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Previous Issues
- AD81: Is Pinterest the Answer to Your Marketing Growth?
9 February 2025 | Issue #81 In this issue: What if Pinterest is the answer? Build confidence in your UX portfolio AI video maker by Descript What's more important, outcomes or quality? Design Quote of the Week Prompt: Marketer using Pinterest --ar 16:9 (multiple variations) What if Pinterest is the answer? The question would be, "What is an underutilized resource for marketing and sales?" At CES a couple of weeks ago, AdExchanger caught up with Pinterest's chief revenue officer, Bill Watkins....Read more - AD80: Become an Alchemist
2 February 2025 | Issue #80 In this issue: Become an alchemist Trying to replace 1000 human jobs with AI fails DeepSeek comparison chart Purposely bad UI Design Quote of the Week Prompt: a steampunk scientist pouring potion --ar 16:9 "Become an alchemist." These were the words that Richard Banfield used to close a recent article he wrote on LinkedIn and it stuck with me. Many of us have a blend of skills from years of doing different jobs. Many of us have a blend of skills from years of doing...Read more
- AD79: The Canva Report PLUS a Big Announcement
26 January 2025 | Issue #79 In this issue: The Canva Visual Economy Report Announcing The Visual Marketer Design Quote of the Week Midjourney Prompt: a person is working at a computer. She is happy. The art style should look like a brighter version of Adam Hughes. Use #16203e for the shadows. Use bright colors like Yellow: #fdfcc8, pink: #f86786, and blue: #7ee1ec for the rest. Angled lighting would be great. --ar 16:9 Canva released its Visual Economy Report and the results are a mixed bag....Read more
- AD78: What Will Business Look Like in 2030?: WEF
20 January 2025 | Issue #78 In this issue: World Economic Forum's 290 page jobs report Perception of AI's impact on jobs, by country [infographic] The future of digital must be cultivating community LinkedIn introduces new job application tools Design Quote of the Week Midjourney Prompt: colorful image with stats and graphs --ar 16:9 A tip before we get started. Whenever I show the prompt for my images, you'll notice "--ar 16:9" at the end of the prompt. This tells Midjourney to create an...Read more
- AD77: CMOs Cautiously Optimistic About 2025
12 January 2025 | Issue #77 In this issue: The CMO Survey: Results are Mostly Positive How to Craft a Visual Marketing Strategy That Sells 2025 Salary Guide for Marketing and Creative Professionals The Illustration Trends Set to Take Shape in 2025 Why Community Will Make or Break Creators and Brands in 2025 Design Quote of the Week Prompt: an illustration of a person holding a clipboard. She is standing on a busy street in a city. Bright colors. --ar 16:9 Over the break, I was reading through...Read more
- AD76: 2025 Marketing/Design Trends Compilation—It’s More Than AI
5 January 2025 | Issue #76 In this issue: Most Popular 2025 Predictions The Things Nobody Else Is Talking About What This Means for Marketers and Designers (this is the good part) Design Quote of the Week Prompt: a cartoon illustration of a wizard. He is precariously holding a pile of crystal balls. A couple of the balls are falling down out of his hands. --ar 16:9 If your inbox is anything like mine, you've been flooded with year-end recaps and predictions for 2025. All of the predictions...Read more