October 2025 – MDDC Ad Services

Stop Marketing on Autopilot – How to Blend Humans + AI for Real Growth

If you’re feeling whiplash from how fast marketing is changing, you’re not alone. The takeaway from this week’s keynote and wrap-up at Marketing Success Season was clear: growth won’t come from doing the old playbook faster—it’ll come from doing it differently. That means approaching Q4 with a beginner’s mind, building journeys that feel seamless across channels, and letting AI give you time back while your team doubles down on the human moments that actually move revenue.

Rethinking Holiday Marketing To Win Customer Beyond Discount

Let’s be honest with ourselves – the old playbook of blasting a “50% OFF Black Friday” email and calling it holiday strategy is dead. Consumers are overwhelmed, fatigued, and increasingly tuning out the noise. Globally, 39% of shoppers say there are simply too many deals, and 25% have stopped paying attention to big sales events altogether.

How Winning Brands Grow Customers with AI and Automated Workflows

AI, E-Mail, Marketing / By Kevin Berrier

Let’s be honest: the promise of marketing automation has been floating around for over a decade. Yet for many small and mid-sized businesses, it still feels like a shiny tool reserved for enterprise giants. The truth? Automation is no longer optional—it’s the engine behind how winning brands are scaling smarter, not harder.

The Future of Marketing Isn’t Just AI—It’s Decision Velocity

Marketing / By Kevin Berrier

AI isn’t just another tool in the marketing stack. It’s quickly becoming the difference between brands that limp through growth and those that dominate. And if you’re still treating AI like a novelty—dabbling here, experimenting there—you’re already behind.

Month: October 2025