Twilio's CMO Scrapped His 2026 Plan in One Month

Marketing Trends by Mission

Apr 15, 202600:52:22Business

What happens when your next customer isn't even human? Chris Koehler is the CMO of Twilio, and his 2026 marketing plan lasted exactly one month before AI agents forced him to rethink everything. In this conversation, Chr...

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