Marketing Strategies

B2B tech marketers targeting DACH enterprises need a different playbook than the rest of Europe

The DACH region's enterprise buyers are more skeptical, more compliance-driven, and harder to reach via standard B2B channels than most North American marketers

B2B marketers with full-funnel attribution are nearly twice as likely to exceed their goals

Three 2026 reports show the gaps widening between B2B marketing leaders and the rest on attribution, budget discipline, and buying-group strategy.

Vereigen Media bets on buying-committee ABM as 56% of B2B teams name new account acquisition their top goal

Vereigen Media expands ABM services to target entire buying committees, as new benchmark data shows ABM is now a core B2B growth engine.

AI is now the first gatekeeper in B2B procurement, and most suppliers aren't ready

AI intermediaries now shape supplier shortlists before buyers speak to anyone. Here's what procurement and sales leaders must do differently.

Passionfroot closes $15M Series A to bring its B2B creator marketplace to the U.S.

Berlin-based Passionfroot raised $15M led by Insight Partners to expand its B2B creator marketplace to the U.S. and Brazil, betting on creators as AI reshapes b

Vereigen Media bets on buying-committee ABM as 56% of B2B teams shift focus to new account acquisition

Vereigen Media expands its ABM services to target entire buying groups, as new benchmark data shows ABM has become a core B2B growth engine.

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

Google's AI ad machine drove 15% more conversions last quarter, and most marketers aren't copying it

Alphabet's Q2 2026 earnings reveal an AI-rebuilt marketing stack. Here's what enterprise operators need to act on now.

Forbes brought the world's top CMOs to Cannes to confront AI saturation head-on

Global marketing leaders gathered in Cannes for Forbes' World's Most Influential CMOs Summit, tackling AI noise, brand differentiation, and marketing's expandin

B2B demand gen teams are being asked to justify every dollar, and Demand Gen Report's 2026 benchmark survey is collecting the data to show how

Demand Gen Report's 2026 Demand Generation Benchmark Survey is open, targeting how B2B teams split spend across ABM, intent data, AI platforms, and content.

Marketing budgets hit 7.8% of revenue in 2026, but AI visibility is redirecting where the money actually flows

Marketing budgets are at their lowest share of company revenue since 2020, yet AI visibility and creator spend are quietly absorbing dollars once earmarked for

Email marketing's technical floor has risen, and campaigns that ignore authentication are already losing inbox placement

Gmail and Yahoo's sender requirements have made domain authentication non-negotiable, while AI and first-party data are reshaping how enterprise teams build and

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.

Clari + Salesloft embeds conversation intelligence directly into revenue execution, targeting the 87% of businesses that missed 2025 revenue goals

Clari + Salesloft launches Conversation Intelligence to turn buyer signals into real-time revenue actions, targeting the 87% of businesses that missed 2025 goal

AI is splitting enterprise marketing automation into two tiers, and the valuation gap is widening

14 marketing automation companies have crossed $1B in valuation, while the top 10 capture 74.5% of total sector value, and AI is accelerating the divide.

Digital.Marketing's new AI platform unifies on-site SEO and off-site link building in a single workflow

Digital.Marketing launched a proprietary AI content platform that connects on-site SEO and off-site link building, targeting agencies tired of siloed tools.

32% of B2B SaaS LinkedIn ad budgets are wasted on audiences that can't buy, GrowthSpree audit finds

A GrowthSpree audit of 56 accounts and $9.4M in spend found $3M lost to wrong targeting, and a 90-day fix that cuts waste to 11.8%.

Brand trust, short-term pressure, and the ROI of creativity: what's reshaping the B2B CMO mandate in 2026

New research reveals B2B CMOs are trading long-term brand investment for internal credibility, even as data shows creativity drives measurable commercial growth

Centium targets B2B AI visibility gap as buyers skip the funnel and ask ChatGPT first

B2B buyers now query AI models before filling out a form. Centium's AEO/GEO platform tracks recommendation rates, citation sources, and brand perception across

Signal orchestration and agentic AI are rewriting how enterprise ABM teams pick and pursue accounts

ABM is moving from static account lists to real-time signal orchestration and agentic AI, shifting how enterprise GTM teams identify, engage, and measure high-v

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.

Webinar benchmarks show B2B buyers are decided before vendors call

Future B2B's 2026 Webinar Benchmark report, drawn from 517 webinars and 151,902 registrations, shows webinars remain a top-of-funnel priority.

Three martech moves reshaping how enterprise teams buy, automate, and engage in 2026

Outreach, Tenon, and Sprinklr each dropped significant product news on July 16, here's what it means for revenue ops, IT, and CX teams.

Content marketing's eight levers: what the research says about digital brand engagement and sales

A peer-reviewed study breaks down eight content marketing drivers that convert online engagement into measurable sales for digital brands.