The Do’s and Don’ts of Using AI to Create Images: Pixel Perfect
This is the second entry of our AI series prepared by the ARF’s research team. This report is about the value – and pitfalls – of AI image generation. Read more »
teams & talent
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ARF Young Pros Meet-Up
Pamela Marsh of Omnicom Media Group walked us through her career journey and shared practical advice to empower young professionals. Attendees participated in a thought-provoking discussion on the challenges and triumphs of a successful career in the advertising world.
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Improve Your Data Storytelling – Part II
In March, the ARF Women in Analytics presented a lunch workshop on strategies for impactful data storytelling and how to simplify ideas for non-technical audiences. On June 18, we rebroadcasted a portion of the workshop and hosted a panel discussion with industry leaders who shared their perspectives, successes and challenges.
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- Research & Data Quality
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The ARF Member AI Workshop
The ARF Member AI workshop introduced members to the potentialities of various AI platforms and tools to boost their work productivity. The workshop covered how LLMs such as Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude can be employed in three main areas: presentations and reports, advertising research and meetings. Issues such as privacy and security of using AI, as well as the current limitations and challenges of the technology were also discussed. The hands-on, interactive workshop was an opportunity for all those interested in best practices and guidelines for using AI to learn how to interweave such programs into their daily work processes.
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Generative AI Can Make Ad Creative Better Than Humans Alone
Have we reached the John Henry moment in ad creative where the machine can outperform a human in creating visuals for ads? Not quite. Generative AI does have a place in creative, however. This Marketing Science Institute (MSI) working paper found that GenAI when trained on ads which were rated the most effective by consumers can create ad visuals and text that outperform the originals in KPIs related to the purchase funnel and brand associations. Yet, the human element has not been cut out just yet. In fact, it might be pivotal to the process. The human AI combo saved time and effort and created pleasing visuals while maintaining a brand’s distinctive positioning.
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Colgate-Palmolive reveals how AI helps them achieve key objectives and improve processes. They provided insights into the use of AI in marketing at AUDIENCExSCIENCE as well as MSI’s Summit 2024.
AI’s Impact on Marketing Jobs
Some analysts think that marketing jobs will be less affected by AI than many others. But that doesn’t mean the impact will be small.
How AI Will Make Us Smarter
During a recent ARF Town Hall, Professor Russel Neuman explained why he thinks AI will have primarily positive effects. It will make us smarter and more productive. Furthermore, he does not think new regulations are needed to protect humanity from negative consequences of AI development. Read more »
Questions CMOs Should Ask Researchers
What are the most important questions CMOs should ask of market researchers and what are researchers answers?
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Future-Proofing the Analytics and Insights Function
On February 6, Analytics Council Organizational Working Group members Shelley Yang (Director, Insights Activation at Ipsos Creative Excellence) and John Baro (Manager, Market Research & Insights at Spectrum Reach) shared a summary of their learnings from a set of 21 in-depth interviews (IDIs) conducted with ARF members to understand what insights and analytics departments should do to future-proof themselves. Then, a panel of senior researchers -- Helen Katz (EVP, Research at Publicis Media), Michelle Gibb (Vice President, Global Insights & Analytics at Mondelez International), and Jed Meyer (SVP, Media Solutions Leader of Kantar) -- and an industry observer, Simon Chadwick (Managing Partner at Cambiar LLC) joined Shelley to share their perspectives on the topic. Their conversation was moderated by Steven Millman, Global Head of Research & Data Science at Dynata. The presentations and panel touched on AI, outsourcing, skill sets, and mindsets.
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