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A new AI powered marketing playbook is emerging. B2B marketers should be wary of the limitations to personalisation approaches pioneered in B2C.
Discover how effective use of technology can boost marketing performance
For the past year, Agentforce has been hype and beta software. Dreamforce showed the first glimpses of a mature vision for the AI-first Salesforce.
AI has disrupted PPC and transformed SEO. A new inbound marketing playbook is needed. Enter HubSpot. Will Loop Marketing be enough?
Marketers and publishers have long benefited from search engines. Today, search threatens the web. A new deal is needed before AI bankrupts itself.
Salesforce have a new marketing cloud. Beyond the AI hype, Marketing Cloud Next is a radical modernisation of an increasingly outdated platform.
Maximise marketing efficiency and unlock the value of marketing ops
A new AI powered marketing playbook is emerging. B2B marketers should be wary of the limitations to personalisation approaches pioneered in B2C.
After years of hype and experimentation, ops teams are finally beginning to understand the key benefits and critical challenges facing Generative AI.
Data quality is a constant challenge. Third party data providers help, but don't deliver the results needed. AI offers an additional solution.
Effective reporting is essential for marketing success. Yet, missing performance data is commonplace. Fill the gaps by fixing production processes.
Commentary on enterprise technology and it's impact on business
The pursuit of AGI is already having unpredictable consequences. Yet, the speed of AI driven growth will be limited by real world constraints.
Like all cutting edge technologies, Generative AI attracts excessive hype and uncertain ROI. Amid a trough of disillusionment, its time will come.
AI is a powerful tool, but when planning AI projects, companies need to be clear on how it can deliver value and where it can boost productivity.
Agents are still a long way from being production-ready. New announcements from Microsoft and Salesforce show that the capability gap is closing.
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