Big Tech’s $360B Bet — and What It Means for the Answer Economy
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@peteblackshaw
Founder/CEO, http://BrandRank.AI, Ex-Digital Leader: Nestle, P&G, Nielsen. Author "Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3000." Alum: UC Santa Cruz (home of Banana Slug), HBS. Urgent Optimist.
Big Tech’s $360B Bet — and What It Means for the Answer Economy
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10 Urgent Principles for Brand Survival in the AI Era
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This week I'm headed to the three-day Association of National Advertisers (ANA) AI & Technology for Marketers conference, and I found myself reflecting on the big issues CMOs face today. Here's some reflections for CMOs ahead of the conference. open.substack.com/pub/answerec...
SEO Is Declining Fast. The Future Belongs to "Answer Media"
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Top 10 #SuperBowl Party Prompts!
Davos in the Answer Economy: AI's Split Vision of Global Challenges
Also see theanswereconomy.com #WEF2
Latest reflections on the future of search in an #AI world.
Welcome feedback!
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The #LinkedIn wrap up for 2024.
Indeed!
Rest in peace!
The 2025 Pocket Guide to AI Speak
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Green crabs have invaded habitats. Sea otters might be the solution.
"Luxury is in a death spiral. After a decade of nearly unfettered growth, the sector is bombing across the globe."
Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...
X Traffic Falling Relative to Bluesky
According to Similarweb, visits to the Elon Musk's X have plummeted over the past 3 months
Global traffic to x.com has fallen from 706 million visits in Sept to just 586.6 million by Nov — a 10.5% drop in the past month alone
1/2
My first "feature length" (well...60 seconds) video using #OpenAI's #Sora tool. Sora’s intuitive interface turns prompts into polished #videos, perfect for brainstorming and pitches. While I ran out of credits fast, its versatility and speed surprised me...in a good way.
@brandrank.bsky.social
How Claude Became Tech Insiders’ Chatbot of Choice www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/t...
“I travel around the world, eat a lot of shit, and basically do whatever the fuck I want.” Revisit a Profile of Anthony Bourdain, from 2017.
Pleeeeaasssseeeee!
#ChatGPT #ChatGPTDown #EndOfTheWorld
Top Ten Tech Buzzwords Going into 2025
...according to the LLMs. (Don't shoot the messenger.)
@googlegemini.bsky.social @perplexityai.bsky.social #Meta @anthropic.com #Brat #Barbiecore #NepoBaby #Rawdogging #Delulu @brandrank.bsky.social
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Will #GenerativeAI transform holiday shopping? I'll probe this question in tomorrow's #GAI-Insights "Learning Lab" showcase presentation. 12/9 7PM EST. Here's a video recap of key themes. Sign-up here: meetup.com/gaiinsights-...
@brandrank.bsky.social #ecommerce #Marketing @adweek.bsky.social
Oh no!!!!!
The NFT Is Dead. Long Live the NFT? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/s...
Top #Marketing Trends for 2025
1️⃣ Personalization Rules: AI-driven experiences aren’t optional—tailored content dominates.
2️⃣ Video Wins: Short, immersive, authentic. Mixed reality is next.
3️⃣ Sustainability Still Counts
Brands must think like algorithms.
@brandrank.bsky.social @adweek.bsky.social
A climate model combining generative AI and physics data is 25 times faster than the state of the art
#ClimateTech @sustainability
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#AI strategy for brands starts with the boring basics.
Like answering obvious questions.
Or think/acting like a concierge when consumers search your site...or visit your FAQ.
Get this right and the LLMs will generously reward you.
#Branding @brandrank.bsky.social
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Top 10 Tech Trends for 2025
..according to the LLMs like @googlegemini.bsky.s and #ChatGPT www.linkedin.com/posts/consum...
“An alarming phenomenon has sprung up over the past few years: Many students are arriving at college unprepared to read entire books”
via the @theatlantic.com
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ChatGPT logo.
ChatGPT was launched 2 years ago today.
Only 2k followers more and I surpass the Threads count in a tenth of the time. Impressive growth here comparatively and a much better experience obvi. Kudos to the @bsky.app team for 1. Amazing work 2. Making Jack Dorsey leave (that one is just personally gratifying)