Modern marketing is less pushy than yesteryear’s — and I love that. It’s less about forcing your message on people and more about helping. However, personality marketing is one strategy that still dances the line between savvy and shady to many, including yours truly. Post Views: 0

As a marketer, you are uniquely positioned to create compelling use cases for dismantling customer data silos. Your deep understanding of customer behavior, cross-functional perspective and ability to demonstrate tangible business impact make you a key player in this effort. Martech — whether you are selecting, implementing or managing these platforms — gives you another […]

As a marketer, I’m no stranger to ad managers like Google Ads and Meta Ads. However, I was interested to learn that there’s a third option for ad buying: demand-side platforms (DSP). What is a DSP, you ask? These tools are essentially an automated way to purchase and manage your online ads. If you’re like […]

Fewer than one in five marketers report seeing high utilization of CDP platforms, according to Gartner. While this indicates CDPs are struggling to find a niche with their users at some organizations, there’s a bigger problem facing many CDPs before users even get their hands on the technology — deployment. Enterprise software applications are notorious […]

If you’re staring at a blank screen (we’ve all been there) trying to figure out how to develop a marketing brief, there are a few questions you can ask yourself to get to the heart of the problems and solutions your campaign will address. Post Views: 5

Key takeaways ✨ Prevention is key: run email spam tests regularly to catch errors before they cause deliverability problems. Litmus Spam Tests can be run manually, together with your email service provider (ESP) or automatically when you send an email for QA.   If you’re like the 55% of marketers who use promotional or marketing […]

Generative AI is transforming business operations, but its adoption varies significantly between B2B (business-to-business) and B2C (business-to-consumer) organizations. While both use AI-powered content generation, personalization and automation, the most significant gaps appear in social media management, advertising and sales enablement. Why are there differences? The simple conclusion is that B2C marketers need to know a […]

Running content strategy for B2B SaaS companies taught me that a digital marketing strategy for startups can’t just copy enterprise playbooks. Content calendars, lead-scoring models, and expensive ABM campaigns? They fell apart when applied to early-stage businesses with tight budgets and small teams. After working with several startups, I’ve seen exactly which scrappy marketing tactics […]

AI agents are changing the game for business in general and marketing in particular. While they bring automation and efficiency to a new level, they require strong governance. As AI agents get smarter and more embedded in daily operations, ensuring they’re used responsibly, securely and ethically isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a must. “The question is […]

During my time at university, I used flowcharts to map out my research processes so they could be clearly understood and repeated during peer review. Lately, I’ve been using flowchart templates to organize an instructional book on floral design. Today, I’ll be exploring flowcharts as they pertain to the business sector. Flowchart templates help people […]

Spring is a time of growth. And that can go for your business, too! The trick is to catch people with the right messaging as they’re thinking about all things spring. And that’s what we’re here to help you with. This big list of spring content ideas will help you connect with all your followers […]

If you’ve been around the corporate world long enough, you might remember when “failing up” was the latest concept in corporate success. It describes the ability to rise above failure and move on, to share your experiences with others, understanding the point of failure, learning from it and moving on. Like most corporate cliches, it […]

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With new AI tools, integrations, and use cases coming out almost daily, I know it can be overwhelming to keep up with how AI is changing business. Take DeepSeek R1, for example. Created by Chinese company DeepSeek, the AI model turned the world on its head when it was first launched in January 2025. It […]