Stagwell is investing approximately $20 million per quarter in AI and new technologies to build state-of-the-art offerings.
The company is deploying AI across media, communications, research, and creative sectors, including developing targeted media agents, influencer campaign bots, survey data analysis dashboards, and AI-generated creative ads.
Partnership with Adobe to develop a unified content supply chain management system, expected to be fully deployed by early 2026, with a projected cost reduction of about 15%.
AI is expected to significantly enhance content production efficiency and elevate creative standards, positioning Stagwell as a tech-forward industry player.
Gannett's Strategic AI Content Licensing Agreement with Perplexity
Gannett announced a strategic licensing agreement with Perplexity, an AI-powered answer engine, which includes licensing fees and advertising revenue sharing.
This deal integrates USA TODAY's trusted journalism into Perplexity's AI search experiences, highlighting a focus on AI-driven content monetization.
The agreement exemplifies Gannett's leadership in embracing transformative AI technology while valuing quality journalism.
Early performance of the AI partnership has exceeded expectations, with plans to expand the beta to more users and increase engagement.
AI Governance and Agentic AI Capabilities Expansion
AvePoint expanded its Agentic AI governance capabilities to secure AI agents like Microsoft 365 Copilot, including prompt tracking, access controls, and policy enforcement, driven by customer needs for large-scale Copilot rollouts.
The company is working closely with major clients to mitigate oversharing and compliance risks associated with AI-generated content, positioning itself as a leader in AI governance.
Management highlighted that AI-related governance is a key growth area, with the potential for continued expansion as AI adoption accelerates across enterprises.
TJ Jiang emphasized that AI governance is still in early stages, with up to 80% of companies deploying some form of AI, indicating significant growth potential in this space.
Decoupling Revenue Growth from Headcount and Investment Focus
Management emphasized that revenue growth can be decoupled from headcount growth through investments in AI talent and automation.
The company is focusing on AI builders and practitioners, with only two cohorts of employees in the future: those who build AI solutions and those who embed AI into workflows.
This transformation is a multiyear process, with ongoing investments in infrastructure, data pipelines, and talent to support scalable, high-value AI solutions.
ServiceNow's Leadership in Enterprise AI and Agentic AI Platform
ServiceNow's platform is at the forefront of enterprise AI, with a focus on agentic AI transforming business models.
The company emphasizes its unique position as an enterprise AI platform that integrates any data source, LLM, and system, managing all agents through the AI Control Tower.
Bill McDermott highlights the platform's ability to manage 1 trillion transactions and $65 billion workflows, positioning ServiceNow as the 'extensible AI operating system for the agentic enterprise.'
The company has already surpassed initial expectations for AI Control Tower net new ACV and is deploying new AI programs like NowNext AI to accelerate customer adoption.
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