Ad Age Data

Consumption-based martech is bringing surprise AI bills to CMO budgets

Gartner data show CMOs put 15.3% of budgets into AI, but only 30% can scale. Usage-based martech is rising, and half of adopters keep renegotiating.

GenAI gains remain limited as effective use stays low

NROC’s Q2 2026 data puts a number on the AI gap: access is broad, effectiveness is rare, and data plumbing plus model choices decide whether teams see value.

Google’s new agentic dashboards in Ads and Analytics push reporting into the workflow, and that changes how enterprises govern marketing data

Google is rolling out AI dashboards and Gemini-powered “agentic” experiences across Google Ads and Google Analytics, bringing natural-language reporting and gui

Companies are still shunning internal candidates for CMO roles, and the July data shows it

External CMO hires continue to dominate in 2026, with nearly half of June's appointments going to first-timers, per Ad Age's monthly tracking data.

B2B marketers with strong data foundations are 2.4x more likely to exceed goals, Anteriad research finds

Anteriad's 2026 B2B Marketing Edge report and Zig.ai's new AI agent launch together signal a sharp divide between high-performing and average B2B revenue teams.

B2B marketers with full data control beat peers on goal attainment by more than 2x, Anteriad research finds

Anteriad's 2026 B2B Marketing Edge report and Zig.ai's new AI agent launch signal that data control and automation are separating B2B winners.

RainFocus connects Adobe Workfront and AEM to eliminate manual event content workflows

RainFocus adds two Adobe Experience Manager integrations to automate session data sync and enforce brand governance across global event programs.

RainFocus connects event data directly to Adobe Experience Manager, closing the content supply chain gap for enterprise marketers

RainFocus launches two Adobe Experience Manager integrations that sync event session, speaker, and exhibitor data into AEM and enforce brand governance across g

RainFocus adds two Adobe Experience Manager integrations to close the event content supply chain gap

RainFocus launches AEM Sites Connector and AEM Content Advisor, linking event data directly to Adobe's content supply chain for enterprise marketing teams.