Tech & AI
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CMO Council
Five Structural Repairs for Marketing Organizations to Pass the AI Audit
AI has the power to operationalize and scale weaknesses within marketing organizations. So if marketing leaders want to plan intelligently, they’ll have to make a series of structural repairs. Here are five that separate marketing organizations that pass the AI audit from those that fail it.
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AI
Jasper State of AI Report: Marketers’ Responsibilities Shift, ROI Harder to Prove
Jasper’s “The State of AI in Marketing 2026″ report details how marketers roles have shifted, where ROI is more difficult and how companies plan to invest.
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Marketers on Fire
Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese on Marrying AI + HI, Courting Younger Buyers and CMO Leadership
In part two of our discussion with Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese, we dig into marketplace competition, appealing to younger consumers, lessons from previous gigs and leadership advice.
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Shopper/Retail
CMO at Beyond Yoga Taps into ‘In Real Life’ Marketing
Beyond Yoga, a Levi’s-acquired fitness apparel brand, now operates 14 stores with plans to expand in 2026. CMO Katie Babineau shares the retailer’s hyperlocal approach to marketing a store opening and other initiatives.
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Marketers
Under the Hood of Honda’s Olympics Marketing Strategy
We spoke to Ed Beadle, VP of Digital Services & Marketing at American Honda Motor Co., for a look under the hood of its new Olympics campaign, influencer marketing efforts and overall sports strategy.
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Shopper/Retail
How the Lowe’s Marketplace Boosts SEO Value, Sales
Lowe’s adds thousands of products to its site offering more home categories and broadening its price points. The new channel increases the retailer’s AOV and relevancy.
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Research
Capgemini Survey: Consumers Seek Online Deals, Transparency, Balanced Use of Tech
Tech convenience and a human touch. Price consciousness and selective splurging. Openness to AI and wariness of it. Shoppers are rife with contradictions, according to Capgemini’s report “What Matters to Today’s Consumers 2026.”
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Trends
GaryVee’s Hot Takes on Marketing Best Practices at NRF ’26
VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk tells retail marketers to ditch brand lift studies, post on LinkedIn and prepare a live selling strategy in his NRF ’26 keynote address.
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CES 2026
CES 2026: DPAA’s Barry Frey on DOOH Innovations, Retail Media and Tech Trends
At CES 2026, DPAA President & CEO Barry Frey discusses the association’s presence at the show, the future of retail media and what tech stood out to him at the conference.
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CES 2026
CES 2026: OUTFRONT’s Head of Brand Solutions on Marketing Industry Takeaways
Outfront’s Head of Brand Solutions Brad Alperin discusses what marketers can take away from the show, how AI is integrating into marketing processes and what new tech inspired him this year.
