All businesses are under immense pressure to improve customer success, sales and ROI. So why aren’t AI-powered tools that help achieve these goals welcomed with open arms? Because it’s more complicated than that. 

Organizations are people and they have a corporate culture, individual opinions and traditional ways of doing things. Fortunately, today, contributor Melissa Reeve dives into the deep cultural forces that bind a marketing team, and how this culture can be swayed to adopt AI.

And also today, contributor Greg Krehbiel shares 12 ways that organizations can get the most out of their shiny new CDP.

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5 ways to jump start AI adoption

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Marketers must bridge the gap between rapid AI advancements and lagging adoption — or risk being left behind.

Customer data platform (CDP)

12 ways to use a customer data platform

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Sure, your CDP can sit at the center of your martech stack and be a centralized hub for data and reporting. But it can also do so much more.

Marketing technology

5 steps to marketing innovation with creative problem-solving

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Break free from boring ideas with these actionable steps to spark innovation and solve marketing problems.

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Your audience isn’t who you think — AI knows better

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How Artificial Intelligence exposes the flaws in old-school research and measurement, and redefines engagement.

MarTech webinar

How Content is Critical to a Winning Ecommerce Strategy

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Get winning strategies for product discovery, driving traffic, and personalization. Learn how to organize different types of content to support omnichannel marketing and selling.

Connected TV and OTT

Political ad spending shifts regional CTV costs for brands

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As national advertisers divert spending to non-swing states, regional advertisers get some relief.

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Regulations and Compliance

Why is the IAB suing to block the FTC rule making it easier to cancel subscriptions?

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The IAB's unprecedented decision to sue may have as much to do with a radically changed legal landscape as with the merits of the case.

Brand marketing

The secrets of top performing brands

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Marigold surveyed 21,700 consumers, ranking 200 top brands on personalization, experience, trust, and loyalty. Learn how brands like Walmart, Sam’s Club, and CVS are dominating the leaderboard.

Email marketing

When and how to use images in B2B emails

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Creative ideas to balance visuals with functionality in your B2B emails — even in Outlook-dominated inboxes.

On-demand training

The complete fall season of MarTech is now available

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Stream over 20 hours of world-class training designed to help you drive better marketing outcomes: Sign up for free access to the complete fall season of MarTech. Training topics include the iOS 18 email inbox impact, generative AI, data-driven journeys, Google’s third-party cookies decision, CTV, lead gen vs. demand gen, and more.

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