Carlo Maria Ferrari, Global Content & Creators Lead at Sanofi, discusses how AI raises creativity standards in marketing. He emphasizes the importance of human creativity over AI in creating standout campaigns. The podcast explores AI's potential to push human creativity boundaries and its use in regulated industries like healthcare. AI is also discussed in streamlining content creation processes, automating compliance tasks, and revolutionizing workflow efficiency across various industries.
AI stimulates marketers to enhance creativity by challenging their ideas with GenAI.
Human intervention remains crucial in creating emotionally resonant and unique marketing content.
Deep dives
AI Stimulates Improvement in Marketing
The use of AI in marketing acts as a stimulant for individuals to strive for betterment. By realizing that AI-generated ideas may challenge their own, marketers are encouraged to enhance their creativity and efforts.
Creativity and Surprising Marketing
Exceptional marketing often breaks conventional norms and surprises the audience. The conversation around Volkswagen's iconic ads highlighted how unconventional approaches can capture attention and leave a lasting impact on consumers.
AI's Impact on Marketing Creativity
AI sets a standard starting point for marketers but requires human intervention to elevate creativity and emotional connections with consumers. While AI can assist in routine tasks, creating unique and emotionally resonant content remains a domain where human input is indispensable.
Navigating AI and Innovation in Marketing
Balancing AI integration in marketing involves leveraging it for efficiency in tasks like content ideation and creation. Experimenting with AI applications strategically, such as in AI-personalized advertising, can pave the way for successful AI adoption within conservative industries.
AI is already being used by marketers in campaigns they create, but today’s guest, Carlo Maria Ferrari, Global Content & Creators Lead at Sanofi, says the best creative will still be made by humans. Hear why he sees GenAI as a way to check your brainstorms and make sure your ideas are truly original: in a sense, making AI the new bar that great creative needs to clear. Ferrari leads the Global Content team at within a heavily regulated industry, but he’s still aiming to push the boundaries of how AI can be leveraged.