The daily briefing · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Defining Objectives and Key Results for Sustainable Growth in 2026
To achieve sustainable growth and revenue in 2026, growth and revenue leaders must define clear, measurable objectives and key results that directly connect marketing activities to business outcomes, ensuring a focused and outcome-oriented approach.
The canonical practice
Choose measurable outcomes that connect marketing activity to the business result.
What the current news changes
By establishing measurable outcomes that align marketing efforts with business results, companies can optimize their growth strategies, allocate resources effectively, and drive sustainable revenue growth in the face of evolving market challenges.
What to do now
- Identify and prioritize key business outcomes that directly impact revenue growth, such as customer acquisition, retention, and expansion revenue.
- Develop SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) objectives and key results that align with these outcomes and are tracked regularly.
- Implement an ABM strategy that targets high-value accounts with personalized marketing efforts, ensuring that marketing activities are directly tied to the defined objectives and key results.
Sources
- Apple Earnings, Memory Problems, The Hardware Company RegressionStratechery · stratechery.com
- Apple Slides After EarningsBloomberg Technology · bloomberg.com
- Anheuser-Busch Bet $600 Million on U.S. Growth. Now Its CEO Is Leaving Beer BehindInc. · inc.com
- Retention.com Founder Adam Robinson Among 9 Killed in Florida Learjet CrashInc. · inc.com
- Apple may try to increase revenue by doing…something with third-party AI appsTechCrunch · techcrunch.com
- Stop Trying To Do It All: The Four Key Elements Of A Strong GTM StrategyForrester · forrester.com
- Apple’s China Sales Miss Hits Asian Hardware SuppliersBloomberg Technology · bloomberg.com
- Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokensTechCrunch · techcrunch.com
- When Growth Slows, Folks Start Wanting to Do the Crappy Things. Fight It.SaaStr · saastr.com
- More Money, Fewer Checks: These 3 Charts Show The Divide Behind VC’s Record Funding YearCrunchbase News · news.crunchbase.com
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