Ai Optimization

Demand Gen Report's 2026 benchmark survey targets the four AI workflow questions B2B marketing teams can't answer yet

The 2026 Demand Generation Benchmark Survey is collecting data on how B2B teams deploy AI across content, scoring, optimization, and orchestration.

Nine in 10 B2B marketing leaders now treat AI visibility as an investment priority, but most brands are optimizing for the wrong signals

AI answer engines reward authority, not content volume. B2B marketers still running the classic SEO playbook are accelerating their own invisibility.

Howl Louder Marketing launches GEO service as AI chat tools reshape how B2B buyers build vendor shortlists

B2B agency Howl Louder Marketing launches a Generative Engine Optimization service to help tech and SaaS firms earn citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity

B2B tech PR firms are racing to build GEO practices as AI search reshapes how buyers discover vendors

As enterprise buyers increasingly query ChatGPT and Perplexity before shortlisting vendors, B2B tech PR agencies that can demonstrate LLM citation share are pul

B2B marketing's top performers share three traits: buying groups, full-funnel attribution, and AI-visible brands

New research and a fresh GTM intelligence partnership reveal what separates high-performing B2B marketing teams from the rest in 2026.

Earned media stops paying off the moment it's filed away, and AI-assisted repurposing is changing that

PR teams are leaving pipeline on the table by treating media placements as one-time wins. AI repurposing and attribution tools are closing the gap.

AI search is rewriting how authority is measured, and backlinks alone won't keep you ranked

Nearly 70% of marketers say backlinks still heavily impact rankings, but AI platforms are increasingly reading unlinked brand mentions, entity signals, and comm

AI-assisted buying is flooding B2B pipelines with noise, and most marketing agencies are making it worse

AI tools are reshaping how B2B buyers research and shortlist vendors, but most AI marketing agencies still optimize for demo polish over pipeline accountability

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

CTM brings closed-loop attribution to ChatGPT advertising with native OpenAI Ads integration

CTM launches a native OpenAI Ads integration and AskCTM agent, giving performance marketers the same closed-loop call attribution for ChatGPT campaigns they alr

DriveCentric's new Service-to-Sales Agent turns service appointments into trade-in leads without adding a vendor

DriveCentric launches a native AI agent that identifies high-potential trade-in customers in the service drive and engages them automatically inside the existin

AI answer-engine visibility becomes a measurable discipline as GEO platforms multiply in 2026

A new software category around generative engine optimization has matured fast, with eight platforms now competing to tell brands where AI recommends them.

AI is reshaping enterprise sales workflows from first signal to closed deal

Zoom's acquisition of Common Room and a wave of new AI sales tools are pushing enterprise teams to rethink how they find, route, and engage buyers.