Content Marketing, Engineered Podcast · 2026-05-28 · 25 min
For the first time in the report’s nine-year history, technical publications surpassed vendor websites as engineers’ top source for researching purchases, signaling a growing demand for trusted, third-party content. Listen to the latest episode of Content Marketing, Engineered to hear what we found most surprising in this year's State of Marketing to Engineers Research Report. In this episode, Wendy Covey and CJ Haight pull back the curtain on the 2026 State of Marketing to Engineers Research Report and explore the trends reshaping technical buying behavior. The conversation dives into the growing role of AI in the research process, revealing a fascinating contradiction: engineers are increasingly using generative AI tools, yet trust in AI-generated information remains low. Wendy and CJ discuss how technical buyers may be leveraging AI as a shortcut for discovery while still relying on verification from credible, independent sources. The episode also explores why online technical publications overtook supplier websites as the preferred research destination for engineers.
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