Category: Generative AI

  • V-Shaped Professionals: How AI Transforms You Into a One-Person Powerhouse

    Are you a V-shaped professional? For years, management consultants batted around the concept of the T-shaped professional, the T-shaped marketer. Surface-level knowledge for most things, really good at one thing. You might be an email marketing wizard, and have surface knowledge of organic search, direct mail, Google Ads, etc. but you couldn’t reasonably do those…

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  • Almost Timely News: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ How To Measure Whether AI Will Take Your Job (2026-03-15)

    _Almost Timely News: ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ How To Measure Whether AI Will Take Your Job (2026-03-15) :: View in Browser_ The Big Plug ๐Ÿ‘‰ I’ve got a new course! GEO 101 for Marketers. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Just updated! The Unofficial LinkedIn Algorithm Guide, March 2026, now with new information straight from LinkedIn! Content Authenticity Statement 100% of this week’s…

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  • How Chinese AI Companies Are Secretly Winning the Race Against Western Tech

    A few people have asked my take on both Amodei and Shumer’s recent pieces, both of which are excellent reads: https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening TLDR: AI can do pretty much whatever you want it to and it’s self-improving generationally, and it imperils ALL knowledge work https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-adolescence-of-technology TLDR: AI could be its own country and would be an existential…

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  • So What? Six Levels of AI Proficiency

    Summary In today's episode, I break down Trust Insights' six-level framework for measuring AI proficiency and explain why most companies are grading their teams against the wrong yardstick. Here's what this means for you. You stop comparing your staff to AI researchers and start mapping proficiency to the actual responsibilities of each role inside your…

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  • The 20-Question AI Readiness Checklist That Separates Successful Projects From $250K Mistakes

    Why do AI projects fail? Most of the time, it’s not the technology. It’s everything that goes with the technology. Imagine getting a brand new car, something nice like the BYD U9 Extreme. Goes up to 308 MPH / 496 KPH. Torque vectoring, 3000 HP, 4 electric motors. US $252K new. And you use it…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Best AI Tools for Landing Pages?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how to avoid generic, salesy AI-generated landing pages by providing better context. Here's what this means for you. You will master the art of prompting AI to create authentic, high-converting landing pages tailored to your specific audience. You'll also learn these concepts: how to define brand standards for AI…

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  • Agents Are the Secret Weapon for Tourism Businesses Looking to Cut Work Time by 90%

    I share this at this morning’s Tourism Industry Association of Alberta (TIAA) keynote: The distance to done is getting shorter by the day. Basic workflows in tools like ChatGPT get things done faster than without, for many tasks. Gems, GPTs, n8ns, makes, etc. all shorten that distance, accelerating progress. But agents? Agents are the fastest…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Best AI Tools for Infographics?

    Summary In today's episode, I explore the best AI tools and prompting techniques for designing high-quality infographics. Here's what this means for you. You gain the ability to turn raw data into stunning, professional visual assets using simple AI workflows. You'll also learn these concepts: how to choose between static and editable HTML graphics, why…

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  • Unlock Your Potential: How Claude Code’s /insights Command Transforms You Into an AI Power User

    What if AI told you how to be better at AI? For the folks using Claude Code, that’s a reality now. The latest versions of Claude Code have a deceptively simple command: /insights (bonus points because we at Trust Insights love that word) It goes through your recent use of Claude Code and then does…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How to Create Slogans with AI?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why AI often produces generic slogans and how you can prompt it to create distinctive brand identities. Here's what this means for you. You will learn how to bypass boring, high-probability language to capture your audience's attention. You'll also learn these concepts: how probability engines limit creativity, how psychographic…

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