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Gartner’s $6.37T IT spend forecast is pulling marketing AI agents into enterprise buying cycles faster

Gartner expects IT spending to hit $6.37T in 2026. That infrastructure surge is changing how marketing AI agents get funded, secured, and procured.

Financial services firms are betting on AI for personalization and compliance, not ad copy

Finance's biggest AI opportunity isn't content generation, it's personalization, compliance, and customer analytics, as capital investment in AI infrastructure s

Marketing budgets are flat at 7.7% of revenue, but AI-mature companies are spending 11%

Gartner's 2026 CMO Spend Survey finds marketing budgets holding steady at 7.7% of revenue overall, while organizations with fully optimized AI processes average

Cvent commits $1 billion to AI-powered event tech as new research shows 70% of planners say live events matter more in an AI-saturated world

Cvent unveils 70+ product innovations at CONNECT 2026, launches a new research center, and backs both with a $1B product investment.

B2B growth leaders are three times more likely to double AI investment, and agentic workflows are why

New research from McKinsey and BCG reveals a widening split between B2B companies capturing real value from AI and those just automating complexity.