AI:ROI Insights

A Section Blog

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July 13, 2023

How Squishmallows became the top-selling toy of 2022

What do Lady Gaga, Warren Buffett, and your eight-year-old nephew have in common? They all collect Squishmallows.

But if you’re not a collector, you might be scratching your head and thinking, “Why are these run-of-the-mill stuffed animals so popular?”

In this post, we dive into how the viral brand was able to break $100M in sales with a great marketing strategy (using lessons from Scott Galloway, Marcus Collins, and more).

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
2 mins
For students
marketing strategy
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June 6, 2023

5 insights on learning from Section's Annual Outcomes Report

We surveyed your employees on the blockers that stand in the way of learning. Read our post to learn how to engage them in learning and prove the ROI of your programs.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
2 mins
For companies
learning and development
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June 6, 2023

Why did HBO Max rebrand to Max? 4 insights

The internet responded to the HBO Max rebrand with an overwhelming, "Why?" So we dug in to find out the strategy behind their confusing move.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
2 mins
For students
HBO Max
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June 6, 2023

How Cascade took on its biggest competitor: the sink 

Want to attack your real competition instead of the company down the road no one knows about? Learn how Cascade depositioned their number one competitor: the sink.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For students
positioning
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January 31, 2026

The 4 priority strategies for every marketer in Q1

This week, we heard from 8 marketing experts from companies like Estee Lauder, HubSpot, and Zapier on THE AI strategies that need to be in every CMO’s 2026 plan. Our own Head of Marketing, Rachel Fields, is sharing the 4 tactics on her own to-do list.

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Greg Shove
Rachel Fields
6 mins
For students
AI
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January 22, 2026

85% of workers don’t use AI for business value

Our latest AI proficiency research was released this week – and if you’re leading a team through AI transformation, you’re going to want to keep reading.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
4 mins
For students
AI
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February 26, 2026

We Analyzed 4,500 AI Use Cases. Here's What We Found.

Most employees use AI regularly, but only 2% report use cases that involve meaningful automations, because companies aren’t helping people figure out what to use AI for.

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Greg Shove
Section Staff
For companies
AI
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February 18, 2026

AI-native engineering: the 2/2/2 framework

Building an AI-native engineering team isn't just about using new tools.  At Section, we use Domain-Driven Teams and the 2/2/2 framework to ship feature-complete value every six weeks. 

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Greg Shove
Chad Upton
7 min
For companies
AI

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