MarTech contributor Steve Petersen feels your pain. If you’re managing martech tools and working away in marketing operations, you’re taking on complex challenges and doing it with a whole kitchen full of chefs.

That’s why Steve put together a short list of tools to help keep your projects on track

These aren’t the sexy tools everyone is talking about (hey, where’s the AI?). But these tools will help you progress on your projects, even as you’re herding cats, nailing jelly to the wall, and squeezing blood from a stone. 

Happy Euphemism Wednesday.

Mike Pastore
Editorial Director

 
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Salesforce

Take a look at what’s inside Agentforce 3

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Want to see what your AI agents are doing? Agentforce 3 delivers full visibility, real-time alerts and control to the ‘digital labor force.’

Retail media networks

Retail media moves from the bottom of the funnel to center stage

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Retail media networks are moving beyond digital shelf ads, emerging as full-funnel brand platforms with premium formats, deep data and real results.

Marketing technology

3 tools every martech pro needs to turn strategy into action

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When juggling projects, platforms and people, these practical tools — from RACI charts to product catalogs — help keep initiatives on track.

Digital asset management (DAM)

Advanced agentic use cases for Digital Asset Management

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Forget chatbots. The future of digital asset management isn't just about AI; it's about AI agents taking over the tedious tasks you hate.

MarTech buyer's guide

Identity resolution: The key to better marketing in a privacy-first world

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As data privacy laws tighten, identity resolution is more critical than ever. From AI-powered matching to real-time personalization, MarTech’s latest guide explores key trends.

Marketing technology

Klaviyo turns AI and data loose on the challenges of multichannel marketing

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Juggling channels, losing time and revenue? Klaviyo wants to fix the chaos with AI-optimized, real-time omnichannel execution.

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Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)

Your AI strategy is stuck in the past — here’s how to fix it

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Nearly half of all AI projects are abandoned before launch. Learn what separates failed pilots from scalable success.

MarTech intelligence reports

Marketing automation: overloaded, underutilized, and overdue for a reset

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It’s the backbone of your martech stack—and yet, marketing automation platforms are the most replaced tools five years running. Why? Because too many overpromise, under-integrate, and get sidelined by budget scrutiny.

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AI fatigue is real, and it’s costing brands more than engagement

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From gaming to marketing, backlash against AI is growing. Here's how to navigate the disillusionment phase wisely.

What else we're reading

Good reads and conversations to help good marketers get better.
 

MarTech research

Surveys and research reports to make you a more-informed marketer
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What they're saying

  • “A few years ago, I played in an extended family pickleball tournament. I knew the rules, but one of my relatives who had a tennis background easily outplayed me. I had the knowledge but not the ability; she had the ability but less knowledge. In a martech context, this illustrates the need for ongoing user enablement to develop both.” – Steve Petersen in Three tools every martech pro needs to turn strategy into action.
  • “Brands now run RMN campaigns on everything from Prime Video and streaming TV to native placements inside retailer mobile apps. Think shoppable videos on Walmart.com or product-focused reels inside Target’s app. This is a logical strategic extension for RMNs. It’s about showing up where consumers are already spending time in a way that feels less like an ad and more like part of the experience.” – Laurie Miller in Retail media moves from the bottom of the funnel to center stage.
 

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