AI in Marketing

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing has made rapid progress. AI and AI-based models can help to better leverage customer data, anticipating customer behavior so that you can improve the customer journey. At its most basic level, AI marketing requires significantly lower manual efforts, saving you time and resources. AI can also unlock hidden insights from your data, automatically learn patterns, and the most relevant content for each customer. Allowing you to know your customer better and personalize content more accurately, which AI can help deliver.

The key concept to remember and use is automation.  

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in marketing has made rapid progress. AI and AI-based models can help to better leverage customer data, anticipating customer behavior so that you can improve the customer journey. At its most basic level, AI marketing requires significantly lower manual efforts, saving you time and resources. AI can also unlock hidden insights from your data, automatically learn patterns, and the most relevant content for each customer. Allowing you to know your customer better and personalize content more accurately, which AI can help deliver.

The key concept to remember and use is automation.

How to Implement AI in Marketing

Although AI marketing is still an emerging space, there are several ways it will transform existing practices. To start with, you can:

  • Use AI to curate the most relevant content from online repositories based on customer preferences
  • Personalize ad targeting by incorporating where the customer stands in their purchase journey (awareness, exploration, or conversion)
  • Identify the best leads using data instead of human judgment
  • Redefine the customer experience using AI chatbots, AI-based product search, AI-triggered app notifications, and more
  • Connect with customers on an individual level even for bulk campaigns, by auto-acting on dominant trends
     

We discuss these easy-to-implement ideas for AI marketing in 5 Ways to Make AI a Part of Your Marketing in 2019.

Getting Started with AI in Marketing

If you’re interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence and marketing, there’s a wealth of resources for you to explore. We recommend starting with an insightful article by the CMO of AI marketing and sales company, People.ai on why AI is Your Superpower. To help you cut through all the hype around artificial intelligence and marketing, we spoke to three industry experts who share their exclusive insights, here. And don't forget to ask these five questions before kickstarting your AI marketing journey in AI for Beginners: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Start.

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