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US CMOs rethink strategy as AI influences 82% of hiring decisions, signaling a shift toward smarter, tech-driven growth SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE)--10Fold, a leading business-to-business (B2B) Deep Tech integrated PR and digital communications agency, today released the 2025 U.S. Marketing Budgets Update: The CMO Wake-Up Call report.

HubSpot has entered into an agreement to acquire Dashworks to advance our vision of giving every marketing, sales, and service professional an AI assistant Dashworks makes business-wide search easy by going beyond your CRM – connecting data across apps, emails, documents, and meetings and summarizing the important details The Dashworks team will join HubSpot's AI product group to enhance search and context gathering capabilities across Breeze April 16, 2025 -- Today, HubSpot entered into an agreement to acquire Dashworks, an AI-powered workplace search assistant. This acquisition will bring together Dashworks' deep search and reasoning expertise with our vision to give every go-to-market team member an AI assistant.

Created in collaboration with Microsoft to explore, prototype, and validate AI-driven solutions for content and experience, empowering marketers to stay ahead of the curve SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sitecore®, a global leader in digital experience software, today announced the launch of the Sitecore AI Innovation Lab, a unique program created in collaboration with Microsoft that provides a guided environment for marketing leaders looking to rapidly explore AI-driven solutions for optimizing content operations. Further, it allows marketers to clearly define their AI journey and fast track the development of solutions best suited for their specific use cases.

The fund represents CallRail’s commitment to investing in its Agency Partner Program participants ATLANTA--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- CallRail, the lead engagement platform, today announced the launch of their Marketing Development Fund (MDF). This program is designed to provide financial and strategic support for co-branded marketing initiatives as part of its existing Agency Partner Program.

New automated incentives feature in Wildfire's white-label rewards platform helps businesses drive engagement and revenue with zero technical lift SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildfire Systems Inc., an innovative financial technology platform that powers loyalty and reward programs and shopping companions, today launched Action Rewards, a powerful new feature in Wildfire's white-label rewards platform. Designed to offer plug-and-play support for rewarding valuable customer behaviors with cash bonuses, Action Rewards allows banks, card issuers, and technology providers, to incentivize consumers to perform specific actions, such as enrolling in loyalty programs, activating card benefits, and installing online shopping companions.

April 16, 2025 -- In an era of 24/7 content demands, shrinking timelines, and increasing pressure to do more with less, AI agents are emerging as the ultimate solution for marketing teams looking to scale. Online searches for “can AI save time” have surged by 605% in the past quarter, highlighting a growing demand for more efficient workflows.

InterVision's Newest Program to Provide Seamless Path Forward as Businesses Seek Stability ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- InterVision, a leading information technology (IT) managed services provider, today announced the launch of NextMove, a program designed to help organizations transition away from unsupported, end-of-life, or no-longer-viable IT solutions with confidence.

Product and software veteran joins as Contentful expands AI and personalization capabilities and newly unveiled DXP vision DENVER & BERLIN--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Contentful, a leading content platform trusted by more than 4,200 customers, today announced the appointment of Karl Rumelhart as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Rumelhart joins as Contentful unveils its next growth phase for modern digital experiences, including new AI and personalization capabilities and partnerships with best-in-class third-party solutions.

The acquisition extends ActiveCampaign's cross-channel marketing automation capabilities with native WhatsApp messaging CHICAGO, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ActiveCampaign, a leading marketing automation platform, has acquired Mexico City-based Hilos to expand its capabilities and deliver the most advanced WhatsApp automation solution for businesses globally. This acquisition will help ActiveCampaign's 180,000 customers build conversational experiences specifically designed for the WhatsApp platform, which has over 2.4 billion users and 200 million active business accounts worldwide.

Automatic account tracking, faster setup, and AI-powered insights for later-stage engagements help sales teams sell smarter and win faster VANCOUVER, Wash.--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- ZoomInfo (NASDAQ: ZI), The Go-To-Market Intelligence Platform, has updated its ZoomInfo Copilot solution to deliver AI-fueled account insights far beyond the initial prospecting stages, giving sellers an AI advantage from outreach to upsell. The latest feature upgrades, which expand upon the groundbreaking Copilot solution launched less than a year ago, give sales teams more ways to accelerate and close late-stage opportunities, advancing deals with speed, precision, and confidence: Easier Setup, Automatic Account Tracking: Copilot now automatically tracks the accounts and contacts that users engage with, surfacing relevant buying signals in their Activity-Based Account Feed.