Most people use AI assistants to think, not shop — and new data shows marketers may be optimizing for the wrong kind of query. Danny Goodwin on December 10, 2025 AI chat assistants are not being used the way many marketers expect. Instead of acting as shopping tools or search engines, they function primarily … Continue reading Why AI content strategies need to focus on tasks not transactions
Google Calendar now lets you schedule tasks No more meetings with yourself when you need to be productive. Anna Washenko Tue, November 18, 2025 Reuters / REUTERS Productivity setups are a personal thing. Some people swear by to-do lists and apps, some people like scheduling and planners. For those in the … Continue reading Google Calendar now lets you schedule tasks
For marketers buried in sources and short on time, deep research offers a faster path to clarity, synthesis and strategy. Melissa Reeve on July 25, 2025 Recently, I put some of the newer, more powerful deep research tools through their paces to see if AI could handle the kind of deep, strategic research marketers … Continue reading Making AI deep research work for strategic marketing tasks
From curating newsletters to prepping survey data for Family Feud: Email Edition, here are three real-world AI use cases for marketers. Jeanne Jennings on July 7, 2025 Last year, I wrote about three ways marketers could use generative AI without copywriting, and the response surprised me. Many of us are looking for ways to … Continue reading 3 marketing tasks genAI can help with — no copywriting involved
April 12, 2025 Why delegating tasks is so hard—and how to get better at it Subscribe to A Cup of Ambition. A biweekly newsletter for high-achieving moms who value having a meaningful career and being an involved parent, by Jessica Wilen. To learn more visit acupofambition.substack.com. BY Jessica Wilen Jessica Wilen, Ph.D is an executive coach and … Continue reading Why delegating tasks is so hard—and how to get better at it
September 03, 2024 Akiflow is the calendar and tasks app you never knew you needed This brilliantly simple app works with Google Calendar and Outlook to bring tasks and events together in a way that makes other tools look like clunky old relics. BY JR Raphael It’s 2024, for cryin’ out loud. We’ve got robots that … Continue reading Akiflow is the calendar and tasks app you never knew you needed
June 28, 2024 AI offers financial firms a hand but isn’t ready for more complex tasks The spread of AI-based systems offers big opportunities for financial services firms, executives say, but asset managers also face higher stakes than other consumer-facing businesses because they manage sensitive information. BY Reuters The spread of artificial intelligence-based systems offers big … Continue reading AI offers financial firms a hand but isn’t ready for more complex tasks
Maximize team efficiency by explicitly requesting work, documenting asks, using project management tools for transparency and more. Justin Sharaf on May 7, 2024 Early in my career, I was surprised when a co-worker told me they didn’t realize I wanted them to complete a task that I thought I had asked them to complete. … Continue reading How to effectively delegate tasks and manage projects
By Michael Grothaus June 23, 2023 A new survey from Intuit QuickBooks shows that many small business owners are eager to turn to AI tools to help run and streamline parts of their business. The driver behind this willingness to turn to AI is a lack of time, with 35% of small businesses saying … Continue reading AI for small business: Bosses want to automate these 5 tasks
Microsoft is holding a ‘future of work’ AI event on March 16th Jon Fingas @jonfingas Now that Microsoft has outlined how AI will reshape Bing search, it’s ready to detail how the technology will influence your workplace. The company is holding a “Future of Work with AI” event on March 16th at 11AM Eastern. … Continue reading Microsoft 365 ‘Copilot’ uses AI to automate everyday tasks in multiple apps
