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Analyst Blog
April 08, 2026

HOT TAKE: Canva Shakes Up MarTech Market with 2 AI and Automation Picks Ups

Marketing Transformation
Canva picks up not one, but two, startups to continue its evolution into becoming a comprehensive engagement platform. But what does this mean for the market that has been trying to consolidate and declutter for years. Is marketing automation ready for a Canva takeover? ...
Liz Miller
Analyst Blog
April 03, 2026

Extracting value from AI? Surely you are joking

In this issue, we explore why AI delivers value unevenly across the enterprise, what is actually working today, and how organizations should approach extracting value over the long term. The current wave of generative and agentic AI has sped up investments and expectations, but the path to lasting enterprise impact is ...
Esteban Kolsky
Analyst Blog
March 06, 2013

DataGrok

Data to Decisions
For all the silliness surrounding Big Data and Data Science, all the hype and...
Orbits Blog
March 03, 2013

Five Must-Read Posts from Last Week

Marketing Transformation
These days we see a lot of blog posts masquerading as news – about the indust...
Gavin Heaton
Orbits Blog
March 02, 2013

It’s Not Risk. It’s Gaining Trust

Marketing Transformation
We often (still) hear stories of businesses and individuals fearing social me...
Gavin Heaton