What Is an AI Agent? The Plain English Explainer for Marketers

About this episode

Stephanie and Lacey Peace explain AI agents and their implications for marketing.

Stephanie is joined by guest cohost Lacey Peace to break down what AI agents actually are in plain English, why they are fundamentally different from automation, and what this shift means for marketing jobs and the skills that will matter most going forward.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie

Guest: Lacey Peace

Topics covered

• AI agents
• marketing jobs
• automation
• skills
• technology

Keywords

• AI agents
• automation
• marketing skills
• technology shift
• marketing jobs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marketing Trends, Mission

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