Pundit
Scott Brinker
5 receipts • Tracked since Apr 2026
Scott Brinker is VP of Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot, where he developed its technology partner program. He is a leading authority on marketing technology (martech), authoring chiefmartec.com since 2008, curating the martech landscape, and defining Martec’s Law. Dubbed the 'godfather of martech' by Ad Age, he co-founded the MarTech Conference and is a prominent keynote speaker.[1][2][3]
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2026
4 predictions- Apr 28, 2026Too early to tell.“It's still everything we're seeing right now is it's still science fair.”
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- Apr 28, 2026Too early to tell.“We were headed towards what the duopoly. It still largely is a duopoly, but that is enough interesting things happening in this fragmented space that yeah, you're starting to see the emergence of software vendors who are like great, we can help in that environment.”
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- Apr 28, 2026Too early to tell.“You know, so I think it is possible for there to be great takeoff, but only for like 0.2% of what's in the market right now.”
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- Apr 28, 2026Too early to tell.“And so, probably not a surprise, but yeah, saw a pretty big exit from that category.”
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2018
1 prediction- May 7, 2018Called it.“The myth of martech consolidation is dead. Martech is a long tail with a fat head — the long tail keeps growing, not shrinking.”
Martech landscape grew from 6,829 (2018) to 14,106 (2024) — more than doubled. Long-tail growth has outpaced consolidation every single year since.