CMOs from Coach, American Eagle, and more dish on the platforms and tools they're most focused on
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Big retail CMOs leaning into Pinterest, YouTube, and AI tooling for Gen Z/Alpha is a signal that the performance playbook is fragmenting again. If you sell into marketing orgs, prioritize integrations and measurement on these surfaces — and be ready to prove how your AI helps creative teams move faster, not just cheaper.
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