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AI Can't Personalize Chaos: Why The Data Governance Problem Is Killing Marketing ROI
Let me start with something most consultants won't tell you: 65% of contact information from online forms is wrong. And 57% of marketers are getting bad outcomes because they're misreading their data. So when someone promises you AI-powered personalization that actually works, here's what they're not saying: AI can't personalize chaos. It just makes the chaos faster and more expensive. This Is The Same Problem I Keep Seeing A while back, I told you AI won't fix your broken ma

Heidi Schwende
Nov 184 min read
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Why AI Won't Fix Your Broken Martech Stack
Last week, I told you that your martech stack is probably broken—bad data, botched integrations, sales and marketing still fighting over lead definitions, and tools you're paying for but barely using. I promised to show you what happens when you layer AI on top of those problems before you fix them. Here's the data: A recent survey by Intermedia Global of 250 C-Suite professionals found that 24% of companies lost customers over the past year due to martech stack failures. 93%

Heidi Schwende
Nov 169 min read
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Why CMOs Should Be Rethinking Their Martech Stacks For 2026
AI Will Force a Rethink of the Marketing Technology Stack But Do This First I'm going to tell you something your martech vendors don't want you to hear: You're getting fleeced. Every week, I talk to mid-market CMOs who've spent six figures—sometimes seven—on marketing technology that's supposed to revolutionize their business. Two years later? They're using maybe a third of it, nobody trusts the data coming out of it, and they're locked into contracts they can't escape. Accor

Heidi Schwende
Nov 1413 min read
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The PPC Trends for 2023 to Maximize Your Digital Marketing Strategy
PPC ads are a great way to reach a wider audience and drive more traffic to your site. As the digital marketing landscape continues to...

Heidi Schwende
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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6 Common Paid Facebook Ad Campaign Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Facebook ad campaigns can be a great way to reach new customers and grow your business, but only if you avoid making common mistakes....

Heidi Schwende
Oct 7, 20223 min read
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Keys to eCommerce digital marketing and growth
Fact is, purchase behavior continues to evolve and eCommerce marketing experts agree, two things have accelerated the growth of online...

Heidi Schwende
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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The CCPA is Changing How Consumer Data is Handled – What Does This Mean for Your Businesses?
Search Engine Optimization is a funny term, because really, your site should be optimized for the searcher. Search engine companies like...

Heidi Schwende
Sep 19, 20193 min read
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