At the NABIP Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee, the topic of using artificial intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT-4, to create marketing content for businesses was important enough for a dedicated breakout session.
The discussion focused on how AI can streamline content creation for employee benefits professionals, providing them with efficient tools for their marketing needs. Here's a comprehensive summary of the presentation:
Setting the Stage
The speaker, Spencer Johnson, kicked off the session by exploring the audience's familiarity with AI in business. The room had a mix of experience levels with AI tools, including applications in social media content planning and scriptwriting. This initial dialogue set the tone for the deeper exploration of AI's role in marketing, specifically for those in the insurance and employee benefits industries.
The Role of AI in Marketing
Spencer explained how AI, particularly ChatGPT-4, can be used to create content for various marketing needs. The presentation delved into specific prompts and examples to demonstrate how AI can be leveraged to save time and improve efficiency. The session's core objective was to provide practical tools that attendees could use immediately to generate marketing content.
Key Marketing Prompts and Applications
The presentation outlined five key prompts for AI-generated content that would be beneficial for businesses, particularly those in the insurance and employee benefits industries:
StoryBrand Wireframe:
This prompt helps create a website wireframe based on the StoryBrand framework, a concept developed by Donald Miller. It establishes the problem, positions the business as the solution, and outlines the results clients can expect. AI can generate website copy that fits the company's personality, with flexibility in tone and style.
4-Part Email Sequence:
This prompt guides the creation of a four-part email sequence aimed at educating the audience, introducing a product or service, engaging with compelling content, and ultimately converting leads into customers. Spencer emphasized the importance of automation in email marketing, recommending tools like MailChimp for managing automated email campaigns.
Summarize for Emails, Webpages, and Documents:
This prompt allows AI to summarize lengthy email threads, documents, or webpages, providing a quick overview of key points. This feature is especially useful for catching up on extensive email threads or summarizing lengthy documents into concise bullet points.
Blog Posts and Video Scripts:
AI can generate SEO-friendly blog posts with key points, an introduction, and a conclusion. It can also create video scripts and social media posts to accompany the blog content. This flexibility allows businesses to produce long-form content and supporting materials efficiently.
Social Media Schedule:
The final prompt involves creating a one-month social media schedule, providing a table format with dates, image suggestions, caption ideas, and hashtag recommendations. This feature streamlines social media planning, allowing businesses to maintain a consistent online presence.
Practical Demonstrations
Spencer demonstrated how AI can be used to organize messy Excel spreadsheets, extract key information from large documents, and generate a variety of content types, from blog posts to video scripts and social media posts. He showcased the versatility of AI in handling diverse marketing tasks, emphasizing the importance of providing clear input to achieve better output.
Additional Resources and Closing Thoughts
The session concluded with references to additional resources, such as Donald Miller's "Building a StoryBrand" and "Marketing Made Simple," which serve as foundational guides for marketing strategies. Spencer encouraged attendees to explore these resources and consider AI as a tool to augment their marketing efforts, not replace human expertise.
Overall, the presentation highlighted the transformative potential of AI in marketing, offering practical insights and tools to help businesses in the insurance and employee benefits industries leverage technology for more efficient and effective content creation.
