In part I, Raj introduced the concept of AI marketing. In today’s episode, he goes a level deeper and describes how predictive intelligence works, shares specific use cases, and even gets into the ethical implications that are emerging as AI becomes more sophisticated.
Raj discusses three points related to AI:
How marketers are going from reactive to proactive marketing. For example, can you detect when certain customers are about to fall off the wagon — and are you treating them differently based on that insight, with offers aimed to convert them given previous behavior?
How leading retailers like BrandAlley were able to 4x their revenue in half the time of a normal campaign, all by using AI. Another Emarsys client, CityBeach uses AI to connect in-store purchases to the online ecosystem.
The future of AI and the ethics and biases that come with it.

“At some point in the next 3-5 years, there will be some form of a GDPR for #AI – we’re talking about deep #data analysis w/ far-reaching implications,” says @RBalasundaram CLICK TO TWEET
Show details and highlights
► (2:30) How BrandAlley is doubling their business every year (with AI)
► (6:39) CityBeach uses predictive technology to anticipate customer behavior
► (7:58) Air Asia uses AI to power ancillary revenue
► (9:57) Immediate challenges with AI: scaling content production
► (12:48) Future of AI: personal assistants, the “war of the algorithms,” machine-to-machine communication
► (17:07) The ethics of AI, rogue algorithms, and Raj’s fire extinguisher example

“#AI has to reduce the burden on marketers & produce content on a 1-to-1 level,” says @RBalasundaram CLICK TO TWEET

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Resources and links discussed
- Grab Emarsys’ latest whitepaper on driving impact with AI
- Check out our recent AI-related articles on the blog:
- Connect with Raj on LinkedIn to learn more about his perspectives on AI, or email him
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