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Category: From Data to Insight

SHIFT 5 OF 5

From Data to

Insight

The best marketing leaders don't present data — they present decisions.
They walk in with a point of view, not a spreadsheet.
Stop drowning in data. Start leading with insight. ↓

You Know AI Citation Matters. So why Don’t You Have a Strategy?

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Nicola Ziady

Informed inertia is why 68% of marketing leaders are aware of AI citation but only 52% are acting. New poll data reveals which group you’re in – and how to fix it. […]

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How the Fastest Brands in the World Respond to Trends Before You’ve Seen Them

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Nicola Ziady

A Culture Squad is a small, semi-autonomous marketing team with real-time listening tools and genuine publishing authority. Here’s how Vaseline, Stanley, Heinz, L’Oréal and Coca-Cola use the model — and how you can build one in any organisation. […]

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AI Is Now the Gatekeeper. Most Marketers Are Still Knocking on the Wrong Door.

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Nicola Ziady

AI ad spend is up 63% in 2026. Meta’s agents are running campaigns without you. Google is about to put ads inside Gemini. LinkedIn is the most-cited professional domain in AI. And 85% of pages ChatGPT reads never get cited. Here’s what’s changed — and the specific moves to make right now. […]

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AI search converts 5x the rate of Google – but 62% of brands are invisible to it. Here’s how to optimise for ChatGPT, Perplexity.

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Nicola Ziady

AI search traffic will overtake Google by 2028. 52% of marketers are already adapting their content strategy. Learn what they’re doing and how to start. […]

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Marketing Budget Trends 2026: Where the Money’s Going

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Nicola Ziady

Marketers spent $400 B on online media in 2025. Creator spending grew 20%, CTV 15%. What channels are dying and which skills should you build now? […]

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