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Marketing Through AI Engagement

Instructor: Gil Haddi
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In the final module of our course, we look at the 3 phases of AI marketing trends and how you can seamlessly integrate them into everyday consumer interactions. From AI social listening all the way to Deepfakes, we see how technology can either be used to enhance consumer concerns and paranoia or feed the demand for targeted, personalized marketing that is specific to the individual.

AI is already making huge impacts across multiple industries and will alter the course of human and brand interactions forever. Clearly there’s a need for brands to leverage AI marketing trends to stay ahead of the curve and become part of this movement.
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Workshop Questions:
1. In what ways can your team leverage AI to create a more personalized connection with your customer?
2. In what ways could AI be detracting from your message?
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Featured Insights

Facial Billboard
Billboards take on hyper-customized features with facial recognition technology
Implications - The use of facial recognition tech in publicly placed billboards is on the rise, allowing brands to customize to consumers via a format that was once a much more passive and less-targeted form of marketing. These campaigns mimic the same level of personalization that consumers are now accustomed to in the targeted ads they receive on their phones, but have the added benefit of novelty for the unexpected platform via which they're delivered.
Workshop Question - Conceptualize a billboard with facial recognition tech that would market your product/service.
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Eye-Track Entertainment
Brands use eye-tracking technology to entertain and customize
Trend - The adoption of eye-tracking technologies into entertainment and marketing-related products is on the rise, offering both function and intrigue for consumers who interact with it. Such technology has vast implications in industries concerned with accessibility, gaming and/or campaigning, and offer a high level of customization for consumers.
Workshop Question - Conceptualize a product, service or campaign that could incorporate eye-tracking tech.
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Insights by Trend Hunter AI

Experiential Poster
Physical, touchable media is being reintroduced to deepen sensory engagement
Trend - Brands are incorporating tactile elements into billboards and posters to create immersive, multi-sensory experiences. From textured surfaces to interactive materials, these physical formats invite touch and smell, transforming passive ad spaces into memorable, hands-on brand encounters.
Workshop Question - How can your brand use physical interaction to create more memorable consumer touchpoints?
9.3
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Chatbot Evolution
AI brands create chatbots with unique social and collaborative features
Trend - AI brands release chatbots supporting multi‑participant conversations, on‑device or local model options, specialist topic agents, threaded discussions and shared workspaces; features emphasize privacy controls, extensibility via plugins and integrations with collaboration suites to serve teams.
Workshop Question - How can we innovate our AI solutions to enhance privacy, collaboration, and domain-specific interactions for users in social and workplace settings?
6.8
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AI Microtasking
In the spirit of automating what you hate, AI services assist in small admin tasks
Trend - Though some tech enthusiasts believe AI should be used in every facet of life, some believe it's smarter to "automate what you hate." This means using AI to reduce time spent on mundane tasks. Services that focus on AI used in hyper-specific, repetitive workplace tasks lend credit to this approach.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage AI to automate mundane tasks specific to our industry, enhancing efficiency and freeing up creative resources?
4.6
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Safe Socializing
AI brands are creating companionship apps to help youth
Trend - AI companies are rolling out moderated, youth-focused companion apps with conversational agents designed for safe social interaction. Featuring content filters, parental controls, guided icebreakers and social-skills coaching, these platforms foster healthy engagement in a controlled environment.
Workshop Question - How can your brand leverage AI to create safe, moderated environments that foster healthy social interaction and build confidence among youth in a digital age?
6.7
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AI Intimacy
Retail brands are using AI to create deeper emotional connections with customers
Trend - Retail companies are deploying AI systems that go beyond transactional interactions to build genuine emotional relationships with customers. These technologies learn individual preferences, remember personal details, and anticipate needs in ways that make customers feel truly understood. AI is being used so every interaction feels like a continuation of an ongoing relationship.
Workshop Question - How could your brand use AI to remember and celebrate the small details that make each customer feel uniquely valued?
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Automated Podcast
AI tools that generate podcasts out of predetermined data sets are adaptable
Trend - AI companies are creating podcast-generating tools that interpret provided data and offer it in audio podcast form. This is used to make written news more digestible, to better convey one's personal thoughts, and more. These tools are designed to be quick and convenient for novice AI users.
Workshop Question - How could your brand make its products or services more accessible to consumers with busy lifestyles and minimal free time?
6.6
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AI Emotion
AI systems are being developed to recognize and respond to human emotions
Trend - Companies are integrating emotion recognition capabilities into their AI systems, allowing machines to detect and respond to human emotional states through facial expressions, voice patterns, and physiological signals. This technology is being implemented across various sectors, from healthcare diagnostics to customer service platforms.
Workshop Question - How could your brand incorporate emotional intelligence into its digital touchpoints?
5.5
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Visual Aid
Brands are designing packaging to be accessible for consumers with visual impairments
Trend - Brands are creating packaging designs with smart solutions for consumers with visual impairments. These solutions include scannable codes or symbols that interact with smart applications to provide either easier-to-read or audio-based information, more effectively supporting shoppers.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage technological solutions to make our products more accessible for a wider range of consumers?
6.6
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Personalized Mail
AI tools for personal and professional email writing enhance clarity
Trend - Generative AI is being used to create email-writing tools for both personal and professional use. While previous AI email generators focused on cold reachouts en masse, these tools are designed for smaller-scale use with a more personalized touch, as the tools learn the writers' styles.
Workshop Question - How can we leverage AI to enhance personalization and efficiency in both internal and external communications?
4.4
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