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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
January 16, 2018

Smartsheet Acquires Converse.ai

One of the main battlegrounds in collaboration this year is going to be aroun...
Alan Lepofsky
Analyst Blog
January 09, 2018

Embrace the Era of Smart Analytics

Data to Decisions
Machine learning and artificial intelligence advances in five areas will e...
Doug Henschen
Analyst Blog
December 27, 2017

How ready are you for "blockchain"?

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
lt;pgt;What's your involvement in blockchain-related technologies? We'd like to know! lt;/pgt; ...
Steve Wilson
Analyst Blog
December 17, 2017

Yet another broken anonymity promise

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
lt;pgt;At the risk of sounding sacreligious, is Open Data really delivering effective evidence-based policy? And is it worth the privacy risk, now that de-identification is proving...
Steve Wilson