For years, buying enterprise tools and tech followed a fairly predictable playbook. Enterprise buyers started their research on Google and consulted peers and colleagues. They downloaded content assets and attended events or webinars. All of that activity put buyers on the radar of the vendors and put into motion their sales and marketing efforts. AI has fundamentally changed the game of B2B buying for the enterprise. Not only is it easier to conduct research with LLMs, but AI’s ability t...
Are B2B organizations passing up an opportunity to resonate with their prospects and customers because their messages lack creativity? Today, I’m talking to Jacob Sanders, Scott Monty and Ryan Wellman, the creators of ROI: The Musical, to discuss why so many B2B organizations seem to steer away from getting creative in their marketing. Creativity is risky, it’s subjective and it can be terribly difficult to measure. And that’s part of the point behind an endeavor like ROI: The M...
For the past several years, “data-driven” and “marketing” have gone together like milk and cookies. You might even describe yourself as a “data-driven” marketer in your LinkedIn profile. But have you thought about what comes next? Neej Gore, chief data officer at Zeta Global, says advances in AI and predictive capabilities might soon mean data-driven is looking backwards, which is exactly the opposite of what everyone was hoping to accomplish with being data-driven in the first place.&n...
Marketers are collecting more data than ever before in the rush to be data-driven, but the amount of data is overwhelming, especially for small teams that don’t have access to data scientists. In this conversation with Anssi Rusi, CEO of Supermetrics, we dive into the challenges marketing teams face with their data and whether AI is the force equalizer to help marketing teams find the insights and value hidden in their data faster. We also discuss the state of the customer data pl...
AI is creating a lot of anxiety among content creators and creatives, but that doesn’t have to be the case. AI can help these teams scale their work, deliver better results and assist in amplification in ways humans alone could only dream. Among the tasks where I can help creatives: Atomizing long-form content.Assisting in draft and ideation.Helping keep content on brand. In this episode of Conversations with MarTech, we’re talking to Drew Brucker, head of brand and content at webinar an...
Brand marketing is getting a lot of attention in 2025 for a variety of reasons. First, changes to the search landscape, which have companies thinking about visibility and LLM citations over SERPs and clicks, are seen as brand marketing efforts. But brands also made news by taking actions that seem to go against their brand values or upset customers. Southwest Airlines, which for years touted “Bags fly free” started charging for checked bags. Cracker Barrel tried to update its logo and f...
What’s keeping businesses from succeeding with first-party data? What’s keeping your business from succeeding with first-party data? Is it silos in your tech? Silos in your organizational structure? What about internal politics? With the demise of cookies and an always shifting privacy landscape, marketing organizations continue to hear about the value of first-party data. But having success with first-party data isn’t as easy as it first appears. In today’s episode of Conversations wit...
You’ve probably noticed marketing has been thrown into a bit of upheaval thanks to AI, busted playbooks and new ideas about what marketing should do and how its effectiveness should be measured. We all rely on things we’ve learned in the past, but leading a marketing organization in today’s great big messy real world requires mindset shifts, and potentially different organizational structures. On today’s episode of Conversations with MarTech, we’re speaking to author, marketing strategi...
Who’s watching the security of your martech stack? 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, applications themselves and the data they store and process are targets for the dark forces of the tech world. And as marketing organizations whipped out their credit cards and deployed SaaS app after SaaS app over the years, you have to wonder who was looking out for the security...
Could your revenue team use better open rates? How about improved reply rates? Or faster deal velocity? The key to better engagement with prospects and customers might be all around you. Most of us grew up watching video on television, and now we carry video screens in our pockets. Despite the rise of email and text messaging, there’s still no better medium for capturing and holding attention than video. If you hear “video” and think of the time required to shoot and edit a message, we’...
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During the Fall 2024 MarTech Conference this past September, we joined Craig Schinn, Co-founder, COO of Actable, and Michelle Simone, Principal Consultant of Pepper Foster Consulting, for a stimulating discussion on the limitless potential of AI beyond its traditional role in content creation. Discover how AI can revolutionize various aspects of your business, from enhancing customer experiences to optimizing operations. In this interactive coffee talk, they explored: AI-powered customer serv...
During the Fall 2024 MarTech Conference this past September, we were joined by Eric Dates, Head of Marketing at VComply and Liam Moroney, CEO of Storybook Marketing for a captivating conversation on the power of intent data in today's marketing landscape. In this episode, Eric and Liam dive deep into how businesses can leverage intent data to: Identify and target high-value prospects: Discover how intent data can help you pinpoint the ideal customers who are actively seeking your products o...
During the Fall 2024 MarTech Conference this past September, we explore a casual yet informative coffee talk, where we were joined by President of The Krehbiel Group, Greg Krehbiel, and CEO of Leverage Lab, AnnMarie Wills, as they dove into the world of first-party data. This essential digital asset is becoming increasingly valuable for businesses looking to understand their customers better and drive effective marketing campaigns. In this discussion, Greg & AnnMarie explored: The importa...
During the Fall 2024 MarTech Conference this past September, Jeanne Jennings, CEO and Chief Strategist, Email Optimization Shop, and Kath Pay, CEO, Holistic Email Marketing discussed the ins and outs of modern email marketing. In this podcast, they cover: Ensure your emails reach your subscribers' inboxesTailoring your emails to individual subscribers for maximum impactLeveraging automation to streamline your campaigns and save time.Tracking key metrics and analyze your email performance.Whet...
Google's decision to leave third-party cookies up to the consumer was the latest twist in a long saga for the online advertising industry. But it won't be the last. Join Konrad Feldman, CEO and co-founder, Quantcast, and Mike Pastore, Editorial Director at MarTech, for a discussion of where things go from here. Host: Mike Pastore, Editorial Director, MarTech Guest: Konrad Feldman, CEO and co-founder, Quantcast This podcast is produced by MarTech, a Third Door Media property.
When a company suffers from a crisis, you probably think about the PR agency or CEO as part of the response. But what about marketing? Marketing has access to the customer data and develops the voice of the brand, which can play a crucial role in crisis response. We're discussing the role of marketing in a crisis with Jessica Shapiro, CMO of LiveRamp. Host: Mike Pastore, Editorial Director, MarTech Guest: Jessica Shapiro, CMO, LiveRamp This podcast is produced by MarT...
Many marketing organization had to watch their budgets carefully as interest rates rose and VC money dried up. That led to less spending on technology for many teams. Dotdigital 750 CMOs from the US, UK and Australia about their spending priorities as part of its CMO Report. We'll talk about the findings around investment priorities with Juliette Aiken, CMO of Dotdigital. Host: Mike Pastore, Editorial Director, MarTech Guest: Juliette Aiken, CMO, Ditdigital This podcast is ...
Join Mike Pastore, Editorial Director at MarTech, and Tzvi Kopetz,VP of Marketing at Lusha, for a conversation about data. B2B marketers in the U.S. spent more than $3 billion on data in 2003, for including for enrichment and intent. Let's find out how marketers use this data and how they vet data providers. Host: Mike Pastore, Editorial Director, MarTech Guest: Tzvi Kopetz,VP of Marketing at Lusha This podcast is produced by MarTech, a Third Door Media property.
The 2024 MarTech Replacement Survey found cost was the top consideration for marketers looking to replace an application in their martech stack, but it's features that actually drive them to look for a replacement in the first place. We might also be seeing the end of homegrown martech apps, with 96% of replacement apps being commercially developed. Get a rundown of the 2024 findings. This podcast is produced by MarTech, a Third Door Media property.