Posts in Marketing Operations

AI Is Coming for Your Job

"AI is coming for your job" spreads because it lands on something real. But the more useful story is not simple replacement. It is the redesign of work itself -- with AI taking the repetitive, low-context, workflow-heavy tasks first, so people can spend more time on judgment, creativity, and decision-making.

March 17, 2026

Marketing Project Management

Marketing without a real project-management system usually turns into chaos or spreadsheets pretending not to be chaos. The right tool will not fix a broken team, but it will make a disciplined one faster.

December 2, 2024

Playbook Success with your budget

As the books close on 2024 and budgets get finalized, marketing leaders everywhere are reviewing what’s been approved—and what didn’t make the cut. It’s that time of year when big ideas meet financial reality, and the wish list gets trimmed into a strategic plan. If you didn’t get everything you asked for, you’re not alone. The key question now is how to prioritize: do you spread thinner or go deeper?

January 3, 2024

Using a proposal template

Discover the art of crafting a winning marketing consulting proposal. Templates provide structure, but it's the personal touch and context that truly make the difference. Learn how to tailor your proposals for success in this comprehensive guide.

January 3, 2024

The Illusion of Control in Marketing

Marketers love the idea of control. The market usually ignores that preference. The better skill is not squeezing uncertainty out of the system. It is learning to respond to it without panicking.

August 9, 2023

Establish a culture of experimentation

Most teams claim to be data-driven right up until the data threatens a favorite idea. Real progress comes from testing constantly, learning quickly, and not treating every failed experiment like a personal tragedy.

June 17, 2023

Building the machine

You might think it's not important to document the Martech you use but I'd suggest that shoud you choose not to you'll eventually run into overlap as well as compliance concerns. In this post we'll focus on the why take the time to do it and what benefit's it'll have.

February 15, 2023

Just Enough Automation in Marketing

The tech community is grappling with the revelation that the DevTernity conference knowingly deceived attendees by fabricating speaker profiles. The audacious act involved creating imaginary personas, including the prominent figures Anna Boyko, Alina Prokhoda, Natalie Stadler, and Julia Kirsina.

December 15, 2022

The Digital Marketing Landscape New Rules

COVID shoved budget and attention online, which gave digital marketing more influence and a lot more work. The result was more channels, more pressure, and a much harsher spotlight on sales alignment, lead quality, and operational discipline.

January 10, 2021

Operational Efficiencies in Marketing

2021 must be focused on minimizing unnecessary and unproductive expenses and delivering sales qualified leads that convert to opportunities - it’s really that simple. The marketing pendulum must dramatically shift towards an Agile but deliberate approach (scrappy) focused on Net New and away from branding exercises and vanity metrics. This is supported by the fact that many companies truly don’t have a branding budget, nor should they be allowed one until they have their story completed and vetted with a mapped execution strategy.

November 8, 2020