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What We’ve Overlooked In the Agency AI Conversation

Adweek

2000 was the year I declared my first major in Cognitive Science/Artificial Intelligence. I was fascinated by the world of AI as we knew it 24 years ago. It was about neural networks, the psychology of language, how brains developed, and how computer science could ultimately intersect with mimicking and mapping what human brains did.

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Comedic Burger King France Ads Shed Light on Secret Soccer Field Conversations

Adweek

Professional soccer players talking to each other or their coaches and managers on the field often cover their mouths to ensure that their conversations can't be overheard by the opposing team or even parsed by lip-reading reporters or viewers at home.

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This Agency Is Calling Out Cannes Lions Cost With a Battleship-Style Activation

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With Cannes Lions each year comes a conversation about the prohibitive cost of award entry for independent agencies vying against the capital might of major networks--as well as the lavishness of the occasion.

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How Agencies Are Having Hard Conversations With Clients About Their DEI Goals

Adweek

Many agencies have publicly committed more equitable advertising. They joined pledges, dedicating a certain number of their clients' media dollars to minority-owned publications. But the industry still has a long way to go. The 4A's Now. Next report on the talent and future of work cites a Salesforce study in which 71% of respondents.

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Who really owns your data? Protecting your business from agency lock-in

Martech

If you’re an agency in the world of data collection (analytics, marketing, etc.), In all instances, the client’s old agencies claimed things like, “We use proprietary code, so we can’t share it,” or “It’s all under our account and can’t be transferred.” This is a warning to all business professionals.

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Generative AI Presents Small Agencies an Opportunity to Scale

Adweek

As conversations about the Metaverse and Web3 were swirling, Aaron Shapiro, having recently stepped down from his role as CEO of the IPG agency Huge, noticed another technology quietly gaining traction in the creative community. Agencies were paying more attention to generative AI, or auto-generated text and imagery.

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2024 in Review: 7 Essential Resources for Agency Leaders

Basis

2024 brought a variety of twists, turns, and evolutions for everyone in the advertising industrybut for agency leaders, it was a particularly bumpy ride. Indeed, as one agency CEO put it , The business of agencies right now is staying in business.

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