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Yesterday’s wave of press releases, coinciding with Cannes Lions 2026, tells a story that Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) need to read carefully, because the headline narrative and the operational reality are not the same thing. Nearly every vendor is now using the term “agentic AI,” but the announcements break…

The 2026 AI and Marketing Performance Index report, a data-driven study by GrowthLoop in partnership with Ascend2, reveals critical insights into how high-performing teams are leveraging AI and unified data to achieve these objectives. This report, based on a survey of 318 marketing and data professionals across North America…

Despite Growing Adoption of AI Platforms, More than 40% of Marketers Surveyed Face Stubbornly Slow Marketing Cycles, While Three-Quarters Say Winning Experiments Fail at Scale

Yesterday’s announcements illustrate that the martech industry is in the middle of a painful, expensive, and operationally disruptive transition, and most marketing organizations are simply not ready for it. Seven major announcements dropped on May 13, 2026, spanning agentic AI platforms, enterprise data infrastructure, social commerce automation, and workforce…

The dominant theme is (wait for it…) agentic AI: autonomous systems that don’t just generate content or surface insights, but take action, trigger workflows, and make decisions without human intervention at each step. Salesforce, GrowthLoop, Adobe, Demandbase, GoodData, Airship, and a dozen e-commerce platforms all announced agentic capabilities on…

Leadership Structure Returns to Co-Founder-Led Model to Pair World-Class Product with Global Distribution; Chris O’Neill to Continue on Board of Directors

The concept of a “compound marketing engine” represents this evolution, promising a paradigm shift in how marketers operate and achieve results.  Instead of linear, campaign-based approaches, the future of marketing lies in continuous, iterative cycles powered by AI, enabling faster learning, greater agility, and ultimately, compounding returns.  This new…

Agility requires stacking returning gains faster than the market changes—think compound interest, but for marketing campaigns. Today we’re going to talk about the Compound Marketing Engine, agentic AI, and why “data-driven” still needs greater adoption among leaders. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Chris O’Neill,…

You’ve likely heard us talk about composable approaches a bit on this show. Today, we’re going to explore what it looks like to take a composable approach with a customer data platform with Kyle Martinowich, Senior Partnership Lead at GrowthLoop. He’s going to share insights on the power of…