Optimizely stories
Rushed teams are spending hours fixing AI copy, with most marketers saying the technology adds manual work rather than saving time.
Marketing teams are increasingly using AI to automate routine campaign work, with Optimizely saying customer-built agents now dominate activity on Opal.
Marketers face new pressure to track brand presence in AI answers, as Conductor's suite helps enterprises monitor citations and sentiment.
Growing demand for hands-on AI training has pushed Optimizely’s waitlist past 1,500 as marketers turn agents into daily workflow tools.
The ranking may help Optimizely win larger marketing deals as buyers favour content platforms that automate workflows without adding compliance risk.
Optimizely secures Leader spot in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for Personalization Engines, underscoring AI-led, warehouse-first strategy.
Optimizely's AI platform Opal hits record use, enabling 10,000 daily marketing actions across 50+ countries, boosting campaign speed and personalisation globally.
Optimizely launches a new platform to streamline AI agent workflows, enabling marketers to automate tasks, build custom agents, and integrate third-party tools seamlessly.
Optimizely launches new CMS features to boost AI search visibility, helping businesses adapt content for the rise of generative engine optimisation and AI-driven search.
Poor workflows are leaving UK marketing teams short of time, with 45% spending at least a quarter of the week on admin.
Irrelevant messages are pushing UK shoppers to tune out, with 35% more likely to unsubscribe after poor or repetitive marketing.
Most teams are battling short-term demands and rising admin, as a survey found 74% of UK marketers say the sector is in survival mode.
More than half of UK consumers are likelier to engage when brands react to live events, but internal bottlenecks are slowing marketers down.
Many marketers are struggling to turn AI budgets into measurable growth, prompting a joint offer on workflow, design and operating model change.
Most marketers say AI saves time, yet few see it freeing them for strategy as teams face higher output demands and more complex workflows.
AI-led search is pushing brands to adapt fast, with UK marketers more prepared than global peers for a click-less discovery model.
AI now underpins most UK Christmas campaigns, as 78% of marketers use it to deliver more personalised festive ads amid rising consumer demands.
Nearly a third of UK marketers find it tough to differentiate their brands amid rising competition and AI-generated content as 2026 approaches.
A tenth of UK marketers secretly use AI tools amid challenges in integration, compliance, and measuring performance, reveals new Optimizely research.
A new study finds three quarters of UK marketers feel senior leadership excludes them from decisions, harming morale amid rising demands and limited resources.
