https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/18/1061320/digital-clones-of-dead-people/ We all miss him. I can still see him with his cup of coffee – so many spoonfuls of sugar – with that impish smile. Poised to come out with one of his jokes. I loved him. He was always there with advice and more. But it’s not just me. We’re all feeling it. … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/10/23911381/adobe-ai-generated-content-symbol-watermark The appeals process is so slow. It’s good you can appeal but I have to take it down until the decision. I could leave it up with the Balance Mark as it is but… Well that’s why I’m appealing! I fill in the details, not just the time the human and AI spent but … [Read more…]
https://the-media-leader.com/what-to-do-when-your-colleague-steals-your-ideas/ The senior team still demanded presentations. “Open dialogue”, they called it but everyone knew it was an old-fashioned power play. They arranged the room, their chairs and even their notebooks (digital and analog) just so. You took to a stage. A spotlight on your idea. He waited to present, feeling like he’d been sent … [Read more…]
https://system1group.com/blog/advertising/what-is-brand-storytelling-why-is-it-important It was always important to have a real character at the heart of our brand story. The founding of the company, the founder, that’s what we know resonates. The data shows it. We are lucky to have that story, that character. We didn’t need to make them up. There really was a start. Not … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/07/deal-dive-the-future-of-social-media-is-vertical/ You reach one of those “significant” birthday numbers and you take stock, look back, remember, relive. I’m not the person I was. Thankfully my politics haven’t “mellowed” as my family said they would. But my interests have changed. I look at what I was passionate about and remember a very different man. I smile … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/06/creatives-across-industries-are-strategizing-together-around-ai-concerns/ There was dark humor about whether a picket line was worth doing when most people worked from home but there was something about standing outside the offices. They couldn’t have a brazier on the Shoreditch pavement so they huddled around an eco heater they got delivered in 15 mins. The banners, deliberately hand drawn … [Read more…]
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/national/23837679.mps-join-campaign-groups-call-facial-recognition-ban/ My mates and I go looking for them. The best place is on the main streets of course. That’s convenient because it’s easier to go straight into the shops. My parents are outraged. They keep going on about privacy, freedom. You should see my dad’s attempts at hiding his face! I tell them that … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/farewell-campaign-magazine/1838444 He looked down from the mezzanine. The polished wooden floor and the designer sofas were carefully arranged so visitors could see their host come down the glass staircase to escort them into the building. The receptionists were on the case placing the artisan coffee mugs with their organic brew on the reclaimed wooden table; … [Read more…]
https://adage.com/article/opinion/veteran-ccos-why-chief-creatives-over-50-bring-invaluable-wisdom-agencies/2519546 We simply can’t compete. There is a talent war out there and that talent doesn’t want… well, us! We’re not the sexy, young agency with the groovy name, the right sort of awards on the shelves and a website that showcases the latest tech it uses. We’re an ad agency. We have the clients … [Read more…]
https://www.marketing-interactive.com/reimagining-storytelling-in-the-age-of-ai She wrote in the same café every day. It was cheap, warm and the ritual appealed to her. She sat at the same table and laid out her notes the same way, each morning. She tried not to think about herself as “an author” or her stories getting published. She just wanted to take … [Read more…]