The Marketing & AI Podcast: The MAP
The Marketing & AI Podcast: The MAP
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‘The Marketing and AI Podcast: 'The MAP’ will help marketers navigate the new World driven by Artificial Intelligence. We believe AI will liberate marketers from time-consuming drudgery, freeing us to focus on the inspirational strategic and creative work that matters.
In 'The MAP,' we’ll talk with senior marketers already working with AI, to explore how it is transforming their work, their roles and their lives.
Because together, as a marketing community, we’ve got this.
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The podcast emphasizes the transformative impact of AI on marketing roles, strategies, and education. Notable episodes include discussions on enabling AI readiness in British business led by Helen Ritchie, exploring AI-driven media ecosystems with Pete Robins, and training the next generation in AI for the workplace with Alan Mulrooney. Focus areas include digital transformation, AI insights from consumer behavior, and enhancing marketing strategies through technology.
‘The Marketing and AI Podcast: ‘The MAP’ will help marketers navigate the new World driven by Artificial Intelligence. We believe AI will liberate marketers from time-consuming drudgery, freeing us to focus on the inspirational strategic and creative work that matters.
In ‘The MAP,’ we’ll talk with senior marketers already working with AI, to explore how it is transforming their work, their roles and their lives.
Because together, as a marketing community, we’ve got this.
More than 35% of product discovery is already happening inside AI-driven search experiences rather than on retailer websites.
In this episode of The MAP, Hal Kimber and Nick Darby speak with Raj Balasundaram, Founder and CEO of Bayezon AI, about what this shift means for marketers, retailers, and the future of e-commerce.
Hal first heard Raj speak at the Digital Leaders Summit, where he described the rise of agentic commerce — a world where AI agents increasingly sit between customers and brands.
Instead of browsing product pages and comparing websites, customers can now describe what they want to AI assistants. The AI understands intent, evaluates options, and presents answers instantly.
In the conversation, Hal, Nick, and Raj explore:
• Why intent-first shopping could replace traditional product search
• Why AI interfaces are becoming a major new product discovery channel
• How retailers may need to build dynamic, AI-driven store experiences
• Why brands must start architecting their systems for AI agents — not just humans
• How removing friction from the buying journey could reshape e-commerce
Raj argues that this shift is not a distant future scenario. Consumer behaviour is already changing — and brands that fail to adapt risk disappearing from the buying journey entirely.
For marketers and e-commerce leaders, the question becomes:
If AI agents increasingly guide the buying journey, how do brands remain visible, trusted, and chosen?
About the Guest
Raj Balasundaram is Founder and CEO of Bayezon AI, which recently launched what it describes as the world’s first agentic commerce platform, designed to help retailers and brands interact with AI agents and deliver more personalised, frictionless commerce experiences.
https://www.bayezon.ai/
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