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Here's what you’ll get today: 1 Top Story, 1 Tip, 1 Tool, 2 Twitter Threads

Author

Jack Brady
June 06, 2023

Read Time: 4 Minutes

Hello and welcome back to the newsletter dedicated to breaking down the intersection of Marketing and AI in 5 minutes or less.

Here's what you’ll get today:

  • AI News for Marketers

  • 1 Tip

  • 1 Tool

  • 2 Twitter Threads

AI News for Marketers:

Apple Announces new Vision Pro AR/VR headset

Apple’s new Vision Pro headset is more than just an entertainment device. It’s being pitched as a work-from-home and travel device, and may be the new interface for e-commerce and more. It already has the ability to store your data and purchases using your eyes as an optical fingerprint for authentication.

👉 Read about the other highlights from WWDC '23 here.

Nvidia hit a market cap of $1 trillion.

There are only five companies that currently have a market cap of $1 trillion or more: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Saudi Aramco.

Nvidia makes the chips that power generative AI, and if the number of Twitter threads were any indication, demand is off the charts.

👀 Want to go down the Nvidia rabbit hole?

Listen to this Acquired Podcast episode on the history of Nvidia.

TLDR: Jensen Huang (CEO) is a bad ass.

  • His first job was at Denny’s and he still eats there on the regular

  • At 9 years old, he was sent by himself from Taiwan to Kentucky for school (turned out to be a reformatory school)

  • Has a giant tribal back tattoo

  • Was a professional table tennis player

  • Races supercars and motorcycles

Tip: Become an AI Marketer

62% of marketing leaders and 66% of business leaders have already hired new employees to help leverage AI/automation tools, and this trend is only ramping up.

Focus on building skills and positioning yourself as an AI Marketer because those are the skills that you’ll need to stand out.

But “how”, you ask?

  1. Testing new tools and tactics every week (Hint: We send you one tool every Tuesday that we’ve tested and vetted as marketers).

  2. Free Courses like AI Foundations, AI for Everyone, and Elements of AI.

Tool: Instorier

Instorier allows you to turn photos into 3D graphics to create captivating stories for your website.

Tools like Instorier show the power of 3D graphics + AI, and can help you stand by creating unique experiences on your site. Try it out!

Twitter Threads

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