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Personal AI Agents vs. Brand Agents: The Next Battle in AI Commerce

October 05, 2026

What happens when your personal AI agent starts shopping with a brand's AI agent? Sandy Carter talks with Diaz Nesamoney, CEO of DaVinci Commerce, about the shift from GEO to Agentic Commerce Optimization, why "mentioned is not bought," and how personal agents, brand agents and richer product context could reshape the customer journey. They explore what Meta Muse, OpenAI Dots, ChatGPT and the rise of agentic commerce mean for marketers, and what brands need to do now to make their products un...

Where Should Your Next Marketing Dollar Go? | Al, Budgets & the CMO's Dilemma

September 29, 2026

CMOs are putting more than 15% of their marketing budgets into Al. But 70% say their own marketing processes aren't ready for it. Where Does Your Next Marketing Dollar Go? Before you spend your next marketing dollar on Al, look at what Gartner found when it asked 401 CMOs about their budgets this year. They are putting more than 15 percent of the marketing budget into Al, and 70 percent of them say their own processes aren't ready for it My guest on this episode of The AI Marketing Companio...

New Research! What's WRONG with Content Marketing Today

September 15, 2026

Andy Crestodina has asked more than a thousand content marketers the same questions every year since 2014, which makes him the only person holding a twelve-year record of whether content marketing works. This year's answers are the worst he has ever published.   Only 13.9% of marketers report strong results from their blog, down from a range of 20% to 30% that held for nine straight years. Another 18.9% say they no longer know whether their blog works at all.   What makes it stranger is every...