Pundit
Sam Bloom
3 receipts • Tracked since Apr 2026
Camelot Strategic Marketing CEO; agency-side voice on holdco competition and AI agents in media.
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3 receipts
2026
1 prediction- Feb 2, 2026Story still evolving.““AI is not a strategy,” he told me.”
Early signals suggest brands are struggling with AI hype vs. real impact, shifting focus to governance, data quality, and integration rather than generic AI adoption. This aligns with the idea that AI alone is not a sustainable strategy.
2025
1 prediction- Aug 5, 2025Called it.““We have reached a ‘wow moment’ in cloud computing. It has never been easier to connect platforms and data across organizations (safely, securely, and anonymously). As this capability merges with AI and new workflows, I believe a surge of innovation will emerge. In the coming years, cloud platforms, AI—and, yes, even data—will be the driving forces behind partnerships.””
By mid-2026, cloud platforms and AI are central to how agencies and brands structure partnerships, especially in adtech, CTV, and retail media. PMG's own Alli Marketplace is an example of this thesis playing out.
2024
1 prediction- Dec 5, 2024Called it.““In the olden days we could rely on cookies and other kinds of identifiers. Those things are becoming less and less relevant by the day.””
The declining relevance of third-party cookies and legacy identifiers is widely documented and increasingly acute by 2025–2026, with major browsers continuing deprecation efforts. The industry has pivoted towards first-party, publisher-/platform-owned identifiers.