Martech roles demand both creativity and logic. This honest take on MOps job postings illustrates the complexities and contradictions. Steve Petersen on October 28, 2024 I have chimed in about martech job descriptions in the past. It’s time to revisit the topic. Job descriptions typically range from specific to vague and reasonable to aspirational. … Continue reading What an honest MOps job posting looks like
Understand the key ethical challenges and best practices for responsibly adopting AI in marketing operations. Greg Kihlstrom on June 17, 2024 AI-powered tools and techniques can enhance efficiencies, personalization and data-driven decision-making. However, implementing them in your organization involves carefully upholding ethical standards, maintaining customer trust and supporting a responsible workforce transition. Below are … Continue reading Ethical considerations for AI adoption in MOps
Essential considerations for integrating AI into your marketing ecosystem, from selecting the right tools to optimizing data and processes. Greg Kihlstrom on April 15, 2024 Many companies are exploring and integrating AI into their marketing strategies and across business functions. While every organization has its own characteristics, the main goal of integration is to … Continue reading Integrating AI into MOps: Aligning your platforms, data and processes
Here’s how MOps can balance the drive for efficiency with the need for marketing effectiveness, especially as AI tools proliferate. Bolaji Oyejide on April 11, 2024 In our zeal to harness the tech part of martech, the ops part of MOps and the automation part of marketing automation, MOps professionals have failed to accomplish the … Continue reading The effectiveness crisis in B2B marketing: Why MOps must shift focus now
A framework for infusing AI into marketing operations, from defining goals, assessing tech stack and building teams. Greg Kihlstrom on March 21, 2024 As artificial intelligence technologies rapidly advance, marketing teams are tasked with integrating these powerful tools into their existing operations. However, this transition can be daunting, especially if your MOps function was established … Continue reading Laying the groundwork for AI in MOps: How to get started
Discussing the state of marketing operations at MOPs-Apalooza, a three-day gathering of MOps professionals in Anaheim. Kim Davis on November 8, 2023 “It’s like shaking up all the letters in a Scrabble bag,” she said, “then pouring them all over the table and trying to make a word.” The senior marketing operations manager was talking … Continue reading The state of MOps (-Apalooza)
Level up your 2024 marketing plan by harnessing the unique insights and innovative strategies of MOps teams. Megan Michuda on November 3, 2023 Many enterprises are now doing annual planning for 2024. For marketing departments, it can be a challenging time. How can we make a plan that’s firm enough to serve as the foundation … Continue reading 5 ways MOps can elevate the annual planning process
Marketing operations teams hold the key to proving marketing ROI and bridging knowledge gaps within organizations. Brooke Bartos on October 6, 2023 Marketing has always been challenged to demonstrate impact on pipeline and revenue — and it hasn’t gotten easier. Success metrics have evolved beyond impressions, opens, and click rates, with privacy changes like Apple … Continue reading 3 ways MOps can bridge the gap in marketing analytics
This series presents a framework that describes the roles and responsibilities of marketing operations leaders. This fourth and final part discusses MOps leaders as scientists. Earlier editions described their roles as Modernizers, Orchestrators, and Psychologists. The path to knowledge employs the scientific method. Practitioners first develop a hypothesis, which is an assumption or potential explanation … Continue reading MOps leaders as scientists: Embracing the scientific method
Learn what marketing operations is and why it’s important. Chris Elwell on January 3, 2022 Marketing operations (MOPs) is an umbrella term describing departments and the people whose responsibilities include: Facilitating marketing activities, Training and supporting marketing staff, Budgeting for, selecting, implementing and administering marketing software, Architecting the marketing software “stack”, and, Making data accessible … Continue reading What is marketing operations and who are MOPs professionals?
