{"id":12017,"date":"2026-04-25T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/fix-the-wheel-why-ai-is-stress-testing-marketing-measurement-not-saving-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T19:12:52","slug":"fix-the-wheel-why-ai-is-stress-testing-marketing-measurement-not-saving-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/news\/fix-the-wheel-why-ai-is-stress-testing-marketing-measurement-not-saving-it\/12017\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix the Wheel: Why AI Is Stress-Testing Marketing Measurement, Not Saving It"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris Elsheikhi, VP of Demand Generation at Usercentrics, breaks down why today\u2019s performance marketing engine is stuck on a \u201chamster wheel\u201d of short-term optimization\u2014and why more data, more spend, and more AI aren\u2019t the answers marketers think they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, he makes the case for a fundamental shift: treating consent and trust as core performance signals, not compliance hurdles. 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