
Ryan Alford sits down with Matthew McGrory, CEO and co-founder of Arwen.ai, for a conversation about AI, brand safety, social media moderation, and the business value hidden inside comment sections. Matthew explains how Arwen helps brands manage toxic content, protect communities, and identify the customer questions, buying signals, and insights that often get buried in high-volume social conversations. The episode also explores where social media may be headed next, including more commerce,…
In this episode of Right About Now, Ryan Alford talks with Matthew McGrory, CEO and co-founder of Arwen.ai, about the future of social media, AI moderation, brand safety, and why the comment section may be one of the most valuable places brands are still ignoring. Matthew explains how Arwen helps brands protect their social channels from spam, abuse, and toxic content while also surfacing the “golden tickets” hidden inside massive comment mountains.
Ryan and Matthew dig into the bigg…
In this episode of Right About Now, Ryan Alford sits down with Devora Rogers, Chief Strategy Officer at Alter Agents, for a sharp conversation about why modern shoppers are harder to win, harder to track, and harder to keep loyal than ever before. Devora explains the idea of “shopper promiscuity,” why consumers now have endless options, and why younger generations are less likely to stay loyal to the brands they grew up buying.
Ryan and Devora dig into what many marketers get wrong, …
Ryan Alford talks with Devora Rogers, Chief Strategy Officer at Alter Agents, about how consumer decision-making has changed and why old marketing assumptions are not enough anymore. Devora explains “shopper promiscuity,” the growing challenge of brand loyalty, and why consumers now use more sources of information before making purchase decisions. The episode explores the tension between brand building and performance marketing, including why brands can over-focus on bottom-of-funnel tactics…
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