In this episode of AI Marketing Pioneers, Curtis Howland, co-founder of Misfit Marketing, breaks down the hard truth about AI in D2C media buying: why platform tools like Meta's AI are optimizing for their goals, not yours, how to build a creative tagging system that eliminates ad fatigue, and why the best media buyers of the future will be the ones who stay the most human.

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Timestamps

00:00 – From Data Analyst to D2C Media Buyer: Curtis Howland's Story

03:44 – What a Modern AI-Enabled Media Buying Day Actually Looks Like

07:35 – Why Facebook's AI Is Optimizing for Facebook, Not Your Business

12:24 – How to Use AI to Find Unique, Brand-Specific Creative Insights

20:48 – The Creative Tagging System That Prevents Ad Fatigue

24:23 – Where AI Helps and Where Humans Must Stay in the Loop

42:13 – What Media Buying Will Look Like in 5 Years

48:14 – Top Advice for D2C CMOs and Operators Right Now

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