Introduction Laura Briel Sullivan, a former bank Chief Marketing Officer, turned author of Sailing with Angels: A Poetic Tale of Grief and Grace, brings a unique perspective shaped by more than 25 years in financial services and a personal journey into storytelling. Her work explores how life transitions caregiving, loss, and career reinventions and how they…
James Ramelli, Partner, Fyllo Where are brands getting first-party data strategy wrong right now? Most brands think they have a data problem. They don’t. They have an activation problem. The industry is focused on signal loss and shrinking addressability, but at the same time, brands are sitting on valuable, consented data they’re not using. Many…
The digital space offers entrepreneurs a lot of ways to market themselves and draw in customers, but not every method is feasible for all businesses. Traditional marketing methods like digital ads can be great tools, but you may not have the budget to maintain them–you might not even want to use them at all if…
There’s a clear shift from general-purpose AI to more specialized enterprise models. What’s driving this transition, particularly in the context of language and translation? We’re seeing a natural maturity curve in AI. General-purpose models have proven what’s possible, but they weren’t designed for high-stakes enterprise use. In language and translation, the gap becomes obvious very…
Q1. The industry is clearly moving away from fragmented martech stacks. What are the main limitations you’ve observed with traditional setups involving DMPs, CDPs, and data clean rooms? These tools were never designed to work together; they were built to solve different problems for different segments of the media industry at different points in time….
Nearly all organizations have adopted some sort of AI tool (if not multiple), but many say that the ROI isn’t there. Why is this happening? What’s holding back B2B companies from seeing true success with today’s advanced AI tools? AI doesn’t fix broken systems. It accelerates them. That’s the core problem. Most organizations are dropping…
David Naffis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Adwave, a CTV advertising platform built for small businesses. Adwave makes it possible to create professional commercials and run targeted TV campaigns without agencies, lengthy contracts, or large budgets. 1. Self-serve platforms reshaped search, social, and display advertising over the past fifteen years. Why has broadcast-quality TV been…
What Effective Board Oversight Looks Like in the Age of AI
You’re stepping into the VP of Revenue role at Adora at a time when AI is rapidly reshaping marketing. What about Adora’s approach convinced you this was the right moment to make the move? Almost every CMO today is being asked by their CEO how they’re leveraging AI both now and in the future. What…
Digital 100 U.S., Similarweb’s annual ranking of the fastest-growing websites and apps, points to something more structural happening beneath the surface. Across consumer categories, the brands with the most sustained momentum aren’t necessarily the loudest ones. They’re the ones that have quietly become indispensable. Dependability Is the New Differentiator Fashion & Apparel tells the story…
