In the martech landscape, navigating success is like being a skilled dinosaur hunter. Marketers must blend practical data skills and a deep understanding of AI tools, much like a hunter using knowledge and tools to track and understand their prey. Attribution serves as a guide through the wilderness, where balancing tried-and-true methods with new territories is key.More
Yearly Archives: 2023
99: Striking a Balance: Sustaining Happiness and Success in Work and Life
Balance is a continuous journey rather than a final destination, involving passion alignment, personal recharging, and appreciation of life’s path, including those who accompany us along the way. And never underestimate the power of a well-timed ‘no’ to maintain balance and propel your journey forward.More
98: You Shall Not Pass: Google’s New Spam Guidelines and What it Means for Email Marketers
Google and Yahoo’s recent guidelines largely reaffirm established best practices in email marketing. However, a key new detail is the public disclosure of a 0.3% spam complaint rate threshold. While exceeding this rate in a single instance won’t immediately land you in the spam folder or get you blocked, it’s a clear signal of stricter enforcement ahead. Maintaining a consistently low complaint rate is crucial, as repeatedly crossing the 0.3% mark will now lead to more severe consequences than before. More
97: Lauren Aquilino: Alleviating Burnout and Recognizing the Specialized Skills in Marketing Ops
Lauren’s advice was not mere commentary but a call to action for marketing professionals to document their victories, engage with communities, and redefine the value of mops within their organizations, ensuring that the role is not just sustained but celebrated for its strategic importance.More
96: Natalie Miles: Building vs. Buying Martech, the Power of Generalists and Assembling a Composable CDP
Don’t underestimate the role of generalists in martech; they’re your go-to for system-level thinking and breaking down data silos. Building vs buying your tech stack? It’s not black and white; successful setups usually mix both, and including engineers in the decision process is non-negotiable.More
95: Battle of the CDPs: Packaged vs. Composable, 10 Experts Weigh In
The debate between packaged and composable CDPs boils down to a trade-off between out-of-the-box functionality and tailored flexibility, with industry opinions divided on what offers greater long-term value. Key factors to consider are company needs and data team size. But if you do decide to explore the composable route, consider tools that focus on seamless integration and adaptability rather than those who claim to replace existing CDPs.More
94: Ryan Gunn: HubSpot Cheat Codes, AI Features, Attribution and Documentation
Gaining practical skills from HubSpot’s developer portal is critical—certifications alone won’t cut it. If keeping up with martech changes overwhelms your in-house team, specialized consultancies offer a reservoir of constantly updated expertise. Sound documentation serves as the bedrock of your internal processes, setting you up for long-term success.More
93: Tara Robertson: Cost-Effective Growth and Creative Attention in B2B
Use personal biases to create targeted campaigns and ignore buzzwords and rigid MQL definitions. Tara’s strategy—act on active interest immediately—cuts through the noise and boosts efficiency. Whether it’s career or marketing, it’s all about authentic, effective action.More
92: What’s stopping AI from fully replacing marketers today? Insights from 10 industry experts
Your real edge in marketing fuses a nuanced understanding of business context, ethics, and human emotion with capabilities like intuition, brand voice and adaptability—areas where AI can sort data but can’t match ability to craft compelling stories.More
91: David Chan: How dual-zone approach and journey orchestration are reshaping CDPs
Expect to reevaluate the roles of older platforms in your martech stack as CDPs get smarter. And if your organization’s data strategy resembles more of a herding cats scenario than a well-oiled machine, maybe it’s time to look into that dual-zone approach. It’s a way to make sure everyone from your IT folks to your marketing creatives are playing from the same strategic playbook.More