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# Notes from the inside of *email AI*.

Deliverability, send-time optimization, audience engagement, and the future of email marketing - written by the people who build Seventh Sense.

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[![Marketo Smart Lists Meet Send-Time Optimization: A Better Way to Schedule](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/marketo-smart-list-send-time-optimization.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/marketo-smart-list-send-time-optimization)

## [Marketo Smart Lists Meet Send-Time Optimization: A Better Way to Schedule](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/marketo-smart-list-send-time-optimization)

Marketo smart list scheduling is list-centric by default. Here's what changes when you layer recipient-centric send-time optimization on top.

Mike Donnelly · Aug 3, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/marketo-smart-list-send-time-optimization)

[![Why Most HubSpot Implementations Underperform: A Diagnostic Framework](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/hubspot-implementation-underperformance.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/hubspot-implementation-underperformance)

## [Why Most HubSpot Implementations Underperform: A Diagnostic Framework](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/hubspot-implementation-underperformance)

HubSpot implementation problems usually fall into four buckets. Here's the diagnostic framework I use to figure out which one is killing your portal.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 29, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/hubspot-implementation-underperformance)

[![True Ecosystem Builders vs. Free R&D Labs: Choosing a Martech Partner That Lasts](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/choosing-martech-vendor-ecosystem.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/choosing-martech-vendor-ecosystem)

## [True Ecosystem Builders vs. Free R&D Labs: Choosing a Martech Partner That Lasts](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/choosing-martech-vendor-ecosystem)

Choosing a martech vendor is choosing a partner type. Here's how to tell ecosystem builders from vendors using you as their free R&D lab.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 27, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/choosing-martech-vendor-ecosystem)

[![The 'Red Stapler' Feature Problem: When Platforms Build What No One Asked For](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/martech-feature-bloat-red-stapler.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/martech-feature-bloat-red-stapler)

## [The 'Red Stapler' Feature Problem: When Platforms Build What No One Asked For](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/martech-feature-bloat-red-stapler)

Martech platform feature bloat is a symptom, not a strategy. Here's why product teams ship features no one asked for and how to filter the noise.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 24, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/martech-feature-bloat-red-stapler)

[![Who Actually Owns Email Marketing? The Accountability Crisis in Modern Marketing Ops](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/email-marketing-ownership-accountability.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/email-marketing-ownership-accountability)

## [Who Actually Owns Email Marketing? The Accountability Crisis in Modern Marketing Ops](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/email-marketing-ownership-accountability)

Email marketing ownership is fuzzy at most B2B companies. Here's the org chart pattern that causes it and the structural fix that actually sticks.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 22, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/email-marketing-ownership-accountability)

[![HubSpot's AI Workflow Builder: An Honest Review After 6 Months](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/hubspot-ai-workflow-builder-review.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/hubspot-ai-workflow-builder-review)

## [HubSpot's AI Workflow Builder: An Honest Review After 6 Months](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/hubspot-ai-workflow-builder-review)

A candid HubSpot AI workflow builder review after six months in production: what works, what's missing, and when to use it versus alternatives.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 20, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/hubspot-ai-workflow-builder-review)

[![Why 'Human-in-the-Loop' Email Workflows Outperform Pure Automation](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/human-in-the-loop-email-workflows.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/human-in-the-loop-email-workflows)

## [Why 'Human-in-the-Loop' Email Workflows Outperform Pure Automation](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/human-in-the-loop-email-workflows)

Pure automation is wrong for high-stakes email. Here's why human in the loop email workflows outperform, and how to design the right review checkpoints.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 17, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/human-in-the-loop-email-workflows)

[![The $130B AI Capex Boom and What It Means for Email Marketers](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/ai-capex-boom-email-marketers.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/ai-capex-boom-email-marketers)

## [The $130B AI Capex Boom and What It Means for Email Marketers](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/ai-capex-boom-email-marketers)

$130B in Q1 2026 AI capex is rebuilding the infrastructure under your email stack. Here's the AI infrastructure email impact marketers should plan for.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 15, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/ai-capex-boom-email-marketers)

[![Blog cover for the AI hype cycle in marketing: separating real features from demos](https://get.theseventhsense.com/hubfs/blog-covers/ai-marketing-hype-vs-real.png)](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/ai-marketing-hype-vs-real)

## [The AI Hype Cycle in Marketing: What's Real and What's a Demo](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/ai-marketing-hype-vs-real)

AI in email marketing is mostly demos right now. Here's how to tell which features actually ship results and which are clickbait dressed up in product UI.

Mike Donnelly · Jul 13, 2026 

[Read more →](https://get.theseventhsense.com/blog/ai-marketing-hype-vs-real)

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