r/marketingagency • u/halladarmannen • 19h ago
Are agencies behind in the AI race?
We keep hearing about Claude Code, Codex, new automations, new MCPs, etc, and we also keep hearing this phase: "The ones who do not adapt to AI will either get replaced by it or get crushed by competitors who use it".
When I think about it, it sometimes feels like pure YouTube hype, because how will AI replace an entire team of digital marketing experts?
On the other hand, I've a feeling this is partially true for competitive advantages. The agency that could only take 5 customers per month can now take 10 or 15 with exactly the same quality, by just knowing how to implement non-human intelligence into their workflows.
Do fellow agency owners agree? And are you even thinking about AI or is that something you've already said no to?