Visa Chief Marketing Officer Frank Cooper III envisions a very near future in which AI agents will be doing our shopping for us—from browsing to selection to purchase. And he’s betting on Visa to keep that experience safe and secure, with an assist from expert partners in the AI space, including Anthropic, IBM, Microsoft, Mistral […]
When it comes to martech, you can have too much of a good thing. And companies that disregard marketing-qualified leads (MQLs) do so at their own peril. Those are two key takeaways from Pipeline360’s 2025 State of B2B Pipeline Growth report. The findings are based on a February 2025 survey of 534 B2B marketing professionals […]
Editor’s Note: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last month shined a light on some of the latest trends in experiential marketing. Chief Marketer Network publication Event Marketer explores how 21 brands activated at the show, with pit stops, perfume pods, airstream trailers and more. — The desert was hot, but the sets were […]
Theraflu’s “Right to Rest & Recover” initiative, which advocates for workers in the U.S. who don’t receive paid sick time, has expanded its focus this year to include partnerships with policymakers. Raising awareness of the country’s lack of guaranteed sick pay and of individuals’ workplace rights is still a priority. So is promoting the Right […]
Taco Bell’s brand belongs to its fans, said Chief Marketing Officer Taylor Montgomery at the Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas last month. And to put this principle into action, the brand dedicated the biggest stage in marketing—The Super Bowl—to its fans. In six U.S. markets, Taco Bell set up cameras at its drive-thrus, allowing customers […]
In the age of TikTok and text messages, email marketing remains one of the most cost-effective ways for brands to engage with customers. But with every company on the planet fighting for space in each customer’s inbox, marketers need to do everything they can to ensure their email marketing efforts pay off. In its 2025 […]
Partner Content From: Tariffs were almost certainly the flavor of the week over the last period. These taxes on imported goods are sending shockwaves through markets, upending pricing strategies, shaking consumer confidence and altering competitive dynamics. For marketers, I think we’re all facing an increasingly chaotic environment where more questions will be asked of marketing […]
Editor’s Note: Mattress brand PlushBeds has had success with enhancing its product detail pages using generative AI question prompts, leading to a conversion rate increase. Additionally, the brand’s customer service calls have decreased and its SEO ranking increased after implementing Alby, a generative AI shopping tool. Chief Marketer Network publication Multichannel Merchant reviews the tool’s […]
Editor’s Note: The global skincare industry—worth a whopping $186 billion—is a highly competitive market. So to cut through the clutter, many brands are leveraging experiential marketing as a way to reach Gen Alpha and Gen Z age groups. Event Marketer, a Chief Marketer Network publication, looks at eight marketing tactics brands are using within skincare […]
In times of turbulence, “don’t panic” is usually the first piece of advice. But then what? According to Matthew Selheimer, Forrester’s VP, Research Director and co-writer of the Forrester report “B2B Leaders: How to Thrive Through Volatility,” the next steps are to focus, master change leadership and continuously evaluate risk. Selheimer shares that amid the […]