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How marketers can go beyond random acts of AI and why they should

Martech

I’ve just returned from MAICON 2024, one of the best, if not the best, conferences focused on AI and marketing. MAICON didn’t disappoint: I’m full of ideas to help our clients improve their marketing by applying AI. At the same time, it became evident to me that many organizations are far from being able to maximize AI’s impact on marketing. Let me explain.

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Alexis Ohanian’s Next Big Bet: Women’s Sports

Adweek

Alexis Ohanian is not a fan of pickleball. He has ample reason not to be, of course. The 41-year-old co-founder of Reddit and the venture firm Seven Seven Six is married to Serena Williams, one of the greatest tennis players of all time. In recent years, the two sports have increasingly found themselves at odds.

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Buying martech: what you love, what you hate, and who you trust (or not)

Chief Martech

If you’re reading this blog, it’s a safe bet that you’ve been involved in buying — or selling — martech software. Probably quite a bit of martech software. So I greatly appreciate that a number of you responded to my survey over LinkedIn asking what you loved and hated about that experience and which resources you found helpful and trustworthy (or not!

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From Within: How Marketing Employee Improvement Drives Business Success

Ad Rants

In today's competitive landscape, companies must go above and beyond to stand out and attract customers. In marketing, this means staying ahead of trends and always looking for innovative strategies that help them rise above the competition. However, one often overlooked strategy is showcasing the company's commitment to employee improvement and satisfaction.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How to build interactive applications with generative AI

Martech

One of the most powerful things about generative AI is how quickly you can turn ideas into reality. After watching a video from my friend Shawn Kanungo , I was inspired to create a series of interactive marketing calculators designed to help marketers quickly calculate common campaign metrics. Think Bankrate mortgage calculators, but for marketers. Keep reading to learn how I used a combination of spreadsheets and generative AI to create fully functioning calculators.

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How NBC News Broke a Major Story—and Honored a Late Colleague

Adweek

Crafting the ideal lede for any news story can be a tough assignment. But NBC News enterprise reporters Mike Hixenbaugh and Jon Schuppe had an added challenge when they had to type the first sentence of their deeply-researched investigative piece into a Texas medical school accused of profiting off of unclaimed bodies--a story that was.

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Professionals are consistent

Seth Godin

Authenticity is for amateurs. We want the surgeon, the broadcaster or the musician to show up fully, as the best version of themselves. We know you might be tired from an overnight shift, and authentically feel like phoning it in, but hey, this is the only aorta I’ve got, and I’d prefer it if you were the consistent, world-class surgeon you’re capable of being.

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Where AI falls short in high-stakes B2B industries

Martech

Somebody in B2B needs to hear this today: AI isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. A new core skill every marketer needs to develop moving forward is the ability to discern where AI enhances our efforts and where human expertise remains irreplaceable. Significant gaps exist in AI’s capabilities, particularly in industries where human expertise is essential to achieving meaningful outcomes.

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Erika Badan Built Barstool Sports. Can She Rebuild Food52?

Adweek

Erika Badan understands the skepticism. As CEO of Barstool Sports for nearly one decade, Badan oversaw an editorial empire that transformed armchair quarterbacking, raucous podcasting, and "smokeshow" franchises into a $550 million sale in 2023. So, when she was named CEO of Food52 in April, the appointment felt odd. While Barstool serves an audience of.

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Publishers Feel Seen At The Google Ad Tech Antitrust Trial

AdExchanger

The Google ad tech antitrust trial in Virginia has been a font of revelations about how Google benefited from its end-to-end position in programmatic advertising – and how publishers were harmed. Publishers told AdExchanger they were encouraged to see the DOJ highlight Google’s stranglehold on the ad server market, which they see as their biggest […] The post Publishers Feel Seen At The Google Ad Tech Antitrust Trial appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

what retail media advertising is what a retail media network is how the changes in the privacy landscape benefit retail media networks how retail media network functions market overview of retail media networks

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A possible AI future

Seth Godin

Persistent, connected and kind. Most visions of the internet in 1995 were about individuals interacting with content online. It turns out that the internet (inter plus net) is actually about connection. The apps and businesses that were most successful connected people–to ideas, to things or mostly, to each other. The current range of AI feels like content creation.

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What to do when your vendor has a data breach

Martech

One of your vendors will suffer a data breach. It is a when, not an if. They may have already, but not yet know it. Because marketing handles so much customer data, it’s essential to know what to do when a breach happens. There will be a breach in 2023, 61% of companies reported a third-party breach , according to a study by Prevalent, a third-party risk management provider.

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Cannabis Brand Challenges Opioid Makers to Take Their Own Medicine

Adweek

As a follow-up to its satirical "Ask Your Doctor" campaign, Missouri cannabis brand Show-Me Organics is taking another sharp-elbowed jab at Big Pharma, challenging company leaders to personally use the opioids they hype to American consumers. A documentary-style ad called "Taste Your Own Medicine" revolves around that dare, with the goal of advocating for cannabis.

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The Role of Mirror Neurons in Consumer Behavior

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding the role of mirror neurons in consumer behavior can provide valuable insights for marketing professionals. This article explores how these specialized brain cells influence purchasing decisions and how marketers can leverage this knowledge to enhance engagement and conversion rates. Understanding Mirror Neurons Key Points Mirror neurons fire both when performing an action and observing the same action.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Modern apologies

Seth Godin

The AI driven voice mail system said, “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand you.” Of course, there is no “I” and by most definitions of sorry, it’s not. But it made me feel better. The overworked and slightly bitter front desk person who was the frontline flotsam in a poorly designed system couldn’t be bothered.

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5 ways to use project management data to increase marketing ROI

Martech

Project management data offers more than just operational oversight. It has valuable insights that can help optimize marketing campaigns, boosting return on investment (ROI). Here’s how this data can improve campaign planning, resource management, real-time optimization and post-campaign analysis. How project management data improves marketing ROI Here are three key ways project management data boosts marketing ROI.

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Friday, September 13 Evening Cable News Ratings: Fox is First as Debate Week Ends

Adweek

25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total Day: FNC: 221 | CNN: 111 | MSNBC: 126Prime: FNC: 264 | CNN: 145 | MSNBC: 142 FNC: CNN: MSNBC: 4PM Cavuto:230 The Lead:110 Wallace:173 5PM Five:382 Blitzer:113 Wallace:-- 6PM Baier:282 Blitzer:162 Melber:207 7PM Ingraham:222 Burnett:175 Reid:164 8PM Watters:277 Cooper:157 Hayes:177 9PM Hannity:243 Collins:146 Wagner:117 10PM Gutfeld:273 Phillip:132 Last.

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Political Buyers Should Warm Up To CTV This Election Season

AdExchanger

While there are plenty of reasons for political ad buyers to be cautious about CTV, streaming media has one major selling point: programmatic targeting. The post Political Buyers Should Warm Up To CTV This Election Season appeared first on AdExchanger.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Bye now

Seth Godin

The difference between ‘buy now’ and ‘bye now’ is very thin. Sometimes, when we push very hard for a commitment, we break the trust we’ve earned. For a while, you might not notice the broken trust, because we’re encouraged to keep pushing, treating every individual as a walking ATM, not a relationship to be nurtured and a person to be helped.

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How to make the jump from product-market fit to platform-market fit

Martech

Jason, director of product marketing at a global cybersecurity company, celebrates a big win. His product ranks as the third-fastest growing in the company. But there’s a problem — the company operates in silos, treating all products as separate cost centers. Vanessa, his no-nonsense VP, demands change. “We need a scalable platform. Get this right, and we’re set for success.” Jason’s mission is clear: Lead the company through the final stage of go-to-market maturity, platform-m

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76th Emmys Show Why TV Is More Confusing Than Ever

Adweek

The 76th Emmys on Sunday solidified just how much the industry is changing. It's been nine months since the last iteration of the awards ceremony, which was delayed due to last year's Hollywood strikes. Things are somewhat getting back to "normal" in Tinseltown--whatever that means in the new TV and streaming landscape, which includes streamers.

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Roku Launches Its Own Self-Serve Ad Platform

AdExchanger

Roku became the latest streaming company to unveil a self-serve ad platform. Roku Ads Manager, as it’s called, is part of Roku’s bid to reach new CTV buyer demand. The post Roku Launches Its Own Self-Serve Ad Platform appeared first on AdExchanger.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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The ledge

Seth Godin

Drowning is devastating, a tragic and painful way to go. So much so that feeling like we’re drowning is a trigger, an overwhelming emotion that causes us to grasp, struggle and leave our best self behind. It’s easy to experience this even when we’re out of the water. When the stakes are high and time is short, we can activate drowning mode, losing our focus, resilience, and generosity.

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How to build fast, effective feedback loops in an AI-driven world

Martech

According to the experience management company Qualtrics, 63% of customers believe companies need to get better at listening to their feedback. This aligns with my experience as both a customer and a marketer. As a customer, I’m regularly bombarded with requests to “rate my experience” or “provide my feedback.” But as a marketer, I see how rarely this feedback is integrated in a cross-functional way.

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Week of September 9 Evening News Ratings: ABC News Wins Debate Week

Adweek

David Muir didn't just co-moderate a closely-watched presidential debate last week--he also anchored the country's top newscast. According to live plus same day data from Nielsen, ABC World News Tonight posted a dominant performance during the week of Sept. 9, attracting an audience of 6.933 million total viewers and 967,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54.

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FTC Denounces Social Media And Video Streaming Platforms For ‘Privacy-Invasive’ Data Practices

AdExchanger

A little under four years ago, the Federal Trade Commission issued an order requiring nine of the largest social media and video streaming platforms to share detailed information about their collection and use of personal consumer data. On the receiving end were Amazon, Facebook and WhatsApp, YouTube, Twitter, Snap, ByteDance, Reddit and Discord. The FTC’s […] The post FTC Denounces Social Media And Video Streaming Platforms For ‘Privacy-Invasive’ Data Practices appeared first on AdExchang

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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The hierarchy of insight

Seth Godin

It looks like this: data information knowledge understanding wisdom Which do we measure the most, spend the most obtaining and argue about most often? We might have it backwards. HT Russ Ackoff.

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Google adtech antitrust trial: Everything you need to know

Martech

Google is on trial for allegedly abusing its dominance of the $200 billion digital advertising industry. The U.S. Department of Justice claimed that through acquisitions and anticompetitive conduct, Google seized control of the full advertising technology (“adtech”) stack: the tools advertisers and publishers buy and sell ads and the exchange that connects them.

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How Creators Are Responding in Court to a Possible TikTok Ban in the US

Adweek

TikTok faces the looming possibility of a U.S. ban as its legal team appeared in court Monday to challenge a potential nationwide prohibition. This hearing is the latest development in a high-stakes standoff between the social media giant and the U.S. government over national security and data privacy concerns. On Monday, the U.S. and TikTok.

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5 Analyses You Can Perform with Google Ad Manager Log Level Data

Ad Monsters

Unlock the full potential of Google Ad Manager’s log-level data with these five actionable analyses. Learn how to optimize your ad strategies and increase revenue using Data Transfer Files. Google Ad Manager’s Data Transfer Files (DTF) aren’t a new offering; many tech-savvy publishers already use them. However, in many conversations with publisher adops professionals, they confide in me that while they want to utilize the data treasure stored in the DTF, they’re just not exactly sure what

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.