But here I am.
I’ve built my digital twin and voice clone.
I can now create podcasts in minutes.
I’ve made GenAI ad films that would’ve earlier taken me weeks and lakhs to outsource.
I’ve written, composed, and produced songs—end to end—without hiring anyone.
My market research is now sharper and faster than ever.
I no longer need a big firm or a bulky deck.
AI helps me brainstorm better ideas.
It critiques my thinking.
It gives me sharper campaign strategies.
And it helps me analyse results in real-time.
As a CMO, this is not about losing jobs.
It’s about gaining possibilities.
From Day One of ChatGPT’s launch, I got my hands dirty.
I didn’t just read the headlines.
I paid for the tools.
I experimented.
I failed.
I built my own agents.
And I’ve seen the shift firsthand.
Yes, AI made me more productive.
But more than that—AI has expanded my boundaries.
It has unlocked creative and strategic territories I once believed were out of reach—reserved only for large agencies, full-stack teams, or specialist professionals.
Today, I have an assistant who listens without ego.
I have a team that scales without sleep.
And I have a creative partner who doesn’t need a meeting link.
This is not hype.
This is not a trend.
This is the biggest shift in how I’ve worked in 35+ years in marketing.
It’s not about what AI replaces.
It’s about what it reimagines.
So the question is not: “Will AI take our jobs?”
It is: “Are you brave enough to imagine what you can now do?”
What’s one thing you’ve done with AI that you couldn’t have imagined a year ago?
Let’s share and learn from each other.
P.S. Below is a short story film I wrote, then got produced with GenAI, and got the video edited—all in a matter of hours.
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Here are a few AI tools helping me every day:
🎙️ Podcast Creation:
• ElevenLabs – Voice cloning
• Descript – Edit audio like a doc
• Adobe Podcast – One-click studio cleanup
• HeyGen – Bring my digital twin to life on camera
• Fireflies – Auto-record and summarize conversations
🎬 GenAI Ad Films & Storytelling:
• RunwayML – Text-to-video generation
• Pika Labs – Cinematic style AI video
• Invideo AI – Convert script to video
• Canva – Clean, branded visuals without a designer
🎼 Songwriting & Music Creation:
• Sunō AI – Full song generation
• Boomy – Quick audio tracks
• AIVA – Background scores
• MusicAI – Audio stories and mood tracks for videos
🔍 Research & Strategy:
• Perplexity AI – Research with citations
• ChatGPT Custom GPTs – Strategy, personas, brand stories
• Kadoa – Scrape and structure website data
📊 Campaign Execution:
• Notion AI – Creative briefs, strategy docs
• Folk.app – CRM + LinkedIn integration
• Asana AI – Workflow + execution
Would love to hear your thoughts on how AI is reimagining your field.
Sanjay
Dreamer and Storyteller
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