Acoustic Launches Acoustic AI, an Agentic Marketing Teammate Built on Live Customer Behavior
Acoustic AI proactively identifies revenue opportunities, recommends the next move and helps marketers build campaigns before customer intent fades
Uniphore Launches Marketing AI as Marketing Moves Beyond the CDP
Digital Twins and custom Small Language Models enable brands to know every customer better, simulate outcomes before spending and predict what’s next
Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | August 16, 2026
Yesterday’s announcements tell a story that vendor marketing rarely admits: the gap between signing an AI contract and realizing its value is measured in months to years, not weeks. Three distinct patterns emerged from August 16’s announcements that CMOs need to internalize before their next budget conversation.
Expert Mode from: Escaping the Million-Dollar AI Pilot Trap with NiCE CTO Kevin Lee
The mandate from the C-suite is clear, and it has been for some time: “Do something with AI.” For enterprise marketing leaders, this directive has become a constant hum in the background of every strategic discussion. The most common response, and a logical one at that, is to spin…
Treasure AI Chief Product and Growth Officer Rafael Flores on evolving CDPs to activation platforms
In this episode Rafael “Rafa” Flores, Chief Product and Growth Officer at Treasure AI, explains why a company that spent close to fifteen years building customer data infrastructure rebranded from …
Expert Mode: When the Cheapest Face in Your Ad Doesn’t Exist with Donatas Smailys of Billo
Donatas Smailys, co-founder and CEO of Billo, a user-generated content platform that turns creator videos into ads for Meta, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, thinks the ground under that advice is moving. Just not the way the headlines say it is.
Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | August 15, 2026
Martech news for Aug 13-14, 2026: Rival finds 72% of Gen Z punished a brand over AI ads, OtterlyAI ships agent log analytics, Xnurta opens retail media MCP.
Expert Mode from Ai4: Beyond the Efficiency Mandate: Human Judgment in the AI-Powered Creative Process
As leaders, we understand that the real challenge isn’t simply adopting the latest generative tool. It’s about integrating this powerful technology with discernment. It’s about drawing a clear, unwavering line between tasks that can be accelerated and decisions that must remain fundamentally human. This is where true agility lies—not…
Yesterday’s Marketing Technology & AI News | August 14, 2026
Martech news for August 13, 2026: Mod Op publishes The GEO 50 benchmark, OtterlyAI ships Agent Analytics, DeepLumen hits 1,000 merchants on Agentic Page.
CareFirst CMO Mack McGee on building the total experience across customers and employees
CareFirst CMO Mack McGee on how Forrester’s top-ranked insurer for Total Experience replaced NPS-only measurement with an operational experience scorecard.
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