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 Louise Foley, Director of Marketing, Europe at Pinterest

Brandmakers with Louise Foley, Director of Marketing, Europe at Pinterest

Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Music Watch on YouTube Welcome back, it's week three of the Brandmakers podcast, and Hannah is joined this week by Louise Foley, who is director of marketing, Europe at Pinterest. Louise and Hannah got stuck into the subject of trends and signals, and what marketers need to do to stay on the right side of cultural relevance. She also detailed her own marketing strategy and her push into fun and meaningful experiential events. Disclaimer: we recorded thi


Hannah Bowler

Hannah Bowler