B
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24% -- agencies planning staff cuts due to ai for marketing agencies (2026)
24% of agencies are planning to cut staff this year specifically because of AI according to a Digiday report.
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2026
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
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95
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Digiday
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marketing agencies: 24% agencies planning staff cuts due to ai. Source: Digiday (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/agencies-cutting-staff-ai-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/agencies-cutting-staff-ai-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>24%</strong> -- agencies planning staff cuts due to ai for marketing agencies<br><small>Source: Digiday (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/agencies-cutting-staff-ai-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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