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Sean Betts: The generative AI hype cycle

No one can deny the huge amount of hype there has been around generative AI since Open AI launched ChatGPT last November. It’s been inescapable and top-of-mind for many digital marketers this year. Unlike the ‘year of mobile’ that was always on the horizon, generative AI came out of nowhere and may represent a fundamental shift in the way we work.

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When it comes to creative hiring – act, don’t react. Here’s why

The best branding agencies are the ones that really interrogate a brief: they don’t take a packaging redesign brief at face value, for instance – instead, they look at the brand itself as a holistic entity. Is it really just about packaging, or does the entire brand identity need an overhaul? What would make this brand a leader in its category? How can we future-proof it?