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AI Didn’t Disrupt Work. It Revealed What Matters.
Signals by Deborah Malone — helping leaders make sense of what’s changing, and what endures. Artificial intelligence is no longer hovering at the edges of marketing and advertising. It is moving from tool to infrastructure — embedded in how campaigns are planned, media is optimized, content is produced, and customer interactions are managed. That shift […]
Defying Drift: Why Deloitte’s Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach Say Leaders Must Hone, Not Transform
The authors of HONE explain how purposeful refinement—not constant reinvention—helps marketers sustain clarity, relevance, and organizational momentum amid exponential change. For years, business leaders—and marketers in particular—have been urged to disrupt, reinvent, and transform. But according to Geoff Tuff and Steven Goldbach, Principals at Deloitte and authors of HONE: How Purposeful Leaders Defy Drift, that […]
WFA’s Stephan Loerke on Why Marketers “Need to Lead” in 2024
Stephan Loerke, CEO of the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), is unquestionably an optimist when he talks about the potential for marketing to drive outcomes and even reshape business goals. However, he is also tremendously pragmatic when he discusses the importance of embracing key marketing initiatives. He believes that CMOs “need to lead,” and given the global complexities of […]