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The Folklore and Mid-Year AI Reality Check Episode

Jun 13, 2026 By MPN

This week, Jeff is in the studio, and he and Ian discuss the impact of folklore within a business, while Robert is in the bar with his mid-year AI reality check.

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This week, former Forrester Research Director Jeff Clark is back in the studio with our host Ian Truscott, and they discuss the impact of folklore within a business, which can be positive or it can hold your business back. 

Their conversation is inspired by some work by Kerry Cunningham at 6Sense: Folklore Debt: The Stories That Build B2B Companies — and the Ones That Hold Them Back | 6sense

They share 5 f’in’ takeaways from Kerry’s work:

  • Companies thrive on their origin story

  • Being defined by features

  • Technical debt constrains future growth

  • Narrative eras and stories

  • Focus on why you will win in the future

Ian then joins Robert Rose in our virtual bar, The Rose and Rockstar, for one of his fabulous cocktails and a chat about a marketing topic. 

This week, Ian and Robert discuss an article from Robert’s column for The Content Marketing Institute The Mid-Year AI Reality Check Marketing Teams Need, which dives into the results of his analysis of 500 agentic AI use cases.

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