{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ef1f6ace402940bc5719be/6ab2fc64f16120730322f8d4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AI Won't Fix Bad Marketing With Catherine Toms","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68ef1f6ace402940bc5719be/1790114819696-57d69328-91f5-47d8-9378-a365f2cf29b2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of The Marketing Clubhouse, we&#39;re joined by Catherine Toms, founder of AI Growth Academy and a leader in helping marketers and organisations build the skills they need to navigate an AI-powered world.</p><p><br></p><p>Catherine has spent her career helping marketers embrace change, from leading digital transformation to now working with thousands of marketers to build genuine AI capability. But her approach isn&#39;t about chasing every new tool or automating everything possible. Her belief is simple: <strong>AI won&#39;t fix bad marketing.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Together, we explore what AI fluency actually means, why knowing how to use ChatGPT or Claude is only the beginning, and how marketers can use AI intentionally without outsourcing the critical thinking, creativity and judgement that make great marketing work.</p><p><br></p><p>We also unpack the mistakes organisations are making when rolling out AI, how to separate genuine best practice from hype, and what the highest-performing marketing teams will be doing differently as AI becomes embedded in everyday work.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a practical conversation for marketers who want to get genuinely good at AI without losing sight of what makes them good marketers in the first place.</p><p><br></p><h3>What we cover in this episode</h3><ul><li>Why AI can&#39;t fix bad marketing, strategy or decision-making</li><li>What AI fluency actually means beyond knowing how to use AI tools</li><li>The biggest mistakes businesses are making when adopting AI</li><li>How marketers can avoid chasing every new tool and shiny object</li><li>How to separate genuine AI expertise from hype and bad advice</li><li>The human skills becoming more valuable as AI gets more capable</li><li>How to recognise when AI is improving your work versus making it worse</li><li>Whether AI has actually changed what &quot;good marketing&quot; looks like</li><li>Where CMOs should be investing their AI budgets over the next 12 months</li><li>What high-performing, AI-enabled marketing teams will do differently</li><li>Why critical thinking and human judgement are becoming competitive advantages</li><li>How marketers can prepare themselves for what&#39;s coming next</li></ul><p><br></p><h3>You should listen if...</h3><ul><li>You&#39;re using AI but aren&#39;t sure you&#39;re getting real value from it</li><li>You&#39;re overwhelmed by the constant stream of new AI tools and updates</li><li>You&#39;re responsible for introducing AI into a marketing team or organisation</li><li>You want to build genuine AI capability rather than simply learn more prompts</li><li>You&#39;re thinking about which marketing skills will matter most in an AI-powered future</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode will help you cut through the AI noise, become more intentional about where technology fits into your marketing, and build the combination of AI fluency, strategic thinking and human judgement that will matter far more than simply knowing how to write a good prompt.</p>","author_name":"The Marketing Club"}