Arete
Arete Intelligence Lab

Original research at the frontier of AI and marketing.

Our dedicated research division of 45+ researchers and data scientists produces the analysis that informs our client work and shapes the industry conversation.

Why a dedicated research lab?

Most consultancies rely on recycled vendor research and anecdotal client experience. We built a dedicated research division because we believe the only way to stay ahead of the AI curve is through proprietary, rigorous, peer-reviewed research produced by a team of 45+ researchers and data scientists.

How we work

Every research program follows a structured process: hypothesis formation, data collection, peer review, and public release. Our work has been cited in 200+ academic papers and referenced by leading industry analysts including Forrester, Gartner, and IDC.

Research Areas

Six domains where we advance the state of the art.

AI Marketing Maturity

24 publications

Annual benchmarking of AI adoption across industries, maturity frameworks, and transformation patterns.

Measurement & Attribution

18 publications

Unified MMM-MTA models, privacy-first causal inference, and next-generation incrementality methods.

Generative AI & Creativity

12 publications

GenAI model evaluation, brand safety frameworks, creative performance prediction.

Privacy, Ethics & Governance

15 publications

Responsible AI frameworks, bias auditing methodologies, regulatory compliance for marketing AI.

Customer Intelligence

20 publications

Federated learning, contextual modeling, privacy-preserving personalization at enterprise scale.

Marketing Technology Futures

9 publications

Emerging technology evaluation, agentic AI architectures, next-generation martech patterns.

Research Leadership

Led by practitioners, not just academics.

Our research leaders have published in top journals and built production AI systems at scale — bringing both rigor and relevance to every study.

AO

Amara Osei

Head of AI Research

ML systems, NLP, marketing AI

LH

Dr. Lena Hofer

Director, Measurement Science

Causal inference, econometrics

RP

Raj Patel

Director, Privacy & Ethics

AI governance, regulatory compliance

SK

Dr. Sarah Kim

Principal Researcher

Generative models, content AI

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