{"id":3191,"date":"2024-10-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/innovation\/blog\/ms-industry\/harnessing-ai-to-supercharge-personalized-marketing-at-scale\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:59:13","slug":"harnessing-ai-to-supercharge-personalized-marketing-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"ms-industry","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-cloud\/blog\/retail-and-consumer-goods\/2024\/10\/28\/harnessing-ai-to-supercharge-personalized-marketing-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Harnessing AI to supercharge personalized marketing at scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The generative AI hype cycle is at a peak, promising unprecedented benefits at warp speed across industries. Marketers from small to global organizations are on the forefront, leveraging generative AI to create campaigns that deliver hyper-personalized experiences for their customers. One example of a successful implementation was featured at the Oct 16, 2024 Sitecore Symposium. “As part of our long-standing, strategic relationship with Sitecore, we’ve collaborated closely with Nestl\u00e9 and other enterprise customers to deliver entirely new AI capabilities to marketers,” said Shelley Bransten, Corporate Vice President, Global Industry Solutions at Microsoft.1<\/sup> The rewards are clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what if your organization is currently still in pilot mode? The challenge with pilots is that they don\u2019t drive consequential change in the bottom line, and it\u2019s a struggle to democratize learnings. With three in five chief marketing officers (CMOs) driving funding behind investment for generative AI,2<\/sup> there\u2019s pressure to prove return on investment (ROI) and value from AI investment amidst numerous pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we transition from hype to reality, brands are shifting from basic generative AI applications like content and tagline generation and to evaluating comprehensive business processes that leverage generative AI to accelerate timelines, unlock more value, and drive increased growth. Marketers are leading the way in leveraging AI as a powerful co-creator at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s evaluate age-old challenges and lengthy processes for marketers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, identify key areas where AI creates significant impact in a 6 to 18 month period:<\/p>\n\n\n\n