Peakflow Podcast

Ep. 4: Stop Automating the Work That Wins Deals | Filip Macukić, Mediartem

Filip Macukić, founder of MediaArtem and former Google public policy & government affairs lead, explains how to use AI to multiply your team’s impact without outsourcing the judgment, relationships, and strategy that actually drive revenue. From working on the EU AI Act to training nearly 4,000 people on GenAI, Filip has a rare vantage point on what “real” AI adoption looks like inside companies.

AI is now in every sales and marketing deck—but most teams are still stuck at “write me an email” level. In this episode, Filip lays out a structured way to decide what to automate, what to augment, and what must stay 100% human if you care about trust and long-term brand. He also looks ahead to 2026: AI agents, hyper-personalised outreach, and a web where most content is synthetic—and what that means for B2B sales teams trying to stand out.

In our insightful conversation, Filip reveals:

  • A 4-quadrant framework (simple vs complex, relational vs impersonal work) to decide where AI automation makes sense—and where it quietly destroys value.
  • Why most “AI adoption” stalls at basic use cases, and how to build AI literacy so your team moves beyond translating and email drafting.
  • How to use AI as a cognitive partner for strategy, offers, and campaign design—without delegating promotions, hiring, or high-stakes decisions to a model.
  • How AI-generated comments, Looms, and DMs are creating a “synthetic internet”—and how human-first brands can turn that into a competitive advantage.
  • What AI in B2B sales & marketing in 2026 will likely look like: agents, hyper-personalisation, GenAI SEO, and slide decks built in minutes instead of hours.
  • How tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot will consolidate into ecosystems—and what that means for how your team actually works every day.

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