<description>&lt;p&gt;Consumer Reports CMO Khalid El Khatib explains how the independent nonprofit brand's 90-year history of testing products is creating trust amid AI slop and misinformation, reflected in its recent $3 million "We Never Stop Questioning" campaign. He also discusses how the membership-based organization is adapting its strategy to reach audiences across generations—from boomers spending more time online to younger consumers encountering the brand for the first time—and what that shift means for building credibility in a rapidly changing media environment.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Ad Age Marketer's Brief

E.J. Schultz & Adrianne Pasquarelli

Refreshing a heritage brand for the AI era with Consumer Reports CMO

MAR 25, 202622 MIN
Ad Age Marketer's Brief

Refreshing a heritage brand for the AI era with Consumer Reports CMO

MAR 25, 202622 MIN

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Consumer Reports CMO Khalid El Khatib explains how the independent nonprofit brand's 90-year history of testing products is creating trust amid AI slop and misinformation, reflected in its recent $3 million "We Never Stop Questioning" campaign. He also discusses how the membership-based organization is adapting its strategy to reach audiences across generations—from boomers spending more time online to younger consumers encountering the brand for the first time—and what that shift means for building credibility in a rapidly changing media environment.