Recent Real Story Group Blog Entries

Episode 16: Getting to MarTech 4.0

Tony and I talk about the concept of MarTech 4.0, explaining why enterprise organizations must move beyond siloed channel strategies toward unified data, content, decisioning, and orchestration.

CDPs in 2026

Remember: the whole point of a CDP is to add value to Marketing and Digital operations.

Don't Let AI Become Your Next MarTech Suite

What if the biggest risk of enterprise AI isn't that vendors learn from your customer data—but that they become the place where your enterprise accumulates customer intelligence?

Why Do MarTech Teams Still Feel Like Order Takers?

If you're a MarTech leader, you've probably experienced some version of the same frustration. Your team owns critical systems, manages increasingly complex customer data, helps shape digital experiences, and is now being asked to play a leading role in AI initiatives. Yet despite all that responsibility, you can still find yourself treated as an implementation resource. The business arrives with a request, your team evaluates the options, builds the solution, and moves on to the next request. Meanwhile, strategic decisions too often happen elsewhere.

On-demand Webinar: The Future of Journey Orchestration

Everyone loves the idea of journey orchestration, but to date, few large enterprises have successfully applied it. There's a good reason for this. It's hard! But, as always, the application of modern technologies by maturing organizations offers new opportunities.

On-demand Webinar: Strategic Lessons for MarTech Leaders

MarTech has evolved from an idea, to a stack, to a career path for enterprise leaders who can successfully bridge the domains of marketing, technology, and data. After supporting MarTech leaders for nearly two decades, RSG has distilled key strategic lessons to apply for the coming AI era.