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Neela ๐ŸŒถ๏ธ's avatar

Thank you, Paul, for doing an excellent job of breaking down what can feel like an overwhelming topic. Starting with repetitive, time consuming tasks makes perfect sense to me.

I appreciated the example of HubSpotโ€™s content assistant.

Happy Friday in advance.

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Paul Chaney's avatar

Thank you, Neela. I always appreciate you taking time to comment. It means a lot to me.

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Alexandra Cowen's avatar

This is such a practical and grounded approach to adopting AI in marketing strategies. Starting small with repetitive, time-consuming tasks not only reduces the intimidation factor but also helps build confidence in AI's potential. Your emphasis on ethical considerations like bias, transparency, and privacy compliance is a critical reminder that efficiency shouldnโ€™t come at the cost of trust.

Iโ€™m curiousโ€”what do you think is the biggest misconception marketing teams have about implementing AI, and how can they avoid falling into that mindset?

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Paul Chaney's avatar

Thanks for your insights, Alexandra. To answer your question, however, I need to get input from marketing teams, which I will plan to do via a survey. Thanks for the inspiration.

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Alexandra Cowen's avatar

Thank you, Paul! I love that youโ€™re planning to gather direct input from marketing teamsโ€”itโ€™s such a thoughtful and collaborative approach. A survey will no doubt uncover insights that often go unnoticed in broader discussions. Looking forward to hearing what you discover! Do you have any early hypotheses on what misconceptions might surface?

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Paul Chaney's avatar

Honestly, I don't. However, given that my focus is on the ethics of AI marketing, I can tell you that's a topic most marketers aren't paying much attention to at this point -- so, I may be on a fool's errand in drawing attention to it. Nonetheless, I feel it's an important topic to consider, so I'll continue pressing in.

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