The New Corporate Video Budget Conversation: What to Say When the CFO Asks About AI Alternatives
It's happened to almost every VP of Marketing in the past 12 months. You're presenting your video production budget for approval, and someone — often the CFO, sometimes the CEO — slides a laptop across the table with a demo of an AI video tool and asks: "Why can't we just use this?" It's not a bad faith question. The tools look impressive. The cost differential is striking. And unless you're prepared with a clear, business-oriented answer, you risk either losing the budget or




