Data built modern marketing, but AI is rewriting the rules

March 26, 2026

Data built modern marketing, but AI is rewriting the rules

It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when people only collected data if they absolutely had to. The stereotyped images of the ‘70s office, with rows of filing cabinets and card indexes, spoke to a very different attitude toward data. You kept what you absolutely, positively knew you were going to need

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