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#787: Tray.ai’s Stephen Stouffer on AI adoption and why marketers should care about the integration layer

#787: Tray.ai’s Stephen Stouffer on AI adoption and why marketers should care about the integration layer

Today, we’re going to talk about the single biggest, and often overlooked, blocker to enterprise AI adoption: the integration layer. While everyone is focused on the models and the applications, the legacy infrastructure underneath is preventing companies from moving beyond small-scale experiments. We’ll explore why a modern, integration-first approach is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’ for IT, but a strategic imperative for any brand that wants to turn…


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Absorptive Capacity

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Holdout Campaign

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Income Producing Activities (IPA)

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Problem First Approach (PFA)

The Problem First Approach (PFA) is a decision-making and problem-solving methodology that emphasizes identifying…

Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, and Reinforcement (ADKAR)

ADKAR is a change management framework that can help teams learn and adapt more…

Run of Site (ROS)

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Clickthrough Rate (CTR)

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Continuous Improvement

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Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Spend (DAS)

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