Imagine This... How Will AI Revamp Marketing—and the Role of CMOs?
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Oct 1, 2025 
Janet Balis, a Managing Director at BCG, shares her insights on the transformative power of AI in marketing. She discusses how AI is breaking down organizational silos, providing CMOs vital data for deeper decision-making. Janet emphasizes that CMOs will shift from campaign-focused roles to holistic business leaders. She also highlights the importance of integrating data governance and rethinking incentives to foster shared accountability. Tune in for her recommendations on how CEOs can prepare for this AI-driven future!
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Keep Human Spark In Creative
- AI will speed ideation and testing but human emotion and craft remain differentiators.
- Overreliance on AI creative risks commoditized campaigns and algorithmic fatigue.
Agents Orchestrate Channels
- AI agents can orchestrate paid, earned, and owned channels by connecting siloed signals.
- CMOs are best positioned to steward this cross-functional transformation because of their customer-centric view.
Move Humans Upstream In Decisions
- Use AI to move humans upstream so they ask better questions and make judgment calls.
- Let AI model permutations while humans temper scenarios with contextual judgment.