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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.

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 marketing leaders 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.

Consumers are changing the way they make decisions and where they make purchases. Brand leaders are tracking these shifts to align retail strategies to evolve in tandem.

New data shows AI is augmenting Martech rather than replacing it, revealing how SMBs and enterprises adopt AI differently and why understanding the learning curve matters more than the hype.

Successful change management isn’t about systems — it’s about people. Martechvibe spoke to enterprise leaders about driving this AI transformation by addressing resistance, embedding learning modules, and connecting each role to the bigger vision of customer experience so everyone wins.