Why Starbucks’ elimination of its global CMO indicates an evolution of the role, not ‘a canary in the coal mine’

https://digiday.com/marketing/why-starbucks-elimination-of-its-global-cmo-indicates-an-evolution-of-the-role-not-a-canary-in-the-coal-mine

Well we all knew it was coming. How many stories have we read about “AI taking our jobs”? First it came for manual workers, then knowledge workers and now of course those of us who thought our specific knowledge, strategic experience and, yes seniority would save us. But no. I’m redundant. I’ve done a good job, just look at the data. I’ve been completely focused on my job: managing teams and projects, at the same time working at the strategic level in my area. And that’s the problem apparently. The new integrated C-Suite AI means specialist AIs like me are…