Featured in VentureBeat: How Marketing Will Change from AI

I had the opportunity to be organically interviewed by VentureBeat and give my vision on how I see that AI will radically change the marketing funnel, here’s the highlights:

1. Increasingly, consumers are turning to AI for content, making traditional search engines less relevant. This shift indicates a major transformation in how information is accessed.

2. A future beckons where consumers lean on a "Personal AI", serving as a steadfast assistant. This AI will fetch information, shop, and potentially manage various tasks on behalf of the user.

3. The advertising model will be deeply integrated with AI-generated content. Traditional website ads might be replaced by 'sponso

   red sentences' in AI dialogues.

4. AI Engine Optimization introduces real-time data feeding to AI models. This approach surpasses waiting for web crawlers and emphasizes direct AI data input.

5. Brands are evolving with AI-centric strategies. They're exploring branded AIs and APIs to communicate directly with consumers and influence AI behaviors.

I like how the article ended with this: “The bottom line, Owyang said bluntly in a recent blog post, is this: “As we stand on the brink of this seismic shift, the call to action for marketers is clear: We must ready ourselves to not only influence human decision-making but also shape AI behaviors.”

Yup. I’m blunt, but it’s better to hear it from me, than to be disrupted and lose customers and revenue.

Update: The AI Startup event I host, Llama Lounge August is at Full Capacity, the Sept event is accepting registrants. startups to demo, and sponsors.