Personal Digest: CRM’s AI paradox: widespread use, little impact

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Personal Digest: CRM’s AI paradox: widespread use, little impact
Digest Newsletter · Jul 28, 2026
Personal Digest: CRM’s AI paradox: widespread use, little impact

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88% adoption, 39% measurable impact — Companies report 88% AI adoption in CRM but only 39% see measurable impact, highlighting a gap between tool deployment and value capture.

Customer Relationship Management

Customer Relationship Management

AI adoption is high but results are surprisingly low

Artificial Intelligence (conwaydailysun.com)

Sustainability

Sustainability

PFAS-free gear, shaky reports, and sustainability that still needs receipts

Textile Industry (snowindustrynews.com) · Water Supply (prnewswire.com) · Pet Food (petfoodindustry.com)

Brand

Brand

Spider‑Man and a nicotine playbook push brand moments everywhere

Spider-Man (pagesix.com) · Film (news.kalshi.com) · Manufacturing (wsj.com)

Handmade

Handmade

Celebs and studios cozy up to soap, candles and craft merch

Soap (tribune.com.pk) · Candle (hypebeast.com)

Referral marketing

Referral marketing

Search engines are stealing the tailwinds from referrals

Web Search Engine (marketingedge.com.ng) · Organic Traffic (ppc.land)