From Buzzword to Boardroom: AI for CMOs

The CMO’s Guide to Embracing AI in Digital Marketing

AI has shifted from a passing trend to a boardroom conversation. But most marketing leaders are still asking: how do we make AI work for us?

✅ Cut through the hype and spin
✅ Understand what Google and Meta aren’t telling you
✅ See where AI creates real impact in digital marketing
✅ Gain clarity and confidence to lead your brand forward

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Why This Guide Matters

AI hype is everywhere — but practical answers are rare

This isn’t another fluffy overview. It’s a practical, strategic guide designed to help you:

  • Cut through the hype — what AI really changes in SEO, Paid Media, and content

  • Balance automation with expertise — why human insight still drives competitive advantage

  • Avoid platform traps — how to stop Google and Meta from eating your budget

  • Set the agenda — a framework for CMOs to lead AI adoption with confidence

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Is this playbook for you?

AI insights for marketing leaders, not beginners

We've created this playbook based on hand-on experience integrating AI into our clients' marketing strategy. We've done the trial-and-error so you don't have to. We've written this guide specifically for;

  • CMOs who need to guide their board and team through AI’s impact
  • Marketing Managers under pressure to deliver ROI in a shifting digital landscape
  • Ambitious brands that want to use AI strategically, not reactively

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Why Spicy Web?

We’ve been here before — this is our playbook

For 15+ years, Spicy Web has helped ambitious brands grow by cutting through the noise and focusing on what truly moves the needle.

We don’t buy into gimmicks — we decode them, stress-test them, and deliver what actually works. This guide is a window into that approach.

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