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In this episode of Beyond the Buy Box Podcast, host Jen Elmashni is joined by Kym Insana, founder and president of AlwaysOn Digital, a performance media agency helping brands stay competitive without losing control in an increasingly automated digital landscape.

Together, they explore how brands can balance AI, automation, and programmatic media with the human judgment and accountability required to protect brand equity and deliver meaningful consumer experiences. Kym shares real-world examples from her 25+ years in media, highlighting where “set it and forget it” strategies break down ,and how experience helps teams catch issues before they become costly mistakes.

This conversation goes beyond the hype around AI to examine what actually works when brands are navigating speed, scale, and complexity in a data-heavy digital media ecosystem.

What you’ll learn in this episode:
-Why AI and automation still require active human oversight
-How performance metrics can look strong while signaling the wrong outcomes
-When algorithms optimize for platform goals—not brand growth
-How experience and instinct help teams identify data anomalies
-Why transparency and asking the right questions protects brand equity
-How to balance speed and scale without giving up control

Whether you’re a brand leader, marketer, agency partner, or digital strategist, this episode offers practical, experience-driven insights for navigating AI-powered media while keeping your brand firmly in the driver’s seat.

👇 Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and introductions
01:45 Kym’s background and evolution of digital media
04:40 The risk of “set it and forget it” automation
07:10 When great metrics hide real problems
10:15 Using AI responsibly in programmatic media
13:30 Data signals, fraud, and optimization pitfalls
16:50 Experience, instinct, and human oversight
19:30 Asking better questions and demanding transparency
22:10 Final takeaways for brand and marketing leaders

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