Decoding AI for Marketing

Vikram Chalana, CEO of Pictory, says the future of marketing - and all content - is video. He looked at the ways in which AI could increase efficiency for content creators, and that was the inspiration behind the company. Pictory makes video creation easier by allowing the average business user to repurpose existing content like articles and white papers and make videos to publish across multiple channels. Chalana explains how their technology works, how it helps SMBs, and where he wants the space to go next.

For Further Reading:

Pictory

10 “Best” AI Tools for Business (May 2024)

The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I. Use of Copyrighted Work

Inside Big Tech's underground race to buy AI training data

ElevenLabs

POSSIBLE

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It’s been a whirlwind week for Sam Altman at OpenAI - where he was removed by the board and has now been reinstated. It’s the biggest news in artificial intelligence this week, and hosts Greg Stuart and Rex Briggs give their takes and share their past experiences with boards making decisions like this.

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Abhay Parasnis, founder of Typeface, is making a big bet on where artificial intelligence will truly reshape the marketing industry. After experience at Adobe and other large organizations, Parasnis ventured out on his own in 2022 to work on a tool to solve the fundamental problem in marketing today, the “content paradox.” He explains why there’s a gap between data and cloud technologies, and the ability to use those to effectively make and distribute content. He walks Greg and Rex through some of the cutting-edge functionality that Typeface offers its partners.

For Further Reading:

Abhay Parasnis showcases Typeface on CNN “De-coded” w/Host Anna Stewart

Adobe Alum takes AI-enables marketing beyond the prompt

Transition from solo acts to a complete symphony with AI

Abhay Parasnis Keynote at VivaTech 2024

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Omar Rodriguez-Vilá is a professor of marketing at Emory University and a partner at MarCaps, and was previously a practitioner at Coca-Cola. He’s looked at the ways some of the best marketing organizations out there have changed their structure and habits in the wake of the AI revolution, and he has data to share. He argues that great marketing leaders in today’s environment need to both explore and exploit for strategic advantages, and other ways to change your marketing culture to see real results.

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Learn more about Omar here: https://www.mmaglobal.com/speakers/omar-rodriguez-vila-phd

Is Your Marketing Organization Ready for What’s Next? (HBR): https://hbr.org/2020/11/is-your-marketing-organization-ready-for-whats-next

Omar’s Presentation at POSSIBLE 2024: Organizing for New Growth – How do You Prepare the Organization to Leverage the Potential of GenAI

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Sadie Thoma, director of US B2B marketing at Google, and Derek Rodenhausen, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group, say that artificial intelligence is having a major impact on marketing - especially when it comes to the consumer journey. They partnered on new research that shows that the four main consumer behaviors today are streaming, scrolling, searching, and shopping - and that they are often done in tandem. Thoma and Rodenhausen share more insights from their research that can influence marketers across industries as they reshape their organizations in a world of AI.

For Further Reading:

The Blueprint for AI-Powered Marketing

It’s Time for Marketers to Move Beyond the Linear Funnel

How Tombras used Google’s Gemini to create over 6,000 hyperlocal ads for PODS

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