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HubSpot Teams with BrainDonors for B2B Growth Conference in Sofia
BrainDonors and HubSpot are co‑hosting the B2B Growth Conf 2026 on May 8 in Sofia, drawing more than 500 B2B leaders. The single‑day agenda is split into four blocks—digital growth, revenue operations, AI‑driven outbound, and international expansion—featuring practitioners who have built multi‑million‑dollar pipelines.
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By the numbers: Unidata raises $65.6M for joint data center venture
MarTech argues that generative AI is transforming market research and planning by drastically shortening cycle times—turning processes that once took days into hours—and enabling faster, data-driven decision making. The piece highlights practical use cases and tools that streamline research, synthesis, and scenario planning, and invites readers to the MarTech Conference for deeper insights. For businesses, the shift promises quicker go-to-market timing, reduced planning costs, and a competitive edge for organizations that adopt AI-driven workflows early.
Here is a more detailed version of the scale containing examples of buying-intent queries. Any query scoring higher than 1.35 on our scale was considered “buying-intent”:In June 2025, an infographic began circulating showing the websites most cited by AI Models...
A lot changes when #B2B buyers use LLMs to research how to best solve their problems. They type in prompts that average 23 words, instead of a 4-word search phrase. We need to shift our thinking from information to conversations....
MarTech warns that despite the rise of apps and social platforms, email remains the most durable channel for building customer trust, loyalty and long-term engagement. The article argues apps face high churn and social trends are transient, while email—an owned...
Founder came up to me yesterday and told me he’s been stuck at the same 7-figure revenue for years. Here’s what I learned about breaking through revenue ceilings: 1. People think you can ‘hire a CEO and get out of their...
🎯 From Chaos to Clarity: Planning Done Right Every fall, marketing teams gear up for annual planning. For many, Q4 becomes a scramble—rushed budgets, unfinished goals, and vague decks. But one of my clients, an 11-person marketing team, decided to...
Checkmarx said its Checkmarx One platform has surpassed $150 million in annual recurring revenue just three years after launch, driven by rapid global adoption of its agentic-AI application security tools. The company also introduced a new AI Coding Security Assistant...
Using AI Responsibly — Out Today on Tippie Leads from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business 🎙️ AI can make our work faster and more efficient — but only if we use it wisely. In this week’s episode,...
Did you know the average "contact us" page has a 3-4% conversion rate? Did you also know the average pricing estimator (i.e. calculator) on a website has a 41% conversion rate? Here's the most interesting part: 👉 99% of websites...
In this episode, Snowflake’s founding CRO Chris Degnan and CMO Denise Persson explain how the AI era has reshaped the company’s culture, security posture and data‑first strategy, enabling both marketing and sales teams to automate busywork and deliver more personalized experiences....
Had a fun time speaking at @ahrefsevolve. Some takeaways from my talk on the future of SEO: - ChatGPT Apps could be a new form of SEO. Whether it becomes a big thing or not is impossible to guess. What is...
Every company starts with a story that’s truer than the product. Over time, the product gets attention, the story gets diluted, and the truth that built it gets buried under metrics. The founder’s real job is to keep digging it...
The post recaps a GrowthRise Mastermind session for B2B marketing leaders, focusing on optimizing cold email outreach, domain handling, social ad tactics, and lead warming. It advises using Instantly as a front‑end gatekeeper, moving engaged contacts to tools like Beehive/Brevo,...
Google's VP of Product answered a question about AEO/GEO for AI Search, addressing what creators should consider. https://t.co/wk1IOfH8uj via @martinibuster, @sejournal
Familiarity breeds belief The lesson? Repeat yourself. By the time you’re sick to death of saying the same thing, your audience is finally starting to get it.
In a recent session with The Optimism Library, leadership expert Simon emphasized the critical distinction between being "nice" and being "kind," highlighting how the former can undermine team performance. He shared his personal journey of prioritizing likability over accountability, which...
Here's how to recognize the need for #EmployeeEngagement and use #teambuilding and #training strategically to help create and sustain high-performing work teams. How to Build and Maintain High-Performing Teams: https://t.co/p8UJLdJsyy via @bestcorpevents https://t.co/RN6B8HfkPQ
How to Create an Informative FAQ For Your WordPress Blog - B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity - https://t.co/EVatA4MJLV via @seosmarty
KERV.ai has partnered with Amazon Ads to launch shoppable, interactive advertising solutions across Amazon’s premium inventory, including platforms like Prime Video and Fire TV. This collaboration allows brands to leverage KERV's advanced AI-driven creative capabilities, enabling seamless integration into their...
Behind the scenes of last week's SiriusXM Media event in NYC -- feat. a beautiful Lamborghini in the green room 😂 🚗 💨 (Fitting, because audio is moving that fast...) Don't miss the highlights from this incredible Built with Audio...
I had a window to deploy a new app a few weeks ago. A few days of time to dedicate to it. I reached out to the vendor and I even told them I’d be a halo customer for them...
Analogic Corporation has entered a strategic partnership with Analytical AI to integrate advanced artificial intelligence threat detection into its ConneCT Checkpoint and SeleCT Checked Baggage Computed Tomography (CT) systems. This collaboration aims to enhance security detection capabilities for Analogic’s extensive...
Be honest - when was the last time your marketing actually moved someone? Not a view, not a click, not a “conversion.” I mean when it actually created the definition of "impression" and actually impressed something on someone. When it...
Tom Stein : What does B2B brand need to be in the future? The following IAA Global B2B Brand Summit panel of senior marketing leaders shared answers: Hugo Hensley , BrandFinance: “Connecting to business performance. No longer just short term...
Force Management has unveiled Ascender AI, a sophisticated addition to its Ascender revenue acceleration platform, designed to provide real-time coaching and content navigation for sales personnel. This AI-driven assistant leverages Force Management’s established methodologies, offering personalized guidance based on individual...
According to research from 6sense , buyers have been through all or part of 8 buying cycles across their careers. That means, by the time they're in-market, they already know the players, the sellers and have opinions. B2B sellers need...
Perfection at scale That should be the goal of any brand. With scale being defined on your own terms. Human nature always takes the easy road. That’s why McDonald’s became a multi-billion-dollar empire. They didn’t sell the best food. They...
Red Hat has launched Red Hat AI 3, a comprehensive update to its enterprise AI platform designed to streamline the deployment of AI workloads from proof-of-concept to production. This platform integrates key components such as the Red Hat AI Inference...
Brilliant ideas die if your audience doesn’t engage. Your message is too important to let this happen. Planning how you’ll keep your audience engaged is so simple and so critical. There’s a ton of advice out there, but here are...
Is “brand” a dirty word in B2B Marketing? At IAA Global Brand Summit today, the first panel touched on the notion of brand, which is often thought of as a dirty word in B2B marketing, not something to invest in...
Storyblok has launched innovative features and partnerships aimed at enhancing content management for brands navigating the AI-driven digital landscape. Key developments include the introduction of Strata, which provides deep content analytics, and FlowMotion, an automation layer that streamlines content workflows...
AI website builders are like interns on caffeine. Fast, but forgetful. We tested 19 AI website builders. Generated 51 landing pages. Scored them across 60 UX, CRO, and SEO criteria. Most skipped basics like testimonials, pricing clarity, and brand identity. The best ones (Base44,...
Hi everyone, In this lesson, I dive into the world of venture capital, growth funding and the intricate process of securing investments for high-growth technology companies. I share insights on the importance of capital infusion for high-growth firms in highly...
Zight has announced three significant updates aimed at enhancing customer support workflows through its AI-powered visual communication platform. Key improvements include the introduction of session-level technical logs for its Request Video feature, a new Integration Marketplace for seamless connectivity with...
Want to see my new keynote? It's all about how to use the human touch to out-perform your competition in the age of AI and automation. It might be my best work, ever. I'm doing the whole talk for you....
I'm really excited to be joining some incredible people in a session at the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) Creative Effectiveness Day this Thursday in NYC. In the session, “The New B2B Playbook: How Creator-Led Advertising Builds Distinctive Brands,” I'll be...
In this episode, Michael Watkins and host Drew Neisser discuss how CMOs can shift from tactical execution to strategic leadership by adopting an enterprise‑wide mindset. They introduce Watkins’ RPM model—Recognize, Prioritize, Mobilize—as a framework for elevating strategic thinking across marketing...
Spoke to a guy who works at 75,000 person agency yesterday. He thinks they’re toast. In fact, he thinks all the agency holding companies are in trouble. First, they’re too slow when it comes to AI adoption. He said it’s akin to...
Lesson 19 of 30 SaaS Growth System: How to Raise Venture Capital 🪙 In this lesson, I dive into the world of venture capital, growth funding and the intricate process of securing investments for high-growth technology companies. I share insights...
What does it mean to be a Navattic Fanatic? 🥁 🥁 🥁 I've been a huge fan of Navattic before interactive demos were even a big deal. (Now they are bc they're amazing at letting ppl test drive your product...
Yesterday, I started a new chapter as Chief Growth Officer at Opendoor . For me, this is a chance to make homeownership meaningfully better. Something I saw up close early in my career at Inman and have wanted to help...
Is your revenue-critical email getting delivered? Gmail can be the canary in the coal mine for corporate email filters too. Gmail’s spam filters are now blocking over 99.9% of suspected spam, raising the bar for B2B cold outreach (source: Outbound...
I'm sitting across the table in our old farm house listening to my brother reminisce about his college engineering internship. At the John Deere assembly plant in Iowa, the team was struggling with something simple but costly—communication. "When a workstation...
Major SaaS and AI funding rounds, notable acquisitions, and big moves from Salesforce and Google. It also highlights new IPOs and key takeaways on consolidation, M&A readiness, and the shifting SaaS market landscape. 💸 SaaS VC Rounds Above $15M This...
This Week in SaaS | Oct 6 – 13, 2025 SaaS VC Rounds >$15M💸 EvenUp (AI legal & insurance claims): $150M Series E, $2B+ valuation; fuels product scale & global expansion. DUOS (AI + digital health): $130M growth equity; expands...
Customers won’t tell you what to build. They’ll just show you what they hate wasting time on.
The market doesn’t care about your potential. It rewards proof. Every demo, every launch, every interaction is just a test of whether you can translate conviction into clarity. You either learn faster than the world changes or you get replaced...
Incentives matter. But great incentives can’t fix bad hiring. If 80% of your team are “shots in the dark,” no bonus program will save you. Hire people who’ve done it before and then give them a reason to win together. https://t.co/z6f3h08v6F
Woo hoo! There are now 2,000+ public agents on Agent.ai and we've made it easier to search/discover them. And, if you can't quite find what you're looking for, you can use our Agent Builder to create your own. 54,000+ private...
The Problem Folks Don’t Talk About Enough: The Stressful Legal Micro-Dramas That Come Just as Thing Start Getting Good When you’re building your B2B startup, you’re laser-focused on product-market fit, customer acquisition, and scaling your team. But there’s a hidden...
