{"id":145,"date":"2022-02-18T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=145"},"modified":"2023-06-15T08:54:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T08:54:30","slug":"artificial-intelligence-advertising-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-advertising-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Advertising Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting real in the marketing suite. When asked where they planned to invest this year, marketers ranked AI as their #1 priority, according to our most recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/form\/pdf\/state-of-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" adhocenable=\"false\" rel=\"noopener\">State of Marketing Report<\/a>. AI adoption is surging: 84% of marketers reported they use AI somewhere in their acquisition and retention engines, up almost three times over just two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are these intrepid marketers doing with AI? Reported uses are expanding rapidly, from enhanced personalisation to improved segmentation, insight discovery, predictive modeling, and process automation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quote-article\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-quote-social-wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-quote-article-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Advertising technology also rode the wave of big data-driven AI adoption, as programmatic platforms revolutionised the process of buying and selling digital ads<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"post__social post__social--v2 post__social--blockquote\">\n\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"social-nav social-nav-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DLinkedIn%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;title=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M16.625 0H4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 0 4.375v12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 4.375 21h12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 21 16.625V4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 16.625 0M7 16.625H4.375V7H7zM5.687 5.89a1.54 1.54 0 0 1-1.53-1.543c0-.852.685-1.544 1.53-1.544.846 0 1.532.692 1.532 1.544S6.534 5.89 5.687 5.89M17.5 16.625h-2.625v-4.903c0-2.947-3.5-2.724-3.5 0v4.903H8.75V7h2.625v1.544c1.222-2.262 6.125-2.43 6.125 2.167z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DTwitter%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;via=salesforce\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#032D60\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M17.4 14.8 23 8.3h-1.3L16.8 14 13 8.3H8.5l5.9 8.5-5.9 6.8h1.3l5.1-6 4.1 6h4.5zm-1.8 2.1-.6-.8-4.7-6.8h2l3.8 5.5.6.8 5 7.1h-2z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M19 9.5a9.5 9.5 0 0 0-19 0c0 4.742 3.474 8.672 8.016 9.385v-6.639H5.604V9.5h2.412V7.407c0-2.38 1.418-3.696 3.588-3.696 1.04 0 2.127.185 2.127.185v2.338h-1.198c-1.18 0-1.549.733-1.549 1.484V9.5h2.635l-.421 2.746h-2.214v6.639C15.526 18.172 19 14.242 19 9.5\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"copy-share js-copy-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-clipboard-text='\"5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Advertising Sales\" https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-advertising-sales\/'\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M14.586.406h-3.667V2.24h3.667a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75 2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75 2.75h-3.667v1.833h3.667a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583-4.583A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 14.586.406m-5.5 7.334H5.419a2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75-2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75-2.75h3.667V.406H5.419A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 .836 4.99a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583 4.583h3.667zm-2.75-3.667h7.333v1.833H6.336z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Advertising technology also rode the wave of big data-driven AI adoption, as programmatic platforms revolutionised the process of buying and selling digital ads. Programmatic ad sales are soaring, from $60 billion in 2019 to an estimated $97 billion in 2022,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-programmatic-digital-display-advertising-outlook-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to eMarketer<\/a>. It may seem from some angles that ad sales would become a kind of self-driving car, requiring the occasional redirect but not much else from the salesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do these salespeople feel about the impact of AI on their world? Two words: cautiously optimistic. On the one hand, 86% of sales executives see AI as having a positive influence on their future roles, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/form\/industries\/media\/the-future-of-advertising-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our latest research<\/a>. However, 68% of the same executives voiced concerns, primarily about the ongoing relevance of their current jobs. Thirty-one percent said automation might ultimately hurt the \u201cart\u201d of selling, as human-to-human relationships are replaced by optimised digital touchpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-five-reasons-to-be-happy-about-ai-in-ad-sales\"><b>Five reasons to be happy about AI in ad sales<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a natural fear of the unknown, there are good reasons to believe AI will make the business and \u2014 yes \u2014 the current jobs of ad salespeople better. It augments selling while leaving people to do what they do best: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/2021\/08\/automation-technologies-being-human.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">be human<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI can level the playing field for both advertisers and publishers, giving even hard-working salespeople who don\u2019t work for Fortune 100 tech or media companies the tools they wished they\u2019d had in the past. These AI-driven superpowers can <a href=\"\/ap\/resources\/guides\/role-of-ai-in-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help sales professionals improve<\/a> both their effectiveness (how well their product works) and their efficiency (speed and productivity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-1-better-data-unification-and-harmonisation\"><b>1. Better data unification and harmonisation<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the impending deprecation of the third-party cookie in Chrome and Apple\u2019s ongoing privacy changes, marketers are looking to first-party data to power their programs \u2014 including media programs. An impressive 88% of marketers said first-party data was a strategic priority for them in 2021, according to Merkle\u2019s 2021&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkleinc.com\/news-and-events\/press-releases\/2021\/merkle-2021-customer-engagement-report-focuses-data-driven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customer Engagement Report<\/a>. For publishers, first-party data is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/biggest-email-asset-first-party-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key to building<\/a>&nbsp;audiences that advertisers need; and for advertisers, first-party data is increasingly important as a seed for matching, targeting, and lookalikes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quote-article\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-quote-social-wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-quote-article-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>First-party data is often fragmented and poorly organised, as well as complex.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"post__social post__social--v2 post__social--blockquote\">\n\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"social-nav social-nav-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DLinkedIn%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;title=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M16.625 0H4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 0 4.375v12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 4.375 21h12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 21 16.625V4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 16.625 0M7 16.625H4.375V7H7zM5.687 5.89a1.54 1.54 0 0 1-1.53-1.543c0-.852.685-1.544 1.53-1.544.846 0 1.532.692 1.532 1.544S6.534 5.89 5.687 5.89M17.5 16.625h-2.625v-4.903c0-2.947-3.5-2.724-3.5 0v4.903H8.75V7h2.625v1.544c1.222-2.262 6.125-2.43 6.125 2.167z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DTwitter%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;via=salesforce\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#032D60\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M17.4 14.8 23 8.3h-1.3L16.8 14 13 8.3H8.5l5.9 8.5-5.9 6.8h1.3l5.1-6 4.1 6h4.5zm-1.8 2.1-.6-.8-4.7-6.8h2l3.8 5.5.6.8 5 7.1h-2z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M19 9.5a9.5 9.5 0 0 0-19 0c0 4.742 3.474 8.672 8.016 9.385v-6.639H5.604V9.5h2.412V7.407c0-2.38 1.418-3.696 3.588-3.696 1.04 0 2.127.185 2.127.185v2.338h-1.198c-1.18 0-1.549.733-1.549 1.484V9.5h2.635l-.421 2.746h-2.214v6.639C15.526 18.172 19 14.242 19 9.5\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"copy-share js-copy-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-clipboard-text='\"5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Advertising Sales\" https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-advertising-sales\/'\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M14.586.406h-3.667V2.24h3.667a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75 2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75 2.75h-3.667v1.833h3.667a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583-4.583A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 14.586.406m-5.5 7.334H5.419a2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75-2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75-2.75h3.667V.406H5.419A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 .836 4.99a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583 4.583h3.667zm-2.75-3.667h7.333v1.833H6.336z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, first-party data is often fragmented and poorly organised, as well as complex. For example, 64% of customers start a purchase journey on one device and finish on another, per&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/form\/marketingcloud\/conf\/digital-ads-2020-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salesforce research<\/a>. Marketers face a daunting average of 12 major sources of customer data, up 20% from 2020, according to our State of Marketing Report. Often the data sitting in these sources contain inconsistent identification information (IDs), out-of-date information, and eccentric taxonomies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI can often be combined with a solution such as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/resources\/guides\/getting-started-with-a-customer-data-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Customer Data Platform<\/a>\u00a0to greatly improve identity matching. Algorithms can be applied to perform \u201cfuzzy matching\u201d on IDs and resolve discrepancies. AI can also be used to make sure data from different systems is mapped to a common data model to ensure consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"layout-two wp-block-salesforce-blog-offer\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-offer__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-offer__content\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-offer__title\">Read about how it can give you more intelligent, actionable, and trusted data at your fingertips.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/products\/marketing-cloud\/customer-data-platform\/\">Learn more about Salesforce CDP<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-offer__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-offer__graphics wp-block-offer__contour\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Standard Illustration -->\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-offer__graphics wp-block-offer__illustration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/salesforce-blog\/dist\/images\/offer-block\/offer-illustration-layout-two.png\" alt=\"\">\n\n\t\t<!-- Small Accent Illustration -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-offer__graphics wp-block-offer__accent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/salesforce-blog\/dist\/images\/offer-block\/offer-accent-layout-two.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Left Side Illustration -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Cloud Illustration -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-offer__graphics wp-block-offer__cloud\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/salesforce-blog\/dist\/images\/offer-block\/offer-cloud-layout-two.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-2-stronger-segmentation-and-audience-discovery\"><b>2. Stronger segmentation and audience discovery<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Customers of today, especially digitally native&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/retail-research-generations-changed-shopping-habits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">millennials<\/a>, say they expect relevant experiences: that is, messages that are useful and timely in the context of their digital lives. Delivering a personalised experience requires both organised data and intelligent algorithms to find segments and uncover needs that are difficult to uncover using manual methods.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quote-article\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-quote-social-wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-quote-article-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>AI excels at smart segmentation \u2014 uncovering groups of customers and prospects who have attributes in common \u2014 at a scale and depth that isn\u2019t possible for human analysts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"post__social post__social--v2 post__social--blockquote\">\n\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"social-nav social-nav-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DLinkedIn%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;title=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M16.625 0H4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 0 4.375v12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 4.375 21h12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 21 16.625V4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 16.625 0M7 16.625H4.375V7H7zM5.687 5.89a1.54 1.54 0 0 1-1.53-1.543c0-.852.685-1.544 1.53-1.544.846 0 1.532.692 1.532 1.544S6.534 5.89 5.687 5.89M17.5 16.625h-2.625v-4.903c0-2.947-3.5-2.724-3.5 0v4.903H8.75V7h2.625v1.544c1.222-2.262 6.125-2.43 6.125 2.167z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DTwitter%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;via=salesforce\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#032D60\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M17.4 14.8 23 8.3h-1.3L16.8 14 13 8.3H8.5l5.9 8.5-5.9 6.8h1.3l5.1-6 4.1 6h4.5zm-1.8 2.1-.6-.8-4.7-6.8h2l3.8 5.5.6.8 5 7.1h-2z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M19 9.5a9.5 9.5 0 0 0-19 0c0 4.742 3.474 8.672 8.016 9.385v-6.639H5.604V9.5h2.412V7.407c0-2.38 1.418-3.696 3.588-3.696 1.04 0 2.127.185 2.127.185v2.338h-1.198c-1.18 0-1.549.733-1.549 1.484V9.5h2.635l-.421 2.746h-2.214v6.639C15.526 18.172 19 14.242 19 9.5\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"copy-share js-copy-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-clipboard-text='\"5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Advertising Sales\" https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-advertising-sales\/'\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M14.586.406h-3.667V2.24h3.667a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75 2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75 2.75h-3.667v1.833h3.667a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583-4.583A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 14.586.406m-5.5 7.334H5.419a2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75-2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75-2.75h3.667V.406H5.419A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 .836 4.99a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583 4.583h3.667zm-2.75-3.667h7.333v1.833H6.336z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>AI excels at smart segmentation \u2014 uncovering groups of customers and prospects who have attributes in common \u2014 at a scale and depth that isn\u2019t possible for human analysts. AI algorithms can traverse billions of rows of customer data looking for patterns that might mean the difference between a valuable publisher audience and the same old \u201c18-to-35 mom.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, imagine a publisher with an established audience of science fiction enthusiasts. Suppose there is a significant subgroup of people who prefer robot-driven stories to human-driven stories, but there is no way to tell that without combining data from content analysis, web analytics, social listening, email, and commerce. Without AI, the publisher would sell a broad \u201cSci-Fi Lovers\u201d segment. With AI, they can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/2021\/03\/hyper-personalisation-customer-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hyper-target<\/a> \u201cGear-Head Sci-Fi\u201d to \u2014 say \u2014 a campaign for a futuristic new vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-3-natural-language-interfaces-with-technology\"><b>3. Natural language interfaces with technology<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Few areas of AI have more potential for impact on our lives than natural-language processing (NLP) and image recognition. Already we\u2019ve seen the rapid rise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/2021\/10\/customer-service-chatbots.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversational chatbots in service<\/a>. Voice interfaces are familiar to any of us who have ever asked Alexa to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/home\/smart-home\/need-a-good-laugh-55-funniest-things-to-ask-alexa-to-raise-your-spirits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tell us a joke<\/a>&nbsp;or told Siri that we\u2019re in the mood for sushi.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-quote-article\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wp-block-quote-social-wrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-quote-article-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>AI can reduce these time sinks, as speech recognition approaches 95%+ accuracy and voice navigation becomes commonplace.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<div class=\"post__social post__social--v2 post__social--blockquote\">\n\n\t\n\t<ul class=\"social-nav social-nav-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DLinkedIn%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;title=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"21\" height=\"21\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M16.625 0H4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 0 4.375v12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 4.375 21h12.25A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 21 16.625V4.375A4.375 4.375 0 0 0 16.625 0M7 16.625H4.375V7H7zM5.687 5.89a1.54 1.54 0 0 1-1.53-1.543c0-.852.685-1.544 1.53-1.544.846 0 1.532.692 1.532 1.544S6.534 5.89 5.687 5.89M17.5 16.625h-2.625v-4.903c0-2.947-3.5-2.724-3.5 0v4.903H8.75V7h2.625v1.544c1.222-2.262 6.125-2.43 6.125 2.167z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Twitter (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=5%20Ways%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20Is%20Changing%20Advertising%20Sales&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DTwitter%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt&#038;via=salesforce\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#032D60\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M17.4 14.8 23 8.3h-1.3L16.8 14 13 8.3H8.5l5.9 8.5-5.9 6.8h1.3l5.1-6 4.1 6h4.5zm-1.8 2.1-.6-.8-4.7-6.8h2l3.8 5.5.6.8 5 7.1h-2z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on Facebook (Opens in a new tab)\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salesforce.com%2Fap%2Fblog%2Fartificial-intelligence-advertising-sales%2F%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic_social%26utm_campaign%3Dus_cbaw%26utm_content%3Dblog-ctt\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M19 9.5a9.5 9.5 0 0 0-19 0c0 4.742 3.474 8.672 8.016 9.385v-6.639H5.604V9.5h2.412V7.407c0-2.38 1.418-3.696 3.588-3.696 1.04 0 2.127.185 2.127.185v2.338h-1.198c-1.18 0-1.549.733-1.549 1.484V9.5h2.635l-.421 2.746h-2.214v6.639C15.526 18.172 19 14.242 19 9.5\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\n\t\t<li class=\"social-nav__item\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"copy-share js-copy-link\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Copy link to clipboard\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-clipboard-text='\"5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Advertising Sales\" https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-advertising-sales\/'\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"10\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"#032D60\" d=\"M14.586.406h-3.667V2.24h3.667a2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75 2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75 2.75h-3.667v1.833h3.667a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583-4.583A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 14.586.406m-5.5 7.334H5.419a2.76 2.76 0 0 1-2.75-2.75 2.76 2.76 0 0 1 2.75-2.75h3.667V.406H5.419A4.585 4.585 0 0 0 .836 4.99a4.585 4.585 0 0 0 4.583 4.583h3.667zm-2.75-3.667h7.333v1.833H6.336z\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Voice is already built into&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/products\/service-cloud\/solutions\/call-center-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call centre software<\/a>&nbsp;and some analytics tools, but marketing technology is at the beginning of the adoption curve. Imagine an ad salesperson never having to touch a keypad again or \u2014 even better \u2014 have to click through drop-downs and menus looking for exactly the right command to select.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AI can reduce these time sinks, as speech recognition approaches 95%+ accuracy and voice navigation becomes commonplace. Efficiency will increase (less key clicking), and so will completeness (less reason to procrastinate in updating call records or ideas). The outcome is less time spent searching and updating and more time spent selling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-4-more-efficient-back-end-processes-and-production\"><b>4. More efficient back-end processes and production<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve already mentioned how AI can help automate manual data plumbing and \u201cmunging\u201d tasks such as ID mapping and harmonisation. It can also help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/2020\/11\/how-ai-is-transforming-sales.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make salespeople more efficient<\/a> by prioritising their efforts, sifting through tasks and leads, and focusing their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the first areas of the sales process to benefit from AI was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pardot.com\/scoring-grading-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lead scoring<\/a>. Despite initial reluctance from some sales teams \u2014&nbsp;<i>\u201cWhat can a machine tell me about a good lead? I know one when I see one!\u201d<\/i>&nbsp;\u2014 many now routinely use algorithms to improve their priority lists. The same is true for tasks from summarising call notes to planning the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/help.salesforce.com\/articleView?id=000355314&amp;language=en_US&amp;mode=1&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best way<\/a>&nbsp;to get from one customer meeting to another, in which order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For ad salespeople, AI can help match available inventory with direct-sales opportunities that are most likely to close, minimising time spent on frustrating low-likelihood leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-5-improved-measurement-and-optimisation\"><b>5. Improved measurement and optimisation<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Accelerated by the pandemic, digital advertising\u2019s rise has been impressive.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/google-facebook-and-amazon-gain-as-coronavirus-reshapes-ad-spending-11606831201#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%2C%20more,pummeled%20the%20industry%20this%20year.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More than half<\/a>&nbsp;of all ad spend is now digital, with an increasing proportion flowing through the largest platforms and publishers. 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