#AI4M: Should Brands Lend Their Mascots to AI Videos?
“OpenAI Wants Brands to Allow Their Mascots to Appear in Gen AI Videos” (The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2025) should they? OpenAI’s new Sora…

“OpenAI Wants Brands to Allow Their Mascots to Appear in Gen AI Videos” (The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2025) should they? OpenAI’s new Sora…

There has been a lot of activity around using AI to help people shop. This space is still emerging, so it could be ripe for…

Here is another brand that many of our students frequent, Taco Bell. AI offers promise for the fast-food industry, which is always looking for ways…

Here are a couple of articles recently published in The Wall Street Journal, that describe travel businesses creating value for customers–and charging them more in…

Athletic apparel and technology resonate with many of our students. Thus, this article from the Wall Street Journal, “The Evolution of the Running Shoe and…

Now for a positive take on the implications of AI on marketing practice. This article, “Stop Worrying About AI Taking Your Marketing Job — and…

What is good marketing? Good marketing connects what people need or value with what a company has to offer. It has a customer focus and…

When Gary Vaynerchuk talks about marketing, I listen. He has his critics. But I think at its core, “Gary Vee” gives pretty good, if often…

This is a short article, “How Unilever Used AI to Make Soap Go Viral,” (Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2025), but it can be used…