Uncensored CMO Why AI should drive growth, not just efficiency – Najoh Tita-Reid
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Aug 19, 2026 
Najoh Tita-Reid, former Chief Growth Officer at Mars Petcare now on a 'learning safari' into AI. She argues AI should unlock growth, not just shave costs. Short takes cover AI as an F1-style democratizer, its limits for creativity, the risk of marketers becoming tacticians, and why leaders must orchestrate change to drive household penetration and real business impact.
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Reinvest AI Savings Into Growth Not Just Cuts
- Avoid letting AI-driven productivity become an end in itself; reinvest efficiency gains into brand and growth.
- Najoh warns a pure efficiency path risks a race to the bottom, eroding brand value and pricing power.
AI Recombines; Humans Create Possibility
- Najoh asserts creativity originates with humans; AI only recombines existing work.
- Use AI for speed and iteration, but human possibility-making remains the source of original creativity.
AI Colonization Playbook For Marketers
- Najoh maps AI colonization: find unmapped inefficiencies, establish pilots, expand footholds, restructure value, import governance, and require bilingual interpreters.
- Marketers must map workflows, write AI rules, and become interpreters of both worlds.
