The CMO's Hidden Advantage: Why Human Connection Outperforms Marketing Automation

The CMO’s Hidden Advantage: Why Human Connection Outperforms Marketing Automation

Jun 24, 2026

Here’s a confession from someone who has spent thirty years at the intersection of marketing and technology: I’ve never seen a marketing automation platform close a deal that a human relationship didn’t open.

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