Link Archive
February 1, 2026
Why customer experience is the ultimate growth strategy in 2026
Highest rated content by MarTech Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +2190
Hawthorne Advertising CEO identifies 2026 as the 'tipping point' where predictive AI modeling outperforms surface-level personalization in customer experience (CX). Modern strategy requires mapping non-linear real-world journeys—including offline moments and inactivity—rather than optimizing isolated channel silos. Tactical implication: Audit Q1 roadmaps to replace reactive vanity metrics with shared predictive LTV models across product and media teams.
January 31, 2026
Meta's AI Plans Include Shopping Agents and New Models (4 minute read)
Highest rated content by TLDR AI Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +3000
TLDR AI highlights Meta's upcoming AI product rollout focused on commerce. Strategy: personalized AI shopping assistants. Tools: new models and agentic tools for enhanced customer engagement.
Salesforce Earns CMMC Level 2 Certification
by Salesforce Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +2900
Salesforce breaks down its achievement of CMMC Level 2 Certification, enhancing its security posture. Compliance: meeting stringent security standards. Trust: building customer confidence through verified security measures.
How AI Helped Our Sellers Deliver $37 Million in Pipeline
by Salesforce Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +2800
Salesforce outlines how AI models significantly improved sales performance. Strategy: leveraging AI for sales enablement. Action: implement AI-driven insights to enhance seller effectiveness.
January 30, 2026
How smart leaders use marketing metrics to navigate uncertainty
Highest rated content by MarTech Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +3000
MarTech highlights how effective leaders leverage marketing metrics to guide decision-making. Strategy: use data to assess market conditions. Tools: implement analytics platforms for real-time insights. Action: regularly review key performance indicators to adapt strategies.
There's a Better Way to Automate Workflows
by TLDR AI Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +2900
TLDR AI outlines a new approach to workflow automation that focuses on observing rather than predicting. Automation: discover and deploy agents based on actual organizational behavior. Efficiency: streamline processes by integrating behavioral insights.
OpenAI introduced Prism
by TLDR AI Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +2800
TLDR AI breaks down OpenAI's introduction of Prism, a collaborative writing platform designed for scientific work. Tools: integrates LaTeX for seamless writing and publishing. Strategy: enhances collaboration among researchers to improve productivity.
January 29, 2026
How Agentforce Commerce and Google UCP power the future of agentic shopping
Highest rated content by Salesforce Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +3000
Salesforce breaks down how Agentforce Commerce and Google UCP are reshaping shopping experiences. Strategy: Adapting to new technologies is crucial for business success. Growth: Leveraging agentic shopping can enhance customer engagement. Action: Explore integration of Agentforce to streamline sales processes.
January 28, 2026
Ending Semantic Drift: The First Unified Business Logic Foundation for AI and BI
Highest rated content by Salesforce Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +3480
Salesforce, Snowflake, and dbt Labs released the Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) 1.0 standard to decouple business logic from specific tools. 81% of data leaders fear disparate schemas limit AI interoperability, causing "semantic drift" in agent outputs (Salesforce). Tactical implication: Shift to "metrics-as-code" by defining core KPIs centrally in OSI-compliant layers to prevent AI agent hallucinations.
Smart marketers set the rules before AI makes the calls
by MarTech Read time: 4 minutes · Marketing
Score: +1400
AI mimics human intelligence but lacks judgment, risking biased decision-making in automated campaigns. Director of Analytics Mike Ruff (Media+) suggests a hybrid model: use AI for optimization (bidding) and rigid automation for guardrails. Tactical implication: Configure "kill switch" automations that trigger human review if CPA exceeds target by 20% or conversion rates drop below historical baselines.