Despite coming from a variety of different domains, new insights of ecommerce experts from omnichannel marketing automation platform Omnisend reveals marketers today aren't doing enough for omnichannel customers. The firm interviewed experts within the industry on the...
It’s Small Business Week—3 tips to boost marketing strategy
For small businesses, marketing your brand can seem like a daunting challenge in the face of a competitive market. While new companies often don’t have the advertising budget of larger competitors, there are tools available that can help brands maximize their...
New study reveals disparity between AI talk and AI knowledge—where do you fit in?
While artificial intelligence is the buzzword of the moment with everyone talking about its attributes and a future powered by AI, new research from digital transformation firm Orion Business Innovation aimed at testing the industry’s understanding of AI’s context and...
New research uncovers marketing opportunities with ad blockers
Can brands maneuver around ad-blocking technology? It’s a definite challenge, but new research from creative portfolio site Visual Objects reveals there may still be marketing and advertising opportunities with consumers who use it. Ad blockers may be popular, but...
9 of 10 small businesses will boost ad spending in 2019
Nearly all small businesses (91 percent) plan to invest more in advertising in 2019, according to a new survey from business news and how-to website The Manifest. Annually, more than half of small businesses (57 percent) spend less than $50,000 on advertising, the...
98% of small businesses claim to protect app users’ data—is it true?
Although the vast majority of small businesses (98 percent) claim to protect their app users' data, new research from B2B ratings and reviews firm Clutch reveals that most companies are not implementing the basic measures required for online security. According to the...
85% of marketers using AI foresee big revenue growth within two years
New research from account-based marketing (ABM) firm Demandbase, in conjunction with Salesforce Pardot and global research firm Demand Metric points to strong interest—and high expectations—in AI from B2B marketing and sales pros. Among study participants, 84 percent...
Half of small business owners lack a marketing strategy for 2019
A new survey of small and medium business (SMB) owners from marketing automation software firm OutboundEngine offers insights on revenue growth and marketing efficacy, as well as stressors and preferences that inhibit the development and execution of marketing...
4 future-facing trends in marketing automation you need to know
In the ever-changing landscape of marketing, if you want to stay on top of your game and keep boosting your sales, you have to be fast. Faster than Lucky Luck and Flash Gordon together. And excuses like “Hey, I’m no marketing fortune teller” are not acceptable. That’s...
In the GDPR Age, does your brand understand consent management?
In an environment of increasing regulatory laws such as GDPR and CCPA, consent management is of growing importance as it provides companies the ability to continue their marketing efforts to customers—but how many companies are truly managing consent correctly? Last...
Future of cashless commerce—consumers & brands still aren’t there
Under the mattress, in your phone or through your fingerprint? How close are we to adopting a cashless culture? New research from Origin, the independent research arm of creative marketing firm Hill Holliday, finds consumers grappling with the future of cash, cards,...
How innovative CMOs get top-dollar ROI from marketing measurement spend
New marketing measurement research from Equifax’s Data-Driven Marketing (DDM) division and Forrester Consulting found that marketers with high measurement maturity earn approximately $4 for every dollar they spend on marketing measurement. In Leader Of The Pack: How...












