by Carla A. Fleming | Aug 17, 2025 | AI, Business Strategy, CMO, Growth, Personalization, Sales
Did you know that almost 40% of B2B deals don’t close, as noted in the Challenger’s B2B Buyer Study? According to Gartner, 60% of deals lost are due to non-decisions. I believe forward-leaning CMOs must have a data insights strategy that separates... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Aug 11, 2025 | AI, Business Strategy, CEO, CMO, Growth, Personalization, Sales
B2B software firms are grappling with slower sales. Customers worry about making the wrong decision. I believe CMOs must build a data strategy to decode the B2B buying journey, creating a competitive advantage in the AI era. McKinsey notes gradual data collection can... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Jul 6, 2025 | AI, Brand Badge, Business Strategy, Customer Badge, Personalization, Strategy
Did you know marketing firms are using 3-5 AI Agents, according to Gartner? While almost 80% of firms have adopted GenAI in at least one business function, it is just the starting point. I believe that if firms want to see significant benefits from AI, they must... 
by Carla A. Fleming | Jun 8, 2025 | AI, Business Strategy, Growth, Personalization, Strategy
Agility. Much of a firm’s agility relies on structured data (databases, CRM, and spreadsheets) to inform decision-making. However, I believe that in the era of AI, emotional agility will be critical for B2B firms to engage with the next generation of customers,... 
by Carla A. Fleming | May 12, 2025 | AI, Business Strategy, Personalization
Did you know that 80% of the new data incoming for firms is unstructured, according to Gartner? What’s surprising is that for enterprise firms, this accounts for 80% of their data. With the type of unstructured data available, I believe this represents a... 
by Carla A. Fleming | May 5, 2025 | AI, Business Strategy, Customer Success, Growth, Personalization, Product Marketing, Sales, Strategy
During my MIT No-Code AI course, I was exposed to various data types, ranging from structured data, which is organized data that’s searchable, to unstructured data that isn’t searchable and predefined. We can use these different data types to change how we...
