Category: Technology

  • Building Better, Faster Spreadsheets With AI

    Building Better, Faster Spreadsheets With AI

    I was inspired by analytics guru Adam Braff to accelerate my spreadsheet work with AI. So, I built a couple of tests using Google Sheets, Gemini, and ChatGPT. It turns out that AI can do some amazing analysis and graphing, and it can also make some profound errors… In short,…

  • How to Choose the “Right” AI Model

    How to Choose the “Right” AI Model

    It can be confusing to pick the “right” AI model. To me, the choice boils down to three “how much” questions: 1. How much time do you want to invest in learning new tools? 2. How much money do you want to invest in AI tools? 3. How much do you care about privacy policies, model…

  • How Long Does a ChatGPT Prompt Really Need To Be?

    How Long Does a ChatGPT Prompt Really Need To Be?

    I asked ChatGPT the same question twice – first with a 19 word “Short” prompt and then with a 354 word “Full” prompt that followed best practices.  Did it make a difference?  In this case, it made a huge difference: bigger is better when it comes to GenAI. But… there should…

  • How to Use Nested Bullets in ChatGPT Prompts

    How to Use Nested Bullets in ChatGPT Prompts

    I love writing with nested bullet points. Unfortunately, ChatGPT does not like reading them, especially when they are written in MS Word. So… I asked ChatGPT how to resolve this dilemma and it pointed me to https://word2md.com/. This free website translates “.docx” files to “markdown” files which are easily readable by both computer…

  • How to Create a Marketing Video in 30 Minutes With AI

    How to Create a Marketing Video in 30 Minutes With AI

    Going from a “concept on a napkin” to a “polished video on the web” used to take weeks. Now, with GenAI, getting that polished video can take less than a half hour.

  • AI Can Now Pick Your Colors. (That’s a good thing…)

    AI Can Now Pick Your Colors. (That’s a good thing…)

    Have you ever struggled to pick the right colors for a graph, logo, or website? If so, check out this new AI-driven color palette generator I found from Muzli. What distinguishes this tool is an interface that allows you to describe the mood you are looking for in plain English.…

  • 12 Great Marketing and AI Newsletters for the New Year

    12 Great Marketing and AI Newsletters for the New Year

    Last year I worked to reduce my email to just the important stuff. That meant looking hard at my newsletters subscriptions and dumping all but the very best. Click in to see what made the cut for Marketing & MarTech, All Things AI, Start-ups & Technology, as well as a…