Decoding AI for Marketing

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Many speculate that marketing is the business realm poised to be fundamentally reshaped by Artificial Intelligence. However, the pressing issue is the prevalent lack of technical acumen and basic AI understanding among many marketers. Decoding AI for Marketing (DAM) aims to mend this informational void, delivering insights for the technically adept and beginners alike. We demystify AI’s intricacies and furnish hands-on, applicable marketing approaches from those leading the charge. DAM will host profound conversations with top marketers and foremost AI experts, all endeavoring to decipher AI’s potential to amplify marketing’s significance and influence, and presumably, their own efficacy and organizational productivity. It’s going to be a whole new world, but not one without serious risks. Your hosts are the well-respected international marketing & AI experts Greg Stuart (CEO, Author, Investor, Speaker) and Rex Briggs (Founder/CEO, Inventor, Author, Speaker). Brought to you by MMA Global, the non-profit industry body ‘architecting a new future of marketing’ for the world’s smartest CMOs.

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May 19, 202636 min

Is Share of Prompt the New Share of Voice?

Justin Inman, founder and CEO of Emberos, is entrenched in the world of influencing what AI says about brands. He shares why responsible optimization — not gaming the system — may determine which brands thrive in the next era of AI-driven discovery. Plus, why marketers need to think about authority, structure, and narrative consistency and how AI visibility may predict real-world business outcomes like box office revenue. For further reading: AI Visibility Startup Emberos Raises $1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding: https://www.adweek.com/media/emberos-ai-justin-inman-funding/ Beyond The Slop: Why AI Brand Visibility Depends On Signal, Not Volume: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2026/03/31/beyond-the-slop-why-ai-brand-visibility-depends-on-signal-not-volume/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

May 5, 202634 min

AI is a Marketing Channel. Build Strategy Accordingly.

Alex Sherman, CEO of Bluefish, says brands need to start treating AI like a true marketing channel, not just another variation of SEO. As consumers shift from search engines to answer engines like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, Sherman explains why it’s no longer enough to simply “show up”—brands need to control how they’re represented, what data models learn from, and how they influence AI-generated recommendations. He breaks down how Bluefish works with major brands to close the growing “content gap,” optimize for machine-readable data, and measure performance across new AI KPIs like visibility, favorability, and influence. Plus: why the marketing funnel isn’t dead but accelerating, how companies are moving from playing defense to offense in AI, and what the rise of agentic commerce could mean for the future of paid media. For further reading: Marketing in the Age of AI Answers: https://www.adexchanger.com/adexchanger-talks/marketing-in-the-age-of-ai-answers/ This startup knows what AI is saying about your brand: https://www.fastcompany.com/91387950/this-startup-helps-big-brands-look-good-to-ai Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

April 21, 202647 min

AI is Rewriting Discovery. Are You Ready?

Brian Stempeck, CEO and cofounder at Evertune AI, says brands need to get smart about how they’re showing up across the major LLMs, from ChatGPT to Claude and Gemini and beyond - and a small sample isn’t enough to build a plan. He explains how Evertune samples AI platforms to help brands better strategize across channels, plus new tactics they’re experimenting with like retargeting users after they’ve searched for products with AI. For further reading: Meet Evertune, A Gen-AI Analytics Startup Founded By Trade Desk Vets: https://www.adexchanger.com/marketers/meet-evertune-a-gen-ai-startup-founded-by-trade-desk-vets/ Evertune is building marketing analytics tools for LLMs: https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-ai-ad-analytics-startup-evertune-4-million-seed-2024-10 The Prompt: SEO Is Dead. What Comes Next?: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rashishrivastava/2025/08/12/the-prompt-seo-is-dead-what-comes-next/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

April 7, 202640 min

Agentic AI Is Reinventing Marketing Personalization

Paul Meinshausen, CEO and co-founder of Aampe, sees a future where marketing is about learning, not targeting - where marketers, with the help of powerful AI agents, design interactions that help systems learn and improve continuously. Rather than sending the same message to millions of people, these agents can continuously experiment, learn from behavior, and adapt messaging and experiences to each individual. He explains the work Aampe currently does in personalization, the value it brings to their clients and eventual end user, and where he sees the space going next. For further reading: AI That Thinks Ahead (Triangle Business Journal): https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2026/01/09/ai-startup-aampe-personalized-customer-engagement.html Meet Aampe, the Company on a Mission to Make Every App Personal (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidprosser/2023/10/09/meet-aampe-the-company-on-a-mission-to-make-every-app-personal/ Aampe aims to personalize app marketing with algorithms (TechCrunch): https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/11/aampe-aims-to-personalize-app-marketing-with-algorithms/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

March 24, 202641 min

Pushing the Boundaries of Creativity with AI

Jamie Umpherson, Chief Creative Officer at Runway, is using AI to power charge his - and his organization’s - creativity. Drawing on years in agencies working as a creative director, he shares how AI-powered tools are changing marketing, the bottlenecks that the technology can break down, and just how far the technology has come in a short time. Umpherson also shares how brands can scale while maintaining consistency and integrity. For further reading: More about Jamie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-umpherson-03579710/ More about Runway: https://runwayml.com/news Introducing Runway characters: https://runwayml.com/news/introducing-runway-characters General World Models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx3DgeqHO5s Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

March 10, 202637 min

GEO, Productivity, and the Rapid Pace of Marketing Tool Change

Shegun Otulana, CEO of Copysmith.ai, says there’s a widening gap between marketing teams that use AI tools on the edge, and ones that have fully rebuilt their processes around AI. He explains how his company is focusing now on the shift to GEO, how he’s built and continues to build AI-powered products for specific client needs, and why share of voice, mentions, and citations are becoming the new metrics of visibility. For further reading: Copysmith.ai: https://www.copysmith.ai/ Comeback Town: He built a billion dollar company in Birmingham and so can you: https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/03/comeback-town-he-built-a-billion-dollar-company-in-birmingham-and-so-can-you.html From $250k Raised to $1.25B Exit w/ Shegun Otulana: https://bryce.medium.com/from-250k-raised-to-1-25b-exit-w-shegun-otulana-34e32912c603 More about Shegun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheguno/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

February 24, 202639 min

Your AI Strategy Is Only as Good as Your Data Layer

Jeff Lunsford, CEO of Tealium, says that as enterprises rush to deploy agentic AI, batch processing and siloed systems won’t cut it: AI strategy lives or dies on the quality — and speed — of your data. In this episode, we explore what a true real-time data layer looks like, why most companies are underutilizing their marketing tech, and how brands must prepare for a world where AI agents — not humans — are initiating customer interactions. From identity tokens and authentication to agent-to-agent negotiation, we look at what’s coming next and what that means for marketers. For Additional Reading: Tealium achieves AWS Generative AI Competency, advancing enterprise AI at scale: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/02/17/3239448/0/en/Tealium-achieves-AWS-Generative-AI-Competency-advancing-enterprise-AI-at-scale.html Tealium Adds AI Features for Real-Time Customer Engagement: https://www.cmswire.com/customer-data-platforms/tealium-adds-ai-features-for-real-time-customer-engagement/ The secret to happy customers is… your data layer: https://martech.org/the-secret-to-happy-customers-is-your-data-layer/ More about Jeff: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefflunsford/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

February 10, 202639 min

Why Rule-Based Marketing Is Breaking

Konrad Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Quantcast, explains the shift from rule-based “expert systems” to goal-driven, autonomous AI, the evolution of DSPs, the hidden limits of “AI-washed” platforms, and why measurement—not targeting—is the biggest bottleneck holding marketing back. Drawing on three decades of experience in neural networks, machine learning, and programmatic advertising, he shares where he thinks digital advertising is going next. For Further Reading:Konrad Feldman on AI Trends: https://marketech-apac.com/expert-up-close-quantcast-ceo-konrad-feldman-on-ai-trends-and-how-marketers-can-leverage-them-for-success/Why the CEO of Quantcast is Betting on Personalized AI: https://bigthink.com/business/how-ai-will-impact-marketing/More about Konrad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konrad-feldman-555132/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

January 27, 202637 min

The Next Evolution of AI, Search, and Advertising

Michael Walrath, Chairman and CEO of Yext, says today’s AI is fundamentally rewriting the rules of search, discovery, and brand visibility. Drawing on his extensive ad tech experience at DoubleClick, Yahoo, Moat, and now Yext, Walrath explains why AI-powered search is so much more powerful than traditional search—and why many current assumptions about GEO, SEO, and advertising are headed for a fast reckoning. Expanding on our episode with Bill Gross, Walrath also argues that inserting ads into AI experiences is the wrong answer, clicks are disappearing, and the future of AI marketing will look more like structured data and affiliate-style value exchange than traditional advertising.Yext CEO on Search in the Age of AI: https://www.barrons.com/video/yext-ceo-on-search-in-the-age-of-ai/F798C382-AB67-47FD-AA54-4BEA89F5F38FYext’s Visibility Brief on Brand Visibility in AI Search: https://martech.org/yexts-visibility-brief-your-guide-to-brand-visibility-in-ai-search/ Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755

January 13, 202656 min

AI Hype Vs. Reality at CES 2026

Shelly Palmer, professor in residence at Syracuse and expert in all things AI, returns to the show to offer up what trends he saw at CES, and where the marketing industry is going. He explains how fast AI is changing every day, what marketers need to be doing to keep up, and why the technology is still underhyped.For Further Reading:CES 2026 Day 1: https://shellypalmer.com/2026/01/ces-2026-day-1-robot-wars/How to Install and Setup Claude Code: https://shellypalmer.com/2026/01/how-to-install-claude-code/MMA CMO AI Transformation Summit featuring Shelly: https://mmaglobal.com/cmo-ai-transformation-summit Listen on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1715735755