Measurement
Reporting the Measurement Gap Honestly to Clients
Agencies must tell clients that conversational AI advertising measurement simply doesn't work yet.
Svetlana Mircescu
Senior Contributor · · 9 min read
Agencies must tell clients that conversational AI advertising measurement simply doesn't work yet.
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