaking marketing automation

Marketing automation breaks when teams build new workflows for every campaign instead of designing systems that scale and stay manageable. By Vladimir Ceric   Published on March 16, 2026 Last updated on March 16, 2026   Marketing teams measured automation efficiency by how much they can churn out. More nurture streams, more workflows, more content, … Continue reading Too many workflows are breaking marketing automation

AI is repricing the marketing stack, not collapsing it

AI is making coordination tools easier to replicate, putting pricing pressure on parts of the marketing stack that deliver convenience rather than operational risk. By Gareth Chilton   March 12, 2026   Much of the marketing stack is priced and purchased as infrastructure, but many parts are actually coordination layers that AI can increasingly replicate. … Continue reading AI is repricing the marketing stack, not collapsing it

Say goodbye to busywork: Rethinking marketing workflows for a smarter future

At the March MarTech Conference, we talked about transforming your workflow from a bottleneck into a growth engine. By MarTechBot March 12, 2026   We know the pressure of spending more time hunting for the right asset or manually stitching data together than actually marketing. While AI dominates the headlines, its true power isn’t just … Continue reading Say goodbye to busywork: Rethinking marketing workflows for a smarter future

The marketing data most companies still fail to measure

Privacy changes are weakening attribution models, making phone conversations one of the most valuable signals in marketing data. By Pamela Parker March 10, 2026   Phone conversations are now one of the most important first-party data sources in modern marketing measurement. As privacy changes weaken traditional attribution signals, conversation intelligence platforms are emerging as a … Continue reading The marketing data most companies still fail to measure

Why the future of marketing looks like product management

Marketing leaders are shifting from channel optimization to product thinking, connecting media, UX, data and outcomes across the entire customer journey. By Melissa Washburn March 10, 2026   If you’ve been in marketing long enough, you’ve probably lived through a few identity crises. First, we were channel experts. Then we became integrated, growth and performance … Continue reading Why the future of marketing looks like product management

Use ROMS (Return on Marketing Spend) Not ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)

Use ROMS (Return on Marketing Spend) Not ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)   Chris WaltonMar 5, 2026       TL;DR ROMS (Return on Total Marketing Spend) is the single most important KPI in digital and performance marketing. ROMS = Revenue ÷ Total Marketing Cost (includes all fees, content, internal labor, tools). ROMS can also … Continue reading Use ROMS (Return on Marketing Spend) Not ROAS (Return on Ad Spend)

Why Finance Skepticism Haunts Marketing Projections

Why Finance Skepticism Haunts Marketing Projections by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, March 3, 2026 Marketers and finance teams often misunderstand each other with regard to money and performance, even with marketing-mix modeling (MMM). Only 10.9% of marketers participating in a study acknowledged that they are very aligned with their company’s finance team, whereas 26.7% … Continue reading Why Finance Skepticism Haunts Marketing Projections