What's happening: AI and workflow automation promise up to 60% time savings for sales reps
The RevOps Roundup for week 9, 2026 highlights new strategies for scaling sales teams beyond ten reps, emphasizing Digital Sales Rooms and CRM‑linked automation. Flowla proposes five high‑impact workflows to standardize processes, while Outreach.io estimates AI can reclaim up to 60% of reps’ time by reducing administrative tasks.
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Blackbaud used its bi‑annual Product Update Briefings to unveil a wave of AI‑driven features across its nonprofit and education cloud suite. Highlights include the Development Agent, the first "Agent for Good" that autonomously manages donor portfolios, and AI chat assistants that let users query donor data, automate major‑gift cultivation, and generate transaction reports in natural language. New capabilities also span Financial Edge NXT’s Document Intelligence for invoice automation, Integrated Payments’ iPhone‑only contactless checkout, and a suite of AI‑enhanced tools for K‑12 tuition, billing, financial aid and student success. The updates signal a shift from static record‑keeping to proactive, intelligent workflows designed to boost fundraising efficiency, financial operations and school administration.
Every product begins as a question you don't yet know how to answer. You can guess. You can model. You can argue. But none of it substitutes for the small shock you feel the first time the product touches a...
The 5 AI tools I'm actually paying for (and why they're worth every penny): Most AI tools are noise. These 5 drive actual revenue. **Granola AI ($14/mo):** Listens to every call and surfaces blind spots I'm missing. Asked it last week: "What...

Third Door Media’s Head of Content & Media, Mike Pastore, hosts a short interview with Jacob Sanders, creator of “ROI: The Musical,” and cast members Scott Monty and Ryan Wallman to explore why B2B marketers shy away from creative approaches....

Numa announced the launch of the industry’s first Voice AI‑powered Smart Inbox for automotive dealerships, integrating real‑time call and message history, service updates, and team notes into a shared inbox. The system uses AI agents to understand the full context...

Kyndryl announced a suite of agentic AI‑enabled services for IBM Z mainframe customers, integrating its Agentic AI Framework, Kyndryl Bridge, and IBM watsonx Assistant for Z to automate workflows, provide predictive analytics, and embed decades of mainframe expertise into an...
TapGoods, the leading software platform for equipment rental firms, unveiled TapWise, the industry’s first AI insights agent tailored for rental operations. TapWise lets users pose natural‑language queries and receive instant, data‑driven answers, recommendations, and performance insights on customers, inventory, revenue,...

A new Marketing Tech News study shows YouTube (84%) and Facebook (71%) remain the dominant U.S. social platforms, while Instagram reaches half of adults and TikTok, WhatsApp, Reddit and Snapchat have modest but growing user bases. TikTok usage jumped from...
Turns out that AI (and humans) HATE recommending stale/old content. That's why EVERY marketer should make this a non-negotiable in 2026: 👉 Put a “Last Updated” timestamp on every major page and article on your website, just like you see...

SAS announced that its new synthetic data generator, SAS Data Maker, is now available through the Microsoft Marketplace, offering enterprises a secure, no‑code tool to create statistically accurate data without exposing sensitive information. The solution combines data augmentation and generation...
Comviva, a global digital transformation solutions provider, has entered a strategic partnership with Aduna, a worldwide aggregator of standardized network APIs, to launch a joint offering called NGAGE.ai. The collaboration will combine Comviva’s customer experience, data monetization, and digital financial...

In the AI‑driven search era, evergreen content loses relevance much faster, with a typical shelf life shrinking from 24‑36 months to 6‑9 months. Large language models prioritize freshness signals such as updated dates, new backlinks, expanded sections, and recent external...

Hyland announced a suite of Q3 product updates to its Content Innovation Cloud, adding cloud‑native integrations for Salesforce, Guidewire ClaimCenter, SAP SuccessFactors and Workday that embed secure content management directly into these platforms. The company also rolled out enhancements to...
Coveo, a leader in AI‑relevance and generative search, announced a strategic partnership with Deloitte Canada to help enterprises modernize their digital experience stacks. The alliance combines Coveo’s AI‑powered search and recommendation engine with Deloitte’s deep industry and consulting expertise to...

The episode explains how SEO, revitalized by AI tools like ChatGPT, has become central to marketing and is closely aligned with the emerging discipline of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). While AEO differs technically—relying more on Bing’s index, less sophisticated bots,...

MarTech’s AI‑focused column outlines seven no‑code AI tools marketers can deploy immediately, ranging from lead‑gen chatbots built with Chatfuel or ManyChat to email subject‑line generators using ChatGPT or Jasper, AI‑driven social post creators, personalized content engines, auto‑generated dashboards, design tools,...
NielsenIQ (NIQ) has been awarded a Media Mix Modeling (MMM) badge as part of TikTok’s newly launched Marketing Partners Program, highlighting its capability to deliver advanced analytics and full‑funnel measurement for TikTok campaigns. The badge places NIQ among a select...
Veeva Systems announced that Roche Pharmaceuticals is extending its long‑standing collaboration by adopting Veeva Vault CRM, the company’s next‑generation, AI‑driven customer engagement platform. The move adds agentic AI capabilities to Roche’s sales and medical teams, aiming to streamline interactions with...
I shifted my coaching business 2 yrs ago to do the thing everyone's trying to escape. By moving from "Business Coach" to "Fractional CMO". Revenue went up. Stress went down. Here's why most people have it backwards: 1. Coaching Is 10x Easier… and Somehow...
Applause, the global leader in crowdsourced digital testing, will showcase its AI-driven testing solutions for retail applications, chatbots, IVR systems and virtual agents at Tech For Retail 2025 in Paris on November 24-25. The company will demonstrate how its real‑world...
Ogury, a global leader in persona‑based advertising, announced that Nicolas Bidon, former CEO of GroupM Nexus Global, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on December 1. Bidon brings more than 20 years of international adtech experience and a...
Clarivate Plc has introduced Derwent Patent Monitor, an AI‑driven enterprise platform designed to accelerate and improve the accuracy of patent reviews for intellectual property and R&D teams. The solution automates the analysis of patentability, freedom‑to‑operate (FTO) and infringement risk, delivering...
Build Your Outbound Email Infrastructure The Right Way 📬 Most teams obsess over copy and sequences. But none of that matters if your emails never reach the inbox. Outbound does not start with messaging. It starts with domains, inboxes, warm...

Every successful outbound program begins long before the first email is ever sent. In B2B marketing, the technical groundwork — domains, inboxes, authentication, and reputation management — determines whether your carefully crafted messages ever make it to the inbox. Most...
Card‑not‑present (CNP) fraud, where purchases are made without the physical card, continues to cost retailers, issuers and consumers billions worldwide. A new suite of technologies—primarily multi‑factor authentication (MFA) embedded in banking apps and tokenization of card data—are being deployed to...
Friendly reminder as you go into this week. Don’t lose profitability to see a bigger number on your dashboard. Focus on your contribution margin and scale off of that.
If your conversion rate is low, give consumers: • Clear value. • Believable support. • An obvious next step. All that you need is one reason to say yes.
LCPC AI said the recent turbulence in digital assets is spurring demand for more sophisticated, transparent decision‑making tools. While market prices have slipped, institutional investors remain cautiously optimistic about the long‑term outlook, prompting a search for platforms that deliver clearer...

Nativeads.ai, a creative‑tech startup built on large language models, officially launched its generative‑AI platform that lets brands produce on‑brand display and native ads at scale. The solution offers end‑to‑end workflow automation—including AI‑driven concept generation, resizing, CTA creation, and human‑in‑the‑loop editorial...
Ecer.com announced the launch of a new mobile‑first B2B marketplace platform designed to streamline cross‑border trade. The infrastructure leverages a cloud‑native architecture and AI‑driven matching to enable sellers and buyers to negotiate, transact, and manage logistics entirely from smartphones. Ecer...
CommerceShop, a veteran eCommerce agency, unveiled ConversionBox, a commerce‑trained AI platform aimed at boosting product discovery and conversion rates for online retailers. The engine leverages data from more than 10,000 eCommerce sites that the agency has built and analyzed over...

Mobile video now accounts for 70‑80% of global data traffic, driving demand for higher‑quality streams on smartphones. Technicolor’s Advanced HDR solution, capable of up to 10,000‑nit mastering and metadata‑driven dynamic HDR‑to‑SDR conversion, is being rolled out across ATSC 3.0 broadcast and...
One Click SEO announced the launch of its Custom Real Estate Tech Suites, an integrated platform that replaces legacy real‑estate software with a unified ecosystem featuring IDX listings, AI‑powered customer relationship management tools, and geo‑targeted search technology from One Click...

Singapore‑based digital agency Sotavento Medios announced a 2025 expansion into the Philippines and Australia, launching a CSR‑driven “Go Digital” program that will provide free, enterprise‑grade SEO and AI‑powered marketing services to 100 SMEs in each market. The rollout includes its...
Custify has unveiled CustodyAI, an AI‑powered suite that converts customer data into actionable playbooks, concise summaries and automated workflow tasks for B2B SaaS customer‑success teams. The platform promises to slash administrative overhead, accelerate response to churn signals and enable higher‑touch,...
It's shipping Sunday! (Not all days are Shipping Sundays for me -- but today is). As you may recall, a few weeks ago, I launched a simple but super-useful (at least for me) AI agent called CompanyResearch .ai The premise is...

Douglas Karr argues that the real power of MarTech lies not in the sheer number of platforms (the "dots") but in the connections that stitch data, events, and identities into coherent customer journeys. He highlights how most digital transformations underinvest...
It's hard to believe that 2026 is just around the corner. If you're thinking about hitting up any sales conferences next year, now's the perfect time to start planning. My team and I have put together a solid list of the...

Want to see exactly which tools I use to turn digital brands into growth engines? I'm dropping my complete AI marketing blueprint - the same one that's generated millions for my clients. No fluff. No theory. Just the exact playbook. Drop a 🔥...

The post argues that a B2B website’s primary purpose is lead capture and qualification, and that excessive content, complex navigation, slow performance, and inconsistent messaging create friction that disqualifies prospects. It highlights how over‑growth leads to cognitive overload, poor page...

Most businesses are drowning in AI marketing tools but starving for results. Here's the brutal truth: You don't need 47 different AI platforms. You need to know which 3 tools actually move the needle for YOUR brand. I've cracked the code for 100+...
Much as we'd like it to be, marketing is not deterministic or meritocratic. Great ideas and execution often fail, and mediocre ones can thrive - the common variable is the conditions in which the marketing happens. Yet so much of marketing...
I am so blown away by how bad Google Alerts became. Literally only ever sent me notifications of my own projects and posts. Makes no sense. I switched to @alertmouse this year and really love it. Good examples from Nov: 1. a...
Every idea competes for space in someone's mind. How you frame it decides whether it sticks, spreads, or disappears. That's the real work behind influence, and it's a skill worth treating seriously.
Most creative testing fails because there's no strategy behind the test. What are you trying to learn? • Which hook performs best? • Which visual holds attention? • Which CTA drives conversion? Every question asked brings you closer to the clarity that you need.
Everyone in AI feels the same tension right now, but this piece finally names it clearly. The tech is real. The progress is real. The spending is real. The business models aren't. Not yet. This is the best breakdown I've seen of why...

Francisco Partners announced this week they're taking JAMF private for $2.2 billion at $13.05 per share. The headlines trumpet a "50% premium" to recent trading prices. The press releases talk about "strategic flexibility" and "accelerating growth." But here's what the...
Why are you on LinkedIn? The ultimate scoreboard isn't likes, it's business. But my guest Neal Schaffer suggest that visibility still matters if you want to win. - More engagement boosts your content in the LinkedIn feed - High-like posts create...
I know 'memory' is a big deal in AI — what I don't know is how >much< of it you really need to have a great AI experience. The more I learn about how our own AI Agents work, the more...
If you're planning to pitch yourself to speak at industry events next year (or appear on more podcasts): I'm running a Pitch Challenge the 1st week of Dec to work with a small group on their pitches. You'll learn to develop,...