How AI Will Reshape HR in 2025

By Louise Willoughby, In recent years, the HR world has felt the strong influence of AI, forcing leaders to rethink how technology can enhance their roles and team strategies. Starting in late 2022, with the unveiling of ChatGPT and the explosion of the AI hype cycle, HR leaders have been scrambling to integrate this technology into their operations. In doing so, they’ve been faced with fundamental questions about the field. What, in the end, is HR for? And how exactly can advanced technology help practitioners accomplish their aims more effectively? It has always been clear that AI was never going…

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I Tried Three Generative AI CRMs: Here Are My Thoughts

by Zoe Ashbridge AI is becoming a core part of CRM systems. Considering the time-saving benefits, it’s unsurprising that generative AI CRMs can be incredibly valuable in helping businesses grow. I’ve already written an article on CRMs with AI, but I wanted to take my curiosity about AI and CRM one step further. So, in this article, I’m focusing specifically on three generative AI CRMs, how generative AI can improve the sales process, and much more. While researching this article, I’ve tried to find unique ways of using generative AI in CRMs. I’ve also spoken to people using it in their…

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How AI Thinks It’s a Journalist: The Real Story of Large Language Models (LLMs)

By Contently AI Writer AI isn’t writing your next Pulitzer-winning article—at least, not yet. But it does have something in common with a sleep-deprived journalist on a deadline: it predicts what should come next, based on patterns it has seen before. Let’s break down how Large Language Models (LLMs) actually work—without the sci-fi hype. (Note: this post was written entirely by ContentlyAI (v0.3). While it was reviewed by a human, it’s not yet perfect!) Step 1: AI Reads Like a Research Intern, But With Some Major Flaws Before ChatGPT could generate articles, OpenAI trained it by feeding it a massive slice…

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11 ChatGPT Prompts for Super-Optimized Copywriting

By Lauren Basiura for Marketing Insider Group At Marketing Insider Group, we’ve been exploring the world of AI for quite a while. And let’s just say, we’ve gathered some valuable insights along the way. Now, we all know AI isn’t a cure-all for every marketing challenge. It’s not going to magically solve all our problems (though we all wish it could). But it is an incredibly useful tool that can simplify our lives in the content creation arena. Our journey with AI has been full of learning curves, and we’ve become quite adept at crafting prompts that get the best out of…

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Humans prefer AI-generated copy, survey finds

by Danny Goodwin for Search Engine Land Humans are more likely to prefer content generated by AI than written by a human, according to a surprising new survey. Why we care. While AI can’t entirely replace humans in content creation, clearly generative AI can create content that resonates with consumers. Generative AI 6, humans 0. In six AI- vs. human-generated content battles, the generative AI version “won” each. Here’s an example of one such battle, where the task was to write an introduction for a blog post about the best cat food for indoor cats. AI won 54% to 46%: In the…

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GenAI Can Help Small Companies Level the Playing Field

by Oguz A. Acar and Andrés Gvirtz for Harvard Business Review Dollar Shave Club’s audacious market entry is nothing short of iconic in the marketing world. The bold startup dared to challenge the formidable razor titan, Gillette, with a video that was filmed in just one day at a mere cost of $4,500. Their strategy, marked by a mix of cheeky irreverence and simple value proposition, quickly went viral and captured  interest worldwide. However, such stories remain extremely rare. And it’s often because the behemoths have an inherent advantage. Their extensive resources — be it in technology, market intelligence, or content creation —…

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How Enterprises Are Using AI for Email Marketing

by Ayaz Nanji for MarketingProfs Are enterprise marketers using artificial intelligence to help with their email campaigns? If so, what are the most common uses and challenges? To find out, RPE Origin and Ascend2 surveyed 110 marketers who work for organizations with 500+ employees. Some 24% of respondents say they're already using AI extensively in their email marketing campaigns, 33% say they're using it to some extent, 25% are not using it yet but have plans to, 14% have no plans to, and 4% are unsure. Among enterprise marketers who are using or plan to use AI as part of their email campaigns, 50% are doing so for…

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Use AI to turn your calls into a competitive advantage

by CallRail  for Search Engine Land It might be surprising to learn that artificial intelligence (AI) has existed for over 70 years, but it’s only recently that the technology has become so advanced—and so widely available, in nearly everyone’s pocket. AI is especially promising for marketers as it allows them to do many tasks faster and more strategically than ever before. There are dozens of use cases for how marketers use AI—everything from competitive research and content generation to campaign optimization and marketing automation. Critically, this new generation of AI includes explosive advancements in the realm of speech recognition and conversation…

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Was it Written by AI? How You Can Tell, According to HubSpotters

by Erin Rodrigue for HubSpot In school, I learned the basics of good writing — keep it short, concise, and grammatically correct.  By that definition, AI-written content should be good, right? Yet, when I play around with tools like ChatGPT, I notice a few red flags.  Sure, it's grammatically correct, but it gives off serious "corporate speak" vibes. It follows a logical sequence, but it often goes on lengthy tangents. And while its responses may be accurate, it often lacks a unique perspective. This isn't to suggest AI-written content is inherently bad. But if you plan to leverage AI for content…

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12 Useful ChatGPT Tone Modifiers for AI-Generated Content [Infographic]

by Ayaz Nanji for MarketingProfs Does the text feel a little off when ChatGPT creates content for your business? The solution may be to improve your prompts with tone modifiers—phrases that help the AI program understand exactly what you want. An infographic (below) from Red Website Design and Evolution Unleashed covers 12 key tone modifiers that can improve AI-generated content. For each prompt, it provides an overview of its impact on content, looks at some common use cases, and shows an example output. Check out the infographic:

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