
We Were Romantic before It Was Cool: How Optichannel Marketing Wins Customers' Hearts
Buzzwords come and go, but few truly redefine the way we engage with customers. For years, "omnichannel" dominated the conversation, promising seamless engagement across every touchpoint. But the reality? Simply being everywhere isn’t enough. eCommerce brands that stick to a traditional omnichannel approach risk getting friend-zoned—present, acknowl...

CMO Role Getting Too Tight? Try Being A Growth Hacker Instead
by Katrin Lewandowski, Senior Marketing Director at SALESmanagoThe year is 2024, and the traditional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role is experiencing a transformation. Prominent companies, including brands like UPS and Etsy, have moved to eliminate or repurpose the CMO position—redistributing its responsibilities to roles su...

Skeletons in the eCommerce closet. Which one is your worst nightmare?
As Halloween draws near, the urgency to unveil and exorcise the lurking skeletons from eCommerce closets becomes increasingly palpable. Just as the haunted season prompts us to confront our fears, the digital landscape compels businesses to confront the formidable challenges that often remain concealed. In 2024, the stakes for eCommer...

Third-Party Cookies Are Here to Stay: Why It Doesn’t Matter Much in 2024
Since 2020, Google has been announcing plans to remove third-party cookies from Chrome to enhance user privacy. However, on July 22, Google revealed that they are no longer moving forward with this plan. So, should we even care anymore? Earlier this year, Google began a phased rollout of third-party cookie deprecation to 1% of Chrome ...

Are Your Marketing Strategies Future-Proof? A Mid-Year Check-In for CMOs
As we have crossed the midpoint of 2024, it’s an opportune moment for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) to evaluate progress and ensure their strategies align with… the “dynamic landscape” would be an understatement, really. With Gartner identifying AI integration, evolving marketing roles, and cross-functional growth as top priorities for 2024, CMOs need to cr...

How Granny Made AI deployment Look Silly. Short Rant About Real Intelligence
Google is stuffing powerful new AI tools into tons of its existing products and launching a slew of new ones. Experts point out it’s a high-risk strategy, given that AI language models have numerous flaws with no known fixes. But this is Google. We, marketers working across operations of all possible sizes, are exposed to far more trivial risks while jumping ...

As CMO Role Is Going Under, what eCommerce Marketers Need to Know To Stay On Top?
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, small and medium eCommerce businesses face the challenge of keeping up with shifting marketing trends and roles. Recently, significant changes have been observed, particularly regarding the role of Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) and the emergence of new job titles in the United States. ...

Top 10 Email Marketing Tips for Marketers Who Hate Their CEOs
We don’t go into details, why do you hate your CEO. Maybe you just hate your job? In both of these cases – we are here to help. Stick to these advices, ruin even the best-planned email campaign like a boss and watch the world burn!