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The Bench Model: Why Marketing Teams Should Hire Like Sports Franchises

The Bench Model: Why Marketing Teams Should Hire Like Sports Franchises

Build a marketing team that adapts to changing priorities by balancing in-house talent, trusted freelancers, and on-demand specialists for greater agility, speed, and consistency. Read more.

The State of Agile Marketing in 2026

The State of Agile Marketing in 2026

A quarter of marketers say they follow Agile marketing practices like scrums and sprints, according to recent research.

Why Marketing Is Seen as a Black Hole (And What Data Says to Do About It)

Why Marketing Is Seen as a Black Hole (And What Data Says to Do About It)

Marketing teams struggle with trust and strategy due to workflow challenges. Learn how agile operations improve predictability, collaboration, and AI success to elevate marketing’s role. Read more

How CEOs Grade CMO Performance

How CEOs Grade CMO Performance

Most enterprise CEOs say they would give their CMO's performance a grade of "B," according to recent research.

The Unicorn Trap: How Marketing Leaders Should Redesign Roles for the AI Era

The Unicorn Trap: How Marketing Leaders Should Redesign Roles for the AI Era

AI is changing marketing roles faster than hiring can adapt. Learn why unicorn job descriptions fail and how to design teams for strategy, insight, and revenue impact. Read more

The Most In-Demand Email Marketing Skills

The Most In-Demand Email Marketing Skills

Marketers say AI proficiency is the top skillset they plan to prioritize when hiring for their email marketing teams this year, according to recent research.

The State of Global Employee Engagement

The State of Global Employee Engagement

The level of global employee engagement—the share of workers who feel enthusiastic about their work—has dipped from its peak in 2022, according to recent research.

How To Win Over Your CFO: A Practical Guide to Justify Marketing Investment

How To Win Over Your CFO: A Practical Guide to Justify Marketing Investment

Learn how to align marketing with CFO expectations using clear metrics, measurable outcomes, and structured proposals that reduce risk and improve budget approval success. Read more.

The Role of Storytellers at SMBs

The Role of Storytellers at SMBs

Some 29% of SMB leaders say they created a storytelling-focused job posting in the past 12 months, according to recent research.

The Pressure on Marketers to Adopt AI

The Pressure on Marketers to Adopt AI

Some 80% of marketers say they feel under pressure to introduce AI into their workflows, according to recent research.

Marketing Fundamentals Matter More Than the Latest Trends

Marketing Fundamentals Matter More Than the Latest Trends

Marketing success is built on timeliness fundamentals, not the latest tool or trend. Discover how metrics, strategy, UX, and advertising planning drive meaningful results. Read more.

Content Marketing Job Listing Trends for 2026

Content Marketing Job Listing Trends for 2026

How are content marketing roles changing? Which skills and degrees are employers looking for? Are salaries increasing? To find out, researchers examined 8,000 content marketing job listings on Indeed.com.

What Recruiters Are Seeing as AI Transforms Marketing Teams

What Recruiters Are Seeing as AI Transforms Marketing Teams

AI isn’t taking marketing jobs—it’s changing what great marketers do. Discover how hybrid roles, human skills, and smarter hiring define success in the AI era. Read more.

Why Marketing Ops Is Becoming the Most Strategic AI Role in the Organization

Why Marketing Ops Is Becoming the Most Strategic AI Role in the Organization

AI-powered workflows are transforming marketing operations into strategic leaders who architect systems, govern data, and turn strategy into execution at scale. Read more.

Why Internal Politics Will Always Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy

Why Internal Politics Will Always Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy

Winning approval for marketing strategy requires more than logic. Learn how relationships, narrative, and executive alignment help marketers secure buy-in and move initiatives forward. Read more.

Talent Acquisition Trends for 2026

Talent Acquisition Trends for 2026

More than half of talent acquisition leaders say they plan to add autonomous AI agents to their teams in 2026, according to recent research.

How Will AI Impact Marketing and Ad Agency Headcount?

How Will AI Impact Marketing and Ad Agency Headcount?

Some 91% of agency leaders say they see a future in which headcount is somewhat or substantially reduced because of artificial intelligence.

Generative AI Has Entered the 'Run' Phase of Marketing Adoption

Generative AI Has Entered the 'Run' Phase of Marketing Adoption

Generative AI is no longer a side tool for B2B marketers; it's transforming creative workflows, media planning, and marketing strategy across industries. Read more.

The Curiosity Advantage: How to Fuel Creativity and Drive Business Impact

The Curiosity Advantage: How to Fuel Creativity and Drive Business Impact

Explore how curiosity drives creativity, collaboration, and innovation in marketing, helping teams generate more resonant ideas and impactful campaigns. Read more.

How AI Will Affect Jobs and Why B2B Marketers Should Care

How AI Will Affect Jobs and Why B2B Marketers Should Care

AI is transforming jobs and redefining careers. Discover how automation creates new opportunities, demands reskilling, and reshapes the workforce of tomorrow. Read more.

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