Marketing Meetup Podcast

How to use AI to help create great content

Sep 18, 2025
In this enlightening discussion, Ross Simmonds, a savvy marketing practitioner and founder of distribution.ai, dives into the power of AI in content creation. He emphasizes the importance of blending human creativity with AI's efficiency, offering frameworks for integrating AI without sacrificing originality. Ross shares effective tools and real-world examples, alongside practical tips for managing teams and scaling efforts using AI. He also warns against the pitfalls of generic AI output, stressing the need for human insight to keep marketing authentic.
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INSIGHT

AI As A Creator Equalizer

  • AI amplifies creators' ability to build and distribute work without gatekeepers.
  • Ross says this equalizes access and makes creative projects far easier to launch.
ANECDOTE

AI-Powered Treasure Hunt For Kids

  • Ross created an AI-driven treasure hunt using 11 Labs and HeyGen to speak to his kids by name.
  • The kids were amazed and Ross highlights playful, personal uses of AI beyond marketing.
INSIGHT

Return To Customer-Led Storytelling

  • The content industry over-indexed on production and forgot customer psychology.
  • Ross urges returning to customer-focused storytelling, taste, and distribution as advantages.
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