Andrew Ng, chief scientist at Baidu Research and professor at Stanford University said, “AI is the new electricity”. Why? Because electricity transformed almost everything 100 years ago and today, AI will quite likely do the same for most, if not all industries. Artificial intelligence, or AI in short form is entering our lives from every angle, be it healthcare or shopping, and anything in … [Read more...]
Don’t be the Piers Morgan of Social Media
As an Account Manager the types of projects I work on daily are varied. One of my many tasks is social media. I plan, write, create and schedule in content for a range of clients on a daily basis. I try to keep my creative juices flowing and my content cap full to the brim. However, with posting on social media every day I need to avoid losing that all-important spark and not sound stale or … [Read more...]
Gifs vs Videos – which, when, why?
Have you ever wondered how to optimise the use of videos and gifs in your everyday marketing tasks? No? Well there’s the door, show yourself out! For those remaining get ready to take a deep dive into the world of moving images, what they are, why we use them and how we can utilise them. So, what is a gif? Gif stands for ‘Graphics Interchange Format’ and essentially, it’s a looping … [Read more...]
Ads and Politics – a Match Made at Iceland
Iceland’s new ad got banned by the ASA when it was launched, as it was deemed to be too political. True, there is a partnership of sorts with Greenpeace there and its message about palm oil is crystal clear. True, perhaps Iceland went a little too far using Greenpeace’s material. Then again, that might have been the objective from the start. To date the ad has been watched more than 50 million … [Read more...]
‘The camera never lies’ – erm it actually does!
We’ve all seen the type of shots – stunningly creative photographs us mere mortals couldn’t even attempt to take of surreal levitating bodies, wedding shots with the wow-factor and seemingly impossible acts of nature, but are the shots real, have they been heavily retouched in Photoshop, or are there other powers at work here that we’re not privy to? I’m here to spill the photography beans, let … [Read more...]
