WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.119 --> 00:00:09.579 The most promising is the technology we have in front of us. 2 00:00:09.819 --> 00:00:13.599 The opportunity is how do we measure it and hold campaigns and AI 3 00:00:13.659 --> 00:00:16.000 accountable for driving performance. 4 00:00:19.020 --> 00:00:22.899 CMOs are struggling to justify the investments in marketing 5 00:00:22.979 --> 00:00:26.739 to their CEOs and to the CFOs to connect the dots 6 00:00:26.799 --> 00:00:30.659 between the marketing investments and the business impact. 7 00:00:30.699 --> 00:00:31.519 It's very critical. 8 00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:35.759 This festival's all about creativity and the technology that actually powers the 9 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:37.919 delivery of that creativity, which is pretty cool. 10 00:00:38.040 --> 00:00:41.899 I think more and more now we're seeing sales and heads of marketing in one 11 00:00:41.959 --> 00:00:45.879 room because what's happening is the marketing is actually totally connected. 12 00:00:48.459 --> 00:00:51.759 Regarding AI, last year felt like buzz. 13 00:00:51.979 --> 00:00:54.879 This year feels a lot more like AI in practice. 14 00:00:55.239 --> 00:00:58.599 AI really cannot automate or replace creativity. 15 00:00:59.139 --> 00:01:01.659 You still need the humanity behind the work. 16 00:01:01.719 --> 00:01:04.740 That's really the driving force for the industry. 17 00:01:07.580 --> 00:01:09.619 Premium is more important than ever. 18 00:01:09.839 --> 00:01:13.759 In a world with thousands of messages a day, how do you break through 19 00:01:13.799 --> 00:01:16.479 the noise? How do you break through the sea of sameness? 20 00:01:16.819 --> 00:01:20.539 And that's where those premium environments become all the more important. 21 00:01:20.599 --> 00:01:24.119 It's not just about operationalizing the generation 22 00:01:24.199 --> 00:01:28.139 and process around creative and activation, but 23 00:01:28.220 --> 00:01:31.739 how do you operationalize the evaluation of that success?