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    Shiv Singh

    7 receipts • Tracked since Apr 2026

    Marketing advisor and author. Former CMO and digital leader at Visa, Expedia, and PepsiCo.

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    7 receipts

    2026

    2 predictions
    1. Jun 28, 2026Story still evolving.
      “These are tectonic shifts. The way discoverability is changing is like an earthquake nobody expected.”

      This qualitative prediction describes a structural shift. The rise of AI-driven recommendation and search systems is indeed shifting focus towards optimization for AI (AEO/GEO), indicating a fundamental change, but its full impact is still developing.

    2. Apr 18, 2026Story still evolving.
      “we are going to see much more AI‑driven creativity… and some of it will just be damn good and it's just going to be that in the future.”

      Given the very recent date, this prediction is an extrapolation of ongoing trends. AI-generated creative is increasingly prevalent and, in some cases, achieving high quality and performance, aligning with his assertion.

    2025

    4 predictions
    1. May 6, 2025Story still evolving.
      “To achieve a new level of precision and competitiveness, marketers have to work with AI. AI agents are the future: They can perform independently, adapt, improve and interact with humans.”

      Agentic AI products are being launched and adopted, demonstrating a trend towards autonomous systems in marketing. However, fully autonomous, end-to-end AI agents are still emerging rather than being standard practice, with most workflows remaining human-in-the-loop.

    2. May 6, 2025Too early to tell.
      “He predicts that marketing teams will soon be at least 25% smaller”

      The term 'soon' is imprecise. While AI adoption is increasing, there is no robust sector-wide statistic confirming that typical marketing teams are 'at least 25% smaller' than before AI adoption, making it unverified quantitatively.

    3. Feb 18, 2025Too early to tell.
      “within four years the marketing function … is going to be 25% smaller than [it] was a year ago, … and I have no reason to revise that prediction.”

      The four-year window extends to approximately 2029, so the outcome is not yet testable. While AI suggests potential for leaner teams, no comprehensive empirical evidence supports a 25% reduction in brand marketing functions currently.

    4. Jan 1, 2025Story still evolving.
      “My view is in four years' time, there will be 25% fewer jobs in the marketing industry because of AI, or – if it doesn’t reach that amount – at the very least 25% of jobs will have changed dramatically.”

      The four-year horizon (2029) has not yet arrived. While job roles are demonstrably changing due to AI adoption, the specific 25% reduction in overall marketing jobs is not yet quantifiable or verifiable.

    2012

    1 prediction
    1. Feb 23, 2012Called it.
      “Mobile marketing will be bigger than TV, Print or any other form of advertising”

      Global ad spend data shows digital advertising (with mobile as the majority) surpassing TV and print advertising. Mobile-first campaigns are now standard, and mobile ad spend exceeds TV in many markets.