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TOP STORY

PHOTOGRAPHER DISQUALIFIED FROM AI IMAGE CONTEST AFTER WINNING WITH REAL PHOTO

The Winning (Real) Photo

A photographer has managed to win an AI image contest with a real photograph. Miles Astray, the photographer in question, entered a surreal photo of a flamingo into the AI category of the 1839 Color Photography Awards, and it not only placed third but also won the People's Vote Award.

Astray's intention was to challenge the notion that AI-generated images can surpass the creativity of nature and human artistry. He aimed to demonstrate that real work from real creatives still holds merit, even in the face of rapidly advancing AI technology.

Remarkably, the judges, who hail from prestigious organizations like The New York Times, Getty Images, and Christie's, were unable to discern that Astray's entry was a genuine photograph. This revelation has sparked a conversation about the implications of AI in the creative industry and the potential pitfalls of relying solely on technology to evaluate artistic merit.

While the competition's organizers acknowledged Astray's "powerful message," they ultimately disqualified his entry to ensure fairness for other participants in the AI category. However, this incident has brought much-needed awareness to the ongoing debate surrounding AI's impact on creative fields, particularly photography.

Astray's stunt serves as a reminder that nature's creativity and the human touch remain unmatched, even in the face of rapidly advancing AI technology. It challenges the notion that AI can entirely replace human artistry and highlights the importance of preserving and celebrating the unique perspectives and skills that human creators bring to the table.

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TOOL OF THE WEEK

A cutting-edge AI image generator designed to enhance your creative projects by leveraging multiple top-tier AI models simultaneously.

Key Features:

Multi-Model Image Generation: Wowzer allows users to generate images using a variety of AI models such as Stable Diffusion 3, Dall-E 3, and Leonardo AI. This multi-model approach ensures diverse and dynamic results, making it easier to find the perfect visual match for your project.

Prompt Enhancer: Whether you're a novice or an experienced designer, Wowzer's AI-powered prompt assistant helps craft detailed and effective prompts. This feature simplifies the process of generating high-quality images by providing suggestions based on prompt engineering principles.

LogoStarter: A standout feature, LogoStarter, empowers users to create professional-quality logos quickly and easily. This tool is perfect for individuals and small businesses needing a cost-effective solution for branding without professional design resources.

Save and Organize Creations: Users can save their favorite images, organize them by project, and revisit them later. This makes managing multiple creative projects more efficient and cohesive.

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MEGA PROMPT OF THE WEEK

PRICING STRATEGY

You are a pricing strategist tasked with optimizing the pricing model for <company name's> <product/service offering>. The goal is to maximize <key objectives e.g. revenue, profit margins, market share, etc.> while staying aligned with <company's> overall positioning and resonating with <target customer personas>.

Please outline a detailed pricing strategy covering the following elements:

Situation Assessment & Objectives:

  • Overview of current pricing model, challenges, and market dynamics

  • Articulate specific, measurable pricing objectives and key success metrics

  • Ensure pricing principles align with overarching business/brand strategy

Customer & Market Research:

  • Analyze sector pricing trends, best practices, and competitive landscape

  • Outline target customer profiles, segmentation, and perceived value drivers

  • Include findings from market research, willingness-to-pay studies, etc.

Value Proposition & Economic Value Estimation:

  • Clearly define and articulate the full product/service value proposition

  • Calculate and quantify the total economic value/worth to customers

  • Explore value metrics and monetizable value-adds to factor into pricing

Pricing Model Evaluation & Recommendations:

  • Assess pros and cons of cost-plus, competitor, value-based, and other models

  • Recommend optimal pricing strategy, structure, and specific price points

  • Design a coherent good-better-best packaging/bundles hierarchy as applicable

Price & Buyer Psychology:

  • Explore psychological pricing strategies for optimizing perception of value

  • Provide tactics for eliminating friction and boosting purchase confidence

  • Address promotions, discounting, incentives, and driving customer lifetime value

Go-To-Market Planning & Enablement:

  • Develop messaging frameworks and enablement tools for customer conversations

  • Design any new commercial policies, discounting guidelines, or pricing rules

  • Outline change management plans for rolling out new pricing to market

  • Recommend systems and processes for monitoring, reporting, and continuous refinement

Ground every recommendation in quantitative data, research findings, and pricing best practices. Include specific models, frameworks, and real examples to substantiate the pricing strategy. The end goal is a comprehensive, analytically-backed plan for extracting maximum value and returns.

Note: Use ChatGPT Plus and upload your campaign performance reports along with the prompt

USE CASE PROMPT

SLOGAN CREATION

Prompt: 

I need a memorable and impactful slogan for my <type of business/product/service> that resonates with <target customer details - demographics, psychographics, etc.>. The slogan should:

  1. Succinctly capture the core benefit or value proposition in a compelling way

  2. Differentiate my brand's unique selling points from competitors

  3. Align with and reinforce my brand personality and tone

  4. Create an emotional connection with my audience's values and aspirations

  5. Be trademarkable, free of clichés, and work across marketing channels

In your suggestions, provide 15-20 distinct slogan options that achieve the criteria above. For each, include:

  • The slogan phrasing

  • A 1-2 sentence rationale explaining its meaning and marketing angle

  • Keywords/messaging pillars it encompasses

  • Example use cases and creative executional concepts

From the full list, identify the 3-5 strongest slogan candidates based on: <Specific judging criteria like memorability, portability across media, audience testing potential, etc.>

If relevant, explore opportunities to evolve my existing tagline/messaging into a new slogan direction that modernizes my brand while preserving equity.

Ensure all suggestions avoid problematic phrasing and comply with branding best practices around clarity, brevity, audibility and trademark eligibility.

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