AI in Marketing Is No Longer Experimental: What CMOs Are Now Being Held Accountable For
The AI Conversation Has Changed, Quietly, but Completely For the last few years, AI in marketing lived in a safe category: experimentation. Teams ran pilots, tested tools, and launched innovation initiatives that sounded credible in board updates. However, those efforts rarely came with real performance expectations. That era is over. As we move deeper into […]
What CMOs Should Watch in 2026: The New Rules of B2B Marketing
As 2026 kicks off, it’s time to be honest about where B2B really stands. These are the new rules of B2B marketing that are governing the market. AI is no longer a headline or a hype cycle. It’s embedded into daily work. And CMOs aren’t debating whether to use AI anymore, they’re being judged on […]
10 Reasons We’re Thankful for AI in B2B Marketing (And 3 We’re Still Debating at the Table)
Every Thanksgiving comes with a familiar scene: someone brings a great dish, someone brings an experimental one, and someone brings a debate no one asked for. AI in B2B marketing has been exactly that kind of guest this year. Some of it’s been brilliant. Some of it’s been… interesting.And some of it sparked heated discussions […]
Marketing Budget Stuck at 7.7% of Revenue: Where CMOs Are Finding Real Gains
The average marketing budget has stalled, holding steady at just 7.7% of company revenue in 2025, according to Gartner’s latest CMO Spend Survey. That’s flat year-over-year and one of the lowest points in nearly a decade. But expectations? They’re higher than ever.Boards are asking tougher questions about performance, efficiency, and ROI. Marketing teams are expected […]
The ROI Imperative: How to Prove AI in Marketing Delivers
Proving AI in Marketing is The New Pressure Test for CMOs Budgets for AI in marketing are climbing fast and so are expectations. Boards and CEOs aren’t asking how much you’re spending on AI; they’re asking what it’s delivering. That’s the new reality for CMOs in 2025: AI adoption isn’t the win, ROI is. The […]
Beyond Speed: Why Smarter AI Workflows Outperform Faster Tools
The next evolution in marketing isn’t just about AI that moves quickly, it’s about Smarter AI that moves intelligently. Every marketing team wants speed. Faster content, insights and campaign launches. But what most leaders discover is that speed without structure doesn’t scale, it breaks things faster. That’s why Smarter AI workflows connect strategy, execution, and […]
AI Alone Isn’t an Edge: How Strategy Wins in AI Marketing
Everyone is talking about AI Marketing, but few know how to make it work in the real world. The hype is loud. New tools are launched every week. Demos dazzle. Yet for many CMOs, the promise of AI in marketing collides with the pressure to justify massive budgets. (If you missed our last blog, we […]