
The Year of Context Engineering
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Marketing technology stacks are expanding faster than teams can manage them. Scott Brinker, VP of Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot and founder of chiefmartec.com, explains how 5,384 martech tools now exist despite 8.6% vendor churn. He discusses context engineering as the evolution beyond prompt engineering, combining structured workflows with LLM capabilities for data analysis and customer service automation. Brinker predicts 2026 will shift power to AI-enabled buyers who bypass traditional sales funnels using agentic browsers for pricing analysis and product research.
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