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Attentive Releases New AI Pro and AI Reporting Functionality

Attentive has released new AI Pro and AI Reporting functionality, helping brands turn customer signals into higher-value engagement. This is a product launch announcement.

Attentive Launches AI Pro Lifecycle Intelligence and Reporting Tools

Attentive, the omnichannel marketing platform for retailers and e-commerce brands, announced the next generation of its agentic AI marketing solutions with Lifecycle Intelligence within Attentive AI Pro. This includes Product Affinity (GA), RFM and Customer LTV (beta) to help marketers understand customer behavior and value. Additionally, Attentive introduced Reporting Agent and Model Context Protocol (MCP) capabilities in beta, enabling conversational reporting and secure connections to external AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude. Early results include Frye reporting a 13% revenue lift and Flag & Anthem achieving a 28% lift in identified shoppers, 7% more incremental sign-ups, and a 20% increase in abandonment journey revenue.

• Attentive released Lifecycle Intelligence with Product Affinity (GA), RFM (beta), and Customer LTV (beta) within AI Pro.
• Reporting Agent and Model Context Protocol (MCP) are available in beta, connecting to 70+ external AI tools.
• Frye reported a 13% overall revenue lift using Attentive AI Pro.

Attentive VP Jema Birkmeyer Discusses AI's Role in Lifecycle Marketing

In a MarTech Series interview, Jema Birkmeyer, VP of Strategic Accounts at Attentive, discusses the evolving landscape of lifecycle marketing as AI and agentic AI take on more campaign decisions. She highlights a shift from rule-based marketing to direction-setting, where AI handles millions of real-time decisions about audience, messaging, timing, and channel, allowing marketers to focus on strategy and creativity. Birkmeyer emphasizes the need to balance short-term conversions with long-term customer value, noting that 65% of shoppers are open to more relevant messages, while 80% ignore irrelevant ones. She discusses the changing role of segmentation, the importance of deliberate testing for creative and strategy, and the risk of brands losing relevance through over-automation. The interview underscores that AI enhances but does not replace the need for human insight and creativity in building lasting customer relationships.

• Jema Birkmeyer is VP of Strategic Accounts at Attentive.
• Attentive is an omnichannel marketing platform for SMS, email, RCS, and push.
• 65% of shoppers are open to more messages if relevant; 80% ignore irrelevant messages.

Trezor warns of phishing after Brevo email provider breach

Hardware crypto wallet maker Trezor has warned customers of a second data breach affecting its ecosystem in as many months. A cyberattack on Brevo, a marketing technology company used by Trezor for email newsletters, allowed hackers to send approximately 347,000 phishing emails to Trezor customers. The phishing emails contained a malicious link that, when clicked, downloaded an app requesting the victim's wallet backup password, which could be used to steal cryptocurrency funds irreversibly. Brevo reported that hackers accessed 138 accounts due to improperly scoped permissions. Trezor emphasized that its own products and account systems were not compromised. This incident follows a previous breach at shipping partner ShipMonk that exposed personal data of over 81,000 customers, heightening risks of targeted physical attacks. Trezor is reevaluating vendor relationships and warns that email addresses may be used for future phishing attempts.

• Cyberattack on Brevo allowed hackers to send approximately 347,000 phishing emails to Trezor customers.
• Brevo reported that hackers accessed 138 accounts due to improperly scoped access permissions.
• Phishing emails contained a malicious link that could be used to steal wallet backup passwords.

HubSpot Reverses Enrichment Plan After Backlash

HubSpot reversed its plan to add business-card-level customer data to a shared enrichment dataset for a new prospecting feature after customer backlash, committing to a fully opt-in approach for future enrichment capabilities. The event highlights the need for martech buyers to audit vendor contracts, monitor data-use changes, and establish governance processes. The article presents five lessons for customer data leaders, including scrutinizing contract definitions, reviewing change clauses, and building internal processes to handle vendor data-use notices. With input from industry experts, it outlines practical steps to preserve, assess, decide, and document when vendors alter data usage.

• HubSpot proposed adding business-card-level professional details to a shared enrichment dataset for a new prospecting feature.
• HubSpot reversed the plan after customer backlash and committed to making future enrichment capabilities fully opt-in.
• HubSpot's chief product and technology officer Duncan Lennox admitted the company made a mistake.