Marketing Budgets Fail Without a Learning Agenda

Without a structured learning agenda, marketing budgets become allocation exercises instead of tools for insight, improvement and better decisions.

Sam Allen, CEO, Iterable, explains what’s holding marketers back. It isn’t talent or ambition; it’s the day-to-day friction of their legacy tech stack. Marketers need technology that removes busywork and simplifies complex tasks into a single workflow. It should reflect how they actually work, says Sam.

The invisible spend problem in performance advertising drains budgets as repeated clicks from returning users and scam ads inflate costs. Brands need user-level visibility and frequency controls to protect budgets, reach new audiences, and ensure true campaign efficiency.

As AI becomes the new shopping interface, retailers must rethink discovery, data, and customer experience to stay visible. Those who adapt now will shape how consumers find, trust, and buy in an AI-native world.

Performance marketing has reached a turning point. As 2026 unfolds, there are three shifts marketers need to watch and prepare for.

As AI reshapes marketing, leaders share their top priorities that will define success in 2026—from AI fluency and data foundations to trust, creativity, and simplified martech stacks.

Martechvibe spoke to CMOs and growth leaders about what marketers need to do in 2026. Here are 7 pieces of advice from marketing peers...

As marketing technology stacks grow more complex, 2025 became the year consolidation turned strategic. From data intelligence to AI-driven personalisation, these acquisitions reshaped how enterprises think about scale, speed, and competitive advantage across the martech ecosystem.

Explore the marketing and CX experts featured on Martechvibe, offering actionable insights and guidance on 2025’s most impactful trends—from generative AI to sustainability and evolving customer expectations.

Fatih Mehtap, Vice President of Marketing at Cloudways by Digital Ocean, explains how AI, LLMs, and no-code tools are transforming websites from static destinations into contextual, revenue-driving digital experiences.