ChatGPT Isn’t Coming for Your Marketing Business

BY CONRAD EGUSA, KATIE KONYN for INC Two months have passed since the latest model of ChatGPT was released and it's fair to say that the media and creative industries are living in a moment of self-doubt. While AI is far from a new technology, its real-world applications were previously mostly limited to data-focused tasks such as analytics and process automation. The latest generative AI tools, however, have exceeded most of our expectations in their ability to produce creative content - something which, until very recently, was believed to be the sole preserve of humans. Now that tools such as ChatGPT-4 and…

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Revolutionizing Content Strategies: The Impact of Generative and Chat AI on Modern Marketing

By Kara Parlin for Contently The world of content marketing is changing at a rapid pace, thanks to the revolutionary advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). Since chat AI and generative AI emerged, businesses now have access to powerful tools to help them create engaging, high-quality content like never before. But with the dizzying pace of new AI-powered tools released almost weekly, marketers can have a hard time deciding how to integrate AI into their content strategies. Let’s explore the latest AI-driven technologies and their impact on the content landscape, as well as discuss how businesses can stay ahead by leveraging these tools effectively.…

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How to Enable Macros in Excel

by Nathan Ojaokomo for HubSpot Microsoft Excel’s versatility and sheer number of features make it one of the most complex software programs to master. While you might want to learn every feature in Excel, you’ll likely need to know just a limited number to get the best from the software. Macros are small and simple programs that can make your work much easier and are favored by expert users. The good thing is that learning how to enable macros is relatively easy, and in this article, we’ll show you how to enable macros in Excel, since they are disabled by default.…

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The Top Benefits of AI for Marketers [State of AI Data]

by Erin Rodrigue for HubSpot The future of marketing is undoubtedly intertwined with AI. The question now becomes: how will you fold it into your work? The HubSpot Blog surveyed 1,300+ professionals to see how they use AI in their day-to-day work and where they see the biggest benefits of this technology. We hope these insights will help you find the best areas to supercharge your marketing with AI. Let's dive in. The Top Benefits of AI for Marketers   1. 67% of marketers say the biggest benefit of AI is the ability to create content faster. If you're in marketing, your…

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You’re Not Alone—The “Do More With Less” Trend Has Hit Content Marketers Hard

by Jimmy Daly for superpath Between the macro economy and generative A.I., content marketers have been thrown for a real loop over the past year or so. Things changed and fast. Here’s our monthly job board revenue for the last two years. It’s a small sample size, but I believe it represents some larger trends in SaaS. Revenue—and, by proxy, the number of open roles—peaked in January 2022. Then it fell off a cliff. A historically good job market turned into a historically bad one within just a few months. ‍ Profitwell founder Patrick Campbell recently shared an analysis of the SaaS market over…

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The 6 Risks of AI Content

by Ryan Law for Animalz There are already plenty of use cases for generative AI in marketing. Industry and article research. Getting to first draft faster. Creating content briefs. Brainstorming titles and headers, angles, and introductions. Programmatic SEO, at a scale and sophistication previously hard to imagine. Repurposing content from one format to another. Personalizing ABM campaigns. These use cases have risks associated with them. There is the risk of factual inaccuracy and hallucination. Risk of copyright infringement and legal challenges. Risk of Google penalization. Risk of mediocrity and pumping out a ton of content that doesn’t help the bottom line.…

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