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4 Predictions for GTM in 2026

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by LIZ CHRISTO As we kick off 2026 and shake off the holiday break after a couple of quieter weeks, I’ve been thinking about where go-to-market is headed. This year has been marked by a mix of sober budgeting, team recalibrations, and pressure to do more with less. But it’s also been a year of strong GTM fundamentals rising to the top and some unprecedented and explosive growth - Lovable anyone?? So what’s around the corner? Here are three GTM trends I’m watching closely and believe will be at the forefront of GTM in 2026. I hope they help you…

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Multi-channel content distribution: How to scale content reach in the era of Loop Marketing

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Written by: Justina Thompson I’ll say the hard thing nobody wants to admit: Creating “great content” isn’t enough; it’s time for a change. And that change starts with multi-channel content distribution. This guide covers: What multi-channel content distribution is How to efficiently syndicate content across platforms Content distribution ideas that align with the Loop Marketing era Download Now: Free Content Marketing Planning Kit You'll learn how to make the most of your content through modular repurposing, build an optimized distribution strategy using channel-specific adaptation, and measure which platforms drive pipeline. Multi-channel content distribution connects content to multiple channels using unified data and automation, transforming content distribution from a manual bottleneck…

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Decoded: How to Win B2B Buyers in the AI Search Era

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by Nikhil Pandey Picture it: A marketing leader at a mid-sized financial services firm is finalizing next year's budget. Instead of spending days browsing multiple vendor websites, analyst PDFs, and peer reviews, she asks ChatGPT which marketing automation platform is best for a financial firm with under 1,000 employees and strong Salesforce integration. Within minutes, she has a shortlist that previously would have taken weeks. This scenario highlights a fundamental shift with huge implications: B2B buyers now treat AI search tools like trusted teammates. Unlike traditional keyword-driven searches, these interactions are conversational, contextual, and decisive. AI is no longer just a…

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Top 10 Google Ads mistakes to avoid in 2026

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Written by Brad Geddes Optimize your PPC campaigns by tackling issues like inconsistent tracking, old negative keywords, blind reliance on AI, and more. Google Ads is constantly changing and evolving. With these changes come fresh mistakes PPC advertisers make in optimizing and managing their campaigns.  This article breaks down the most common mistakes of 2026 so you can avoid repeating them this year. Mistake 1: Inconsistent conversion tracking setup Optimization decisions rely on conversion data. If your tracking is inconsistent, your entire account data becomes skewed. When conversions use different attribution methods, count types, and conversion windows, the data applies unevenly across your account,…

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The Path to Product-Market Fit

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When customers aren’t ripping your product out of your hands, it’s very hard to know why. Is it your messaging? Positioning? Pricing? Product? Are you targeting the wrong ICP? Do you say something at minute 27 in every sales call that causes the perfect-fit customer to turn and run away? There are infinite reasons it might not be working and infinite things you could change. This might be the hardest part of the early stage, before the business’s physics are obvious. With ~infinite directions, it would be weird if you “fixed” the problem without knowing what the problem actually is. Worse: If you’re…

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Why ecommerce SEO audits fail – and what actually works in 30 days

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Written by Gert Mellak Big SEO audits look thorough but stall execution. Here’s why the audit-plus-retainer model underdelivers – and what works instead. A $4 million Shopify brand recently showed me an SEO audit it received six months earlier – 127 pages, 53 action items, and a $12,000 price tag. Since then, the company has updated page titles and meta descriptions and added a few blog articles – 12 recommendations in total. The remaining 41 were not even scheduled. This is not an execution issue. It is a model issue. This article explains why the traditional audit-plus-retainer approach consistently underdelivers for ecommerce brands.…

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How workers will adapt in the AI era

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By Lareina Yee and Anu Madgavkar The anxiety that workers feel about advances in artificial intelligence is completely understandable—but often misplaced, write Lareina Yee and Anu Madgavkar in Time. Based on task-level analysis of over 800 occupations, a deep dive look at 6,800 skills, and expert surveys, our research team at the McKinsey Global Institute estimate that the tasks which fill more than half of all U.S. work hours can, in theory, be automated with technologies that already exist. The silver lining is that AI cannot—and will not—completely replace the jobs of the people who complete those tasks for a living. Instead, work will change, and…

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AI CRM benefits every growing business should know

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Written by: Althea Storm AI-powered CRMs deliver essential capabilities that help growing businesses automate manual work, make smarter decisions, and deliver better customer experiences at scale. These systems transform static contact databases into intelligent platforms that analyze customer interactions, predict behaviors, and provide actionable insights across marketing, sales, and service teams. Learn more about why HubSpot's CRM platform has all the tools you need to grow better. AI CRMs review how prospects browse websites, track how leads engage with emails, interpret customer issues, and use that information to guide teams at every stage of the customer journey. This enables marketers to…

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Why 2026 Will Define Your Workforce Strategy for the Next Decade 

By in Business Management, Human Resources Tag

By Russ Fradin, Larridin  Every major technology transformation creates winners and losers. The difference between the two is rarely the technology itself, it’s how organizations structure themselves to absorb it. As we move forward in 2026, HR leaders face an unprecedented challenge: managing a workforce that’s fracturing into three distinct segments based on AI capability, creating “the AI divide.” The organizations that bridge this gap in the next 18 months will outpace their competitors at a velocity that makes catching up mathematically impossible.  What’s At Stake?  According to Gartner, AI spending will reach $1.5 trillion in 2025, accelerating to $2 trillion in 2026. As Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff recently noted, “We’re probably looking at three…

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Rethinking the Sales Pipeline: From Seller Stages to Buyer Journeys

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BY BOB APOLLO For decades, sales pipelines have been built around the seller’s activities. Familiar stages like discover, qualify, demo, propose, negotiate, close  are deeply embedded in most CRM systems, forecasts, and reviews. But in today’s complex B2B environments, this approach tells us more about what the seller has done (or claims to have done) than what the buyer is actually thinking or deciding. It creates the illusion of progress but often masks uncertainty about whether the customer is truly ready to buy. Today’s buying decisions are longer, riskier, and more complex than ever. They involve multiple stakeholders, shifting priorities, and…

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