The AI Marketing Action Brief

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Set Up Microsoft Agent Mode in Excel

What: Rolled out last week, automates multistep spreadsheet tasks, reports, and presentations via chat. Built on OpenAI reasoning models; early tests show accuracy gains in complex campaign analysis.

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Meta's AI Conversation Data for Ad Targeting

Starting December 16, Meta will use AI chatbot conversations to personalize ads (no opt-out for non-EU users). This creates a new targeting layer based on user preferences, excluding sensitive topics while including engagement data.

Monitor the announcement for the exact implementation timeline and prepare targeted strategy adjustments.

California AI Safety Law Takes Effect

SB 53 was signed this week, the first US transparency law requiring AI safety incident reporting. It affects 32 of the world's top 50 AI firms; it sets a precedent for future regulations.

Review your AI vendor stack for California-based companies and compliance readiness.

ChatGPT: From Chat to Checkout in One Interface

OpenAI launched Instant Checkout last week, allowing US users to purchase products directly within ChatGPT conversations. The feature debuts with Etsy sellers and expands to Shopify merchants, including Glossier, SKIMS, and Spanx.

Merchants pay a small fee per sale, but pricing and product ranking remain unaffected, positioning ChatGPT as both a discovery engine and a transaction platform.

The numbers:

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📱 SocialBee: AI-powered social media manager with content categorization, AI caption and image generator, and automated content recycling.

🤝 Upfluence: AI influencer marketing platform with ChatGPT integration for discovering creators, managing campaigns, and tracking affiliate performance.

📧 ActiveCampaign: AI email marketing with predictive sending, advanced segmentation, and behavior-based automation across 900+ integrations.

📩 Klaviyo: AI-first e-commerce marketing platform with predictive analytics, automated flows, and personalized omnichannel campaigns across email and SMS.

💌 Customer.io: Behavior-driven messaging platform using AI to trigger personalized emails and notifications based on real-time user actions.

EMERGING PATTERN: AI agents are moving from chat to action; Microsoft's Agent Mode automates spreadsheets, Salesforce joins the game with Agentforce Vibes, which builds apps. The shift from "answer questions" to "complete tasks" is accelerating across platforms.

PLATFORM UPDATE: Amazon released new Echo devices and a refreshed Kindle lineup this week, featuring deeper AI personalization, family recognition in Ring cameras, and expansion of the Alexa+ ecosystem. Creates more personalized touchpoints for retail advertising.

WORTH WATCHING: Samsung is testing AI notification summaries in One UI 8.5 using Google's Gemini Nano, which processes on-device without external servers. Signals a broader trend toward privacy-first AI features in mobile.

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