Fire Your Marketing Team for AI? 120 Pitches in One Hour | The 37

One hour of scrolling brought 120 pitches promising free clients, AI agencies that replace your team, and blind funding offers. We're not buying it. Influencers on LinkedIn and TikTok are bragging about firing their agencies and marketing teams for AI agents that work for free. Chris and Jayde ask where the proof is, why automation keeps mistaking a few stray clicks for a 300% lift, and who trains the next generation if junior and middle-management roles disappear. In this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:24 Omnicom-IPG layoffs and the Pepsi loss 01:24 ChatGPT cites Reddit less. Where are AI engines looking now? 03:07 Another round of brand ad controversies 04:35 Main topic: Fire your marketing team 05:52 One hour, 120 pitches: the inbox experiment 09:05 The "I fired my whole team" posts 12:03 When automation calls a statistical blip a win 12:36 Everyone has the same AI tools. What happens to originality? 14:08 Who trains the juniors? 15:31 Critical thinking, QA, and where in-platform jobs are headed The 37 is a show for media and marketing people where we remove the real from the rhetoric. Hosts Chris Pyne, founder and CEO of Junction 37, and Jayde Levesque, Chief Client Officer, have 50+ years in the business between them. Unlike most, they're still in the weeds doing the work every day. Questions or topics you want us to cover? Leave a comment or email chris.pyne@junction37.com. Follow the show so you don't miss next week.