AI is making marketing faster, but it is also exposing where strategy was missing. In this edition of The CMO Marketing Mindset, Julie Fisher looks at why positioning, brand clarity, and leadership still have to come before AI execution.

Your marketing may not be underperforming because the tactics are bad. The problem may be that they are not aimed at the same buyer. I have been in marketing for a good minute, and one pattern has followed me throughout my career: marketing problems are usually evaluated one tactic at a time. If a digital campaign underperforms, we look at targeting or creative. If an event does not generate enough leads, we question the sponsorship. If the website is not converting, we look

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Marketing data should help you understand what is working, what is not, and what to do next. For many law firms and professional service businesses, the real challenge is connecting scattered reports, incomplete data, and individual marketing tactics to the bigger business picture.