#304 | AI Buying Shift | This episode is from a recent Exit Five live session where I pulled together <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaykenders/">Lindsay O'Brien</a> (Head of Marketing & Operations, Predictiv), <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/twentworth/">Tom Wentworth</a> (CMO, <a href="http://incident.io/">incident.io</a>), and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityavempaty/">Aditya Vempaty</a> (VP of Marketing, MoEngage) for a real talk on how AI is completely rewiring the B2B buying journey. We got into why buyers no longer need your pretty funnel, how AI-powered research changes the sales call, and what that means for your GTM strategy.Timestamps<ul><li>(00:00) - – Intro + Dave Sets the Stage
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<li>(04:07) - – How AI Is Changing B2B Buying
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<li>(11:07) - – The Big Shift: Taste, Unscalable Work, and Distribution
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<li>(16:07) - – Getting Exec Buy-In for “Unmeasurable” Marketing
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<li>(20:07) - – Does the Funnel Still Matter?
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<li>(24:07) - – Dead Tactics: Gating, A/B Testing, Lead Score Theater
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<li>(30:53) - – AI That Actually Works (Real Use Cases)
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<li>(37:53) - – Team Size, Skills, and the New CMO
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<li>(43:53) - – Authenticity vs AI: Creative, Video, and Brand
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<li>(58:53) - – Content Attribution + Final Takeaways</li>
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