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Ads Made in Minutes: How Generative AI Is Taking Over Creative Work

  Ads Made in Minutes: How Generative AI Is Taking Over Creative Work

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • 3 days ago

Generative AI is accelerating ad creation, enabling brands to launch campaigns in days, scale creative testing, and cut costs while reshaping roles in marketing teams.


Rise of the Silent CFO: AI That Controls Your Ad Spend

  Rise of the Silent CFO: AI That Controls Your Ad Spend

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • 3 days ago

Agentic AI is reshaping marketing by autonomously managing ad spend, boosting efficiency, and raising new challenges around trust, transparency, and sustainability.


Dark Data: The Blind Spot Costing Marketers Billions

  Dark Data: The Blind Spot Costing Marketers Billions

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • 4 days ago

Dark data is costing marketers billions. In 2025, brands are racing to unlock unused customer information to drive revenue, efficiency, and stronger customer experiences.


The CFO Has Competition: AI Agents Are Now Running Marketing Spend

  The CFO Has Competition: AI Agents Are Now Running Marketing Spend

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • 5 days ago

AI agents are reshaping marketing budgets, shifting spend in real time across platforms and challenging the traditional role of CFOs and CMOs.


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  How Brands Are Using AI to Crack India’s Rural Code

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • 1 week ago

AI is helping brands reach India’s rural consumers through voice, vernacular content, and smarter distribution, reshaping marketing strategies beyond metros.


Retail Media, AI, and the New CMO Playbook: Inside India’s MarTech

  Retail Media, AI, and the New CMO Playbook: Inside India’s MarTech Boom

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Aug 25, 2025

Indian brands from HUL to Cadbury are embedding AI into marketing, retail media, and compliance, shaping the new CMO playbook for the country’s MarTech boom.


agentic ai

  5 Ways Agentic AI Will Change Your Life Forever

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Aug 21, 2025

Agentic AI is quietly entering daily life, reshaping how we work, shop, and interact with technology.


martech webinar

  "AI Can Crunch Numbers, But Can It Feel? Marketers Balance Tech With Heart"

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Aug 11, 2025

"Marketers share how AI boosts speed and scale but can’t replace human empathy, stressing the need to balance algorithms with emotional brand connection."


Deepak Oram

  How MarTech Powers HDFC Bank’s CX: A Deep Dive with Deepak Oram

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Aug 6, 2025

From stitched stacks to ethical AI, here’s how India's largest private bank builds magical customer experiences at scale.


Gunjan Khetan

  AI’s Quiet Revolution in Bharat: No Screens, No Data, Still Marketing | CMO Speaks

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Aug 1, 2025

Gunjan Khetan on using AI to reach rural audiences, marketing without digital access, and the new skillset every brand leader needs to thrive.


Pooja Baid

  What's AI's Impact on Your Appliances, Ads, and Daily Decisions: Pooja Baid, CMO, Versuni

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 30, 2025

Versuni CMO Pooja Baid explains how AI is transforming product experiences, personalization, and marketing at scale


Robert Gilby

  Why AI Won’t Replace You If You Evolve: Robert Gilby on the MarTech Shift

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 28, 2025

Robert Gilby shares why responsible, human-first AI is key to the future of marketing and how businesses can integrate it practically without losing creativity, fairness, or control.


Startups

  The AI Surge: How India Became a Global Hotbed for AI Marketing Startups

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 23, 2025

This is the story of that rise—the catalysts, challenges, success stories, and why the world is watching Indian martech startups that wield AI as their secret weapon.


Allen Nejah

  Interview with Silicon Valley’s Allen Nejah: AI, Robotics & Building the Apple of India

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 22, 2025

Allen Nejah talks AI's future, India's tech potential, and Polymatech’s plans to lead the robotics revolution.


martech

  Martech Stack Secrets 2025: Every Marketer Should Check This New Playbook for Success

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 19, 2025

Discover how AI, integration, and homegrown tools are transforming the technology behind today’s most innovative marketing teams.


martech webinar

  Inside the Funnel: What Top Marketers Are Really Saying About AI in 2025

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 18, 2025

In a candid MarTech Thursday session, leaders from HMD Global, Deloitte, Myntra, and more unpack how AI is breaking the traditional marketing funnel—and what comes next


Luc Julia

  Interview with Siri Creator: What Apple, OpenAI, and the World Are Getting Wrong About AI

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 14, 2025

Luc Julia, creator of Siri, warns against the AI arms race, criticizes Big Tech’s obsession with scale, & lays out why smaller, agentic models — not massive LLMs — are the real future of intelligence.


Pooja Asar, Marketing Head, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM)

  How Tata EV Blends Empathy and AI in EV Marketing—Pooja Asar Explains

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 3, 2025

Pooja Asar, Marketing Head of Tata Motors Passenger Electric Mobility, shares how empathy, data, and instinct are shaping the future of EV marketing in India’s digital era.


Anjali Dutta

  “Human-Centricity Still Key in the Age of AI” Anjali Dutta, CX Lead

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jul 1, 2025

Anjali Dutta unpacks CX in the AI age—on empathy, ethics, agentic AI, tool overload, and why empowered employees and real storytelling still drive the strongest customer connections.


Prerna Sangal- Head of Marketing, Simba Beer

  How a Beer Brand Is Using AI to Hack India’s Advertising Bans

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 30, 2025

With traditional channels off-limits, this new-age alcohol brand is using AI, cultural intelligence, and creator communities to build authentic engagement and loyalty across India.


Patrick Lynch- Founder / Fractional CMO, broden.ai

  "AI Won’t Replace CMOs - But CMOs Who Use AI Will Replace Those Who Don’t": Patrick Lynch

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 20, 2025

Founder of broden.ai and Fractional CMO, Patrick Lynch, says most brands are scaling inefficiency, not strategy — and the winners of tomorrow will be outcome-led, AI-first marketers.


Gill Rosen, Amdocs

  How Amdocs Is Using AI to Build Human-Like Brand Agents of the Future

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 14, 2025

Exclusive Interview | Gill Rosen, CMO, Amdocs: Inside His Radical Vision for Branding, Martech, and AI-Powered Personality Engineering


AI

  5 Advanced Ways Brands Can Use ChatGPT to Power Next-Gen Marketing

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 9, 2025

Discover how brands are using ChatGPT to simulate campaigns, decode emotions in ads, and automate insights—redefining data-driven marketing strategy.


Jagdish Mitra (Founder HumanizeTech.ai)

  Former Mahindra Top Executive is Working To Make AI More Human

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 9, 2025

In this exclusive conversation, Jagdish Mitra shares why empathy is AI’s missing link, the rise of “artificial empathy,” and what it means to unlearn privilege and relearn hustle.


David Raab

  Are CDPs Dying? Is AI Overhyped? David Raab, Founder of CDP Institute Has the Answers

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 7, 2025

In this exclusive interview with Brij Pahwa, David Raab, Founder of the CDP Institute, unpacks the evolving role of Customer Data Platforms in an AI-first world.


martech

  Top 5 MarTech Stacks Indian Startups Are Betting On in 2025

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 4, 2025

From growth hacking to scale-ready automation, these are the real toolkits powering India’s most ambitious startups.


Agentic AI

  What Is Agentic AI—and Why You Should Know About It!

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 4, 2025

Agentic AI is here—autonomous bots that think, plan, and act. Game-changer or risk? Here's why you should care.


Martech

  AI Meets Marketing: The New Playbook for Campaigns in the Age of GenAI

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 3, 2025

The integration of AI into marketing strategies has demonstrated tangible benefits in terms of ROI.


haier

  Priyanka Sethi, Haier India’s Marketing Head, on Moving Beyond Off-the-Shelf Tools

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 3, 2025

Priyanka Sethi, Head of Marketing at Haier India, discusses how she’s moving beyond traditional MarTech tools to build a custom CRM ecosystem that fuels smarter marketing.


Martech

  Inside the Martech Stack: How Indian Leaders Are Redefining Tools & Consumer Journeys

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 2, 2025

This new era of MarTech is marked by three overlapping themes: the pivot to conversational journeys, the rise of custom-built telemetry, and a growing focus on agility and experimentation.


DeepSeek

  DeepSeek’s Silent AI Leap: How R1-0528 is Redefining the China-US AI Rivalry

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 29, 2025

Since its initial launch in January 2025, the original R1 model quickly established itself by offering a performance comparable to renowned Western models at significantly lower costs.


artificial intelligence

  7 in 10 Indians admit to misusing AI at work

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 27, 2025

KPMG report reveals startling trends in complacent use, governance gaps, and productivity pressures


Martech

  The Great Martech Collapse? Over 1,200 Tools Vanished in a Year—Here’s Why

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 27, 2025

Since 2011, the martech ecosystem has grown from 150 products to 15,384 in 2025, according to data from Chiefmartec and MartechTribe.


AI

  How AI is secretly powering your favourite brands—and you didn’t even know it

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 27, 2025

In this post, we explore - are we still in control of our purchases, or has AI already taken the wheel?


Martech

  Inside the Mind: How India’s Brands Are Using MarTech to Decode Consumer Psychology

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 27, 2025

This was the central theme of the fifth edition of the e4m MarTech Thursday Webinar, featuring industry stalwarts Anand Thakur (GroupM Nexus), Lucky Saini (Fyers), and Richa Jaggi (Awshad).


Martech

  Google Launches Smart Bidding Exploration to Boost Martech Campaign Reach and Conversions

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 27, 2025

New AI-powered bidding feature aims to expand advertiser reach by targeting broader search queries


MarTech

  India bets big on MarTech, emerges as global powerhouse

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 27, 2025

The domestic MarTech market is projected to reach USD 93.88 billion by the end of the decade, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.6% from 2024 to 2030


Martech

  The Great Martech Collapse? Over 1,200 Tools Vanished in a Year—Here’s Why

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Since 2011, the martech ecosystem has grown from 150 products to 15,384 in 2025, according to data from Chiefmartec and MartechTribe.


Jaspreet Bindra

  From Mad Men to AI Men: How Generative AI will forge the next marketing revolution

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Jaspreet Bindra—founder of AI&Beyond and Tech Whisperer Ltd, explores how generative AI is poised to transform marketing, the challenges around data privacy and copyright, and AI ethics


Open AI Codex

  OpenAI Launches Codex: Here's Everything You Need to Know

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

OpenAI’s Codex, now in ChatGPT, helps developers write, debug, test, and review code. Available for Pro, Team, Enterprise users, it boosts coding efficiency and collaboration.


digital

  5 apps every marketer should use

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

From content creation to campaign optimization and analytics, these platforms will help you work smarter, not harder


Layoffs

  AI-driven layoffs surge as companies cut thousands of jobs

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

A wave of AI-driven layoffs is sweeping through the tech industry, with several high-profile companies announcing job cuts in the span of just a few days.


digital

  The decline of third-party cookies: Are marketers ready?

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

For years, marketers have leaned on cookies to follow users across websites, tailoring ads with precision and measuring their impact down to the click


Dan Roth, LinkedIn

  Inside world’s largest editorial machine: Exclusive with LinkedIn editor Dan Roth

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

From shaping global work conversations to steering the rise of CEO-creators, Daniel Roth unpacks how LinkedIn’s editorial engine is redefining influence, thought leadership & professional content


marketers

  How marketers are using phydigital to win audiences in 2025

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Consumers still crave physical touchpoints—73% prefer a mix of online and offline interactions before buying


sam altman

  OpenAI Announces GPT-5: Here's what we know so far

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

GPT-5 is expected to introduce advancements in language comprehension, contextual accuracy, and multimodal processing


MarTech

  How AI is revolutionising MarTech: Trust, adoption, and the global divide

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

AI's integration into everyday marketing tasks has grown since the arrival of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, reshaping how marketers strategise and operate, says new KPMG report


KPMG, AI

  India leads the AI revolution in MarTech: Trust, tech and triumphs

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

According to a KPMG report, India emerges as the top global adopter of AI, with 92% of Indian respondents using AI regularly


e4m MarTech Thursday Webinar

  Why India’s top marketers are rewriting MarTech’s playbook

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

At the 4th edition of e4m MarTech Thursday Webinar, industry experts spoke about the challenges of balancing the allure of hyperpersonalisation with concerns over privacy, sustainability & ethical AI


openAI

  OpenAI moves to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf for $3 billion in landmark deal

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The acquisition, if finalised, would be OpenAI’s most significant to date and signals a deepening commitment to enhancing developer tools in an increasingly competitive AI market


martech

  State of Martech 2025 Report Unveiled: AI Integration, Growth & Market Consolidation

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The martech industry has grown significantly, reaching a total of 15,384 solutions in 2025, marking a notable 9% increase from 14,106 solutions in the previous year


martech

  This MarTech Day, let’s look at the top 5 MarTech trends of the year

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The past year has seen a decisive shift—from experimental to operational, from hype to implementation, from isolated tools to unified ecosystems


MarTech

  MarTech revolution: Will marketers worldwide face a job crisis?

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

AI, automation, and data analytics tools are transforming how campaigns are created and executed, raising concerns about job security for marketers globally, including in India


Deepfake

  Is India ready for AI-Powered cyber war?

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

In conversation with e4m’s Brij Pahwa, Quick Heal CMO Sudhanshu Tripathi discusses the rising tide of AI-driven cyber threats, how brands can turn cybersecurity into a competitive advantage and more


martech

  MarTech Day 2025: A comprehensive analysis of the past year and future projections

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

As we observe MarTech Day 2025, we reflect on the significant developments in marketing technology over the past year and decode the trends that will shape the industry’s future


martech

  5 global Martech products Indian marketers should use

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

From Salesforce Marketing Cloud to Sprinklr, we explore the top global MarTech products that are making waves internationally


ChatGpt

  How ChatGPT saved a life — and what it says about AI’s future in healthcare & marketing

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

A pregnant U.S. woman has credited OpenAI’s ChatGPT with saving her life — not in a clinical lab, but from the comfort of her home


third-party cookie

  Google Reverses Course: Third-Party cookies here to stay — for now

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The tech giant had earlier announced plans to phase out third-party cookies by 2022


martech webinar

  Fake followers. Real data. AI is rewriting rules of Influence in ₹2,500 Cr creator economy

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

At exchange4media’s third edition of its MarTech Thursday webinar series, experts discussed the topic- Modern Marketers, Modern Influence: Navigating the New Rules of Engagement


acko

  Marketing automation reshaping customer engagement, with Acko leading the way

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The company was recently honored with the ‘Best Use of Marketing Automation’ award at the E4M MarTech Awards 2024, recognizing its innovative use of automation to enhance customer retention


martech

  Why everything you know about marketing might be wrong — Rand Fishkin explains

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

In this no-holds-barred conversation, Rand Fishkin — co-founder of SparkToro, dismantles long-held marketing beliefs


AI

  Is Gen AI stealing data? The global legal war that could change the internet forever

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Many media companies argue that AI’s unrestricted use of online content threatens journalism and creative industries


Rand Fishkin

  Biggest myth is that customer purchase journeys are fully measurable: Rand Fishkin

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

In this no-holds-barred conversation, Rand Fishkin — co-founder of SparkToro, dismantles long-held marketing beliefs


MarTech

  MarTech’s Bharat moment: Stats show where the real action is

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

India’s MarTech industry is currently experiencing a compound annual growth rate of 25.6% between 2024 and 2030, according to a report by Grand View Research


MarTech

  India bets big on MarTech, emerges as global powerhouse

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The domestic MarTech market is projected to reach USD 93.88 billion by the end of the decade, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.6% from 2024 to 2030


Rajul Kulshreshtha

  Unfiltered with Rajul Kulshreshtha: On AI, growth & the marketer knowledge gap

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Rajul Kulshreshtha, CEO of Agilis Plus, is on a mission to challenge how marketers think about growth, engagement, and technology


Scott Brinker

  Martech Tsunami: AI & automation fuel 27% surge as industry crosses 14,000 tools globally

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

In an interview with e4m’s Brij Pahwa, Scott Brinker—VP of Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot, and the force behind the influential ChiefMartec blog—revealed insights into marketing technology


AI

  Real AI or fancy automation? A martech illusion with a thin line

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Understanding the difference between automation and AI is more than just a technical detail—it has direct financial implications


Darpan Munjal, Atom.com

  AI & crowdsourcing reshaping multi-billion brand naming industry: Darpan Munjal, Atom.com

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Darpan Munjal, founder of Atom.com (formerly SquadHelp), spoke to e4m on the future of brand naming, role of AI, and why companies are investing millions in securing the right identity


Gyan Gupta, AI in Action

  'What AI can do is augment our intuition with data'

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Gyan Gupta, Chief AI Officer at AI in Action, on what it takes to move from AI experimentation to AI enablement


martech

  MarTech Explosion 2025: Indian brands’ digital spend surges beyond expectations

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

The report, which highlighted that over 60% of brands were extensively using MarTech tools and an astonishing 95% planned to boost their spending


martech

  Global tariff wars can’t stop MarTech: Smarter tools, local growth, global impact

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

While global tariffs threaten supply chains and trade, the marketing technology industry is booming—driven by AI innovation, local resilience, and a sharp focus on ROI


Chief Marketing Officers

  70% of CMOs say their organisation lags in AI adoption: PWC survey

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

As Indian companies ramp up their digital transformation efforts, CMOs are faced with the challenge of navigating an increasingly complex MarTech ecosystem,


Jaspreet Bindra

  From Mad Men to AI Men: How Gen AI will forge the next marketing revolution

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

In a conversation with e4m, AI expert Jaspreet Bindra spoke about emerging technologies in the marketing universe, shift from third-party cookies and more


HUL

  Hindustan Unilever adopts AI-driven ‘Sangam’ for marketing and media planning

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Tejas Apte, Head of Media and Digital Marketing at HUL, explains how Sangam plays a crucial role in addressing the complexities of India’s diverse market


AI

  How AI is secretly powering your favourite brands—and you didn’t even know it

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

In this post, we explore - are we still in control of our purchases, or has AI already taken the wheel?


MarTech

  2025 MarTech trends every marketer should look for

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

As companies recalibrate their strategies to align with emerging technologies, several key trends are set to define the industry this year


MarTech

  How top brands are tackling data overload, AI takeover, and the end of cookies

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Moderated by Brij Pahwa, Editorial Lead at MarTech e4m, the session explored how leading brands are adapting their strategies in the wake of these challenges. Panelists included


Deepfake

  Deepfake Chaos: From Taylor Swift to political hoaxes, what global media and research say

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

A dive into how AI tools are being used to spread misinformation, harass individuals, and commit fraud


martech

  Top 10 global martech influencers shaping future of marketing in 2025

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Each of whom has made a significant impact on the industry through their work and thought leadership


Marketing technologies

  Are you a Marketer? Here are 5 cutting-edge technologies

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

As marketing leaders navigate an evolving landscape, five technologies are shaping the next era of innovation


Brij Pahwa

  Mastering AI in 2025: How marketers can stay ahead of the AI revolution

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • May 23, 2025

Brij Pahwa, Editorial Lead - e4m, writes on the use of AI in marketing


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