Social media is an integral part of executive branding, thought leadership, and business marketing. To keep up with the demands of a fast-paced online world, many executives may consider turning to artificial intelligence (AI) for assistance with creating and managing their social media content. However, while AI offers several advantages, it also comes with significant drawbacks that must be carefully considered.  At Influential Executive, we have been testing and trying many AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bing AI, and Google’s Bard AI to find out how AI can assist with marketing tasks — and to uncover its limitations. Based on our findings, while AI is helpful for quickly generating factual information and content ideas (most of the time), it cannot capture the authentic human tone of an individual.  In this article, we share the benefits and limitations of using AI for executive...

Influential Executive and Spark Growth CEO Elissa Liu joins us for another insightful interview on emerging technology like ChatGPT, new social media trends, and more.   Jackie: Elissa, thanks for joining me for another executive social media quarterly update. I want to start off with the hottest topic of the year so far — ChatGPT. Before we dive into how you think it’ll impact the digital marketing and social media space, can you share your general thoughts on ChatGPT?  Elissa: Happy to be back! ChatGPT, and generative AI platforms in general, have been one of the most disruptive technologies over the past few years. It’s still in its infancy, but it’s rare to see an emerging platform make so much buzz across every single industry, not just the digital marketing space. It’s not just businesses talking about ChatGPT — what makes this technology remarkable is...