StackAdapt sees an opportunity to activate data and drive cross-channel impact. Mike Pastore on October 15, 2025 Programmatic platform StackAdapt today announced the general availability of a martech suite that includes email marketing, first-party data activation and programmatic advertising on a single platform. While programmatic ads and email traditionally live in different martech tools, … Continue reading StackAdapt unveils a martech suite combining programmatic, data and email marketing
Future-ready stacks combine SaaS, AI, workflows and human skills into adaptive systems. Here’s how to manage capabilities as your new foundation. Frans Riemersma on October 10, 2025 “RIP SaaS, hello AI” has become a popular refrain online, implying AI will replace SaaS. That framing, however, overlooks how martech stacks actually work. The debate between … Continue reading Martech stacks evolve through capabilities, not tools
MOPs practitioners have their favorite solutions, but is it a good idea to specialize in one only? Steve Petersen on October 9, 2025 Martech practitioners specialize in specific products. That’s not news. It makes sense for people to learn how to utilize a specific platform effectively. However, that’s not always ideal when putting together … Continue reading The pros and cons of specializing in specific martech products
Fire up your marketing brain with the quotes that caught our attention at the September event. Mike Pastore on September 29, 2025 The September MarTech Conference featured six panel discussions around the theme of data and AI and featured speakers from brand such as Adobe, Google, Expedia Group, Ford Motor Company, SAS, Snowflake and … Continue reading 10 of the most thought-provoking quotes from the September MarTech Conference
The RFP is outdated for martech. Learn faster, outcome-driven ways to select vendors through real-world pilots and partnerships. Gareth Chilton on September 9, 2025 For decades, the request for proposal (RFP) has been the default model for selecting technology vendors — a structured way to define requirements, score responses and declare winners. That approach … Continue reading Why pilots, not RFPs, define the future of martech selection
Data is exploding, stacks are sprawling, and AI is raising the stakes. Discover what needs to sit at the center of your martech stack — before it’s too late. Mike Pastore on September 5, 2025 As data and AI become the dominant forces in marketing, the real question is no longer if your martech … Continue reading What should sit at the center of your martech stack in the age of AI?
The 2025 MarTech Replacement Survey is here. Take a few minutes to share your experience reshaping your martech stack. Mike Pastore on August 22, 2025 TL;DR: Take the 2025 MarTech Replacement Survey. The 2024 MarTech Replacement Survey gave us insights into how marketers evaluate and replace their technology tools. A clear majority of the … Continue reading How is AI reshaping martech replacements? Share your insights
Persona-based UAT tests real user journeys, not just individual channels — helping martech teams deliver seamless, customer-first experiences. Steve Petersen on August 8, 2025 User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plays a critical role in modern marketing technology, but testing only isolated touchpoints — like a website or SMS channel — means missing the whole journey. … Continue reading The hidden power of persona-driven UAT in martech success
Better cooperation between IT, marketing and data means fewer turf wars, but every app carries some risk. Mike Pastore on July 30, 2025 There are more than 15,000 martech tools available on the market today, and each of them is a potential risk for your organization. As with any software product, the applications themselves … Continue reading Who’s watching the security of your martech stack?
Mid-size companies are most satisfied with their martech stacks. Smaller companies, not so much. Mike Pastore on July 18, 2025 MarTechCharts regularly highlights data of interest to marketers and marketing operations professionals. Marketers appear to be generally satisfied with their martech tool stacks, according to MarTech’s 2025 State of Your Stack Survey report, but … Continue reading Satisfaction with martech stacks varies by company size
