Getting AI into the Driver’s Seat of Marketing

A person driving a car with the text "Getting AI Into the Driver's Seat"

While AI is receiving a lot of hype these days, applications of AI and machine learning have been around for a long time. What has changed however, is that AI finally has the potential to stop being a mildly helpful and sometimes annoying backseat driver, and finally operate in the driver’s seat.

This is happening, quite literally, in the world of automobiles, with the advent of self-driving cars. What does it take to make the same transformation happen in other domains?

I shared my thoughts on this subject with TheNextWeb in a feature titled “Why artificial intelligence is stuck in the backseat“. I talked about how “A.I. in marketing technology is the same as A.I. anywhere else. Self driving cars are finally becoming a reality because of a massive amount of map and street view data that helps the A.I. anticipate every possible scenario. Professionals in any industry must prioritize higher quality data input to get A.I. out of the backseat.”

At Blueshift, we focus on putting AI in the driver’s seat of marketing. Compared to Marketing Automation 1.0, which was simply pushing buttons, putting AI in the driver’s seat of marketing helps brands deliver 1:1 Customer Journeys at scale.

Read the full article at TheNextWeb: “Why artificial intelligence is stuck in the backseat