From Cost Centre to Growth Engine: How AI Has Pushed Creativity Center Stage

From Cost Centre to Growth Engine: How AI Has Pushed Creativity Center Stage

Thanks to AI we’re moving to one-to-one advertising. The catch is, it only works if you can produce and iterate enough distinct creative for the machines to find the right ad for the right person at the right moment. Creative is no longer a cost centre, it’s now the growth engine.


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In the 1990s, there were fears email would kill the office. Of course, it didn’t, but it did redefine it. Phone calls became less common, but new industries emerged, communication accelerated, and the modern office adapted. Now we have Slack, video calls, and ways of working nobody had previously imagined.

When it comes to digital marketing, AI is no different. Far from being an existential threat, it has the potential to spark a new generation of creative excellence – more so than anything we’ve seen in the past 20 years. But it requires a change of mindset. The opportunity is with those who lead with excitement rather than those who go down a blind alley fuelled by fear.

Brandmakers with Ruth Henriquez, Head of Partnerships and Licensing at Mattel

Brandmakers with Ruth Henriquez, Head of Partnerships and Licensing at Mattel

Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Watch on YouTube Welcome back to the Brandmakers podcast, where Hannah is joined by Ruth Henriquez who is head of licensing and partnerships at Mattel overseeing the IP for brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels, Uno and Masters of the Universe.  In Mattel’s post-Barbie movie era, the company is shifting from a product-led business model to an IP-led one. At a time when advertisers are all finding ways to be ‘entertaining’ Mattel’s strategy is worth paying


Hannah Bowler

Hannah Bowler