Marketing is often the first to get blamed when revenue targets aren’t met. 

Leads not converting? Must be the messaging.
Sales numbers down? Clearly a campaign issue.
Website not pulling in traffic? Fire up the SEO folks!

But here’s the kicker: marketers are held accountable for the results without always having a voice in the strategy. And that, my friends, is the central frustration MarTech contributor Jaimon Hancock wants to address in his latest article

Mike Pastore
Editorial Director

 
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Marketing management

Marketing can’t own the results without a say in the strategy

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When strategic decisions are made without marketing’s input, the result is KPIs that look good on paper but fail in practice.

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See the differences in how popular LLMs find their content.

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Salesforce Agentforce: What you need to know

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Agencies

Your clients want answers. This guide helps you give them.

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Use the How-to-Guide to Cross Platform Measurement to go beyond clicks and impressions and show real campaign impact.

Digital advertising

AI can scale ads, but great creatives drive brand impact

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Want your ads remembered and acted on? Use these creative levers to boost distinctiveness, emotional impact and profitability.

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B2B marketing

Why marketing must reclaim GTM design in the age of AI

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N.Rich CEO Markus Ståhlberg unpacks the AI-powered GTM shift — and why marketing must lead system design to ensure long-term impact.

MarTech intelligence reports

What happens when third-party data stops performing?

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This report compares leading identity resolution platforms built to succeed where cookies, mobile IDs, and old tactics are failing.

Marketing analytics

What your dashboards reveal about channel performance — and what they miss

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Not all high-performing channels drive results. Some just show up better in reports. Here’s how to spot the difference and optimize smarter.

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What they're saying

  • “Great creative isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s a force multiplier when built on a solid brand foundation. Tactics like humor, celebrities and music can enhance recall or emotional connection, but only when they support and amplify your distinctive brand assets.” – Greg Kihlstrom in AI can scale ads, but great creatives drive brand impact
  • Marketing is in a great position to spot when the math doesn’t add up or when a target sounds good on paper but won’t hold up in practice. Use that. Share what you’re seeing. Show how you’d reframe the problem.” – Jaimon Hancock in Marketing can’t own the results without a say in the strategy
 

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