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Sean Betts: The Marketing Singularity Is Nearer Than You Think

I can still remember my excitement back in 2005 when Ray Kurzweil published his book The Singularity Is Near. I spent weeks pouring through it, having my mind blown by each of the seven chapters in the 652 pages of the original hardback edition. To this day, I don’t think there’s been another book I’ve read that has quite left the same imprint on me in my professional career. Maybe The Cluetrain Manifesto (2009) and Valve’s Handbook for New Employees (2012) run it close, but let’s not go down those rabbit holes!

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Social Media

How AI is refining influencer discovery

With the rise of social media and influencer culture, there has been a shift in the way consumers make buying decisions. People used to turn to search engines such as Google to search for products they were interested in purchasing and make a decision based on reviews, articles and brand websites. But now, consumers are increasingly discovering brands they purchase on social channels, especially younger generations.

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Programmatic

My Digital Hero: Marco Ricci, Global CEO at Takumi

Marco’s background in adtech pans over 20 years He has led technology teams at WPP GroupM and Microsoft, before moving to Google to lead Sales Teams both in New York and London. As CCO of Condé Nast he transformed the business into a digital-first company, delivering profitable growth for the first time in 12 years. He joins as Takumi’s Global CEO at a pivotal time for the Influencer Marketing sector.

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