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The AI Training Economy: The Human Expertise Behind the Agent Revolution
The challenge of training AI models on human expertise is not new.What is new is that three college dropouts just built a $10 billion business by productizing that exact problem at scale.
Executive Takeaways
- The AI training economy is already here — and a $10 billion startup is proof.
- You can't have capable AI agents without well-trained models. Human expertise isn't being replaced; it's being harvested.
- Fast followers still have a window, but waiting another 18 months may mean competing on scale alone, not quality.
- Most organizations are underestimating the speed of this workforce transformation. The time to build AI fluency is now.
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Analyze Your Current Customers to Supercharge Your 2024 Annual Business Planning
Thu, Oct 19, 2023 — Article 2 of the 7-part series: Accelerating Growth In 2024 with Strategic Business Planning By: Scott Wright and Jack Bowen When we ask our clients why customers buy from them, much of the time, they either don’t know, or are completely off-base about the reason. In an uber-competitive marketplace and with so much at stake, this inability to define why people should buy your product or service can be a fatal misstep.

Why You Can’t Afford to Cut Your Marketing Investment for 2024
Wed, Oct 11, 2023 — Article 1 of the 7-part series: Accelerating Growth In 2024 with Strategic Business Planning By: Scott Wright and Jack Bowen In an era dominated by rapid change and economic unpredictability, businesses often find themselves at the crossroads of making challenging decisions, especially when it comes to budgeting. One of the areas often eyed for potential cuts is marketing. But is this a wise move?

Accelerating Growth In 2024 with Strategic Business Planning
Tue, Oct 3, 2023 — Introduction: Take Action Now to Plan for Success By: Scott Wright and Jack Bowen Temperatures are dropping, leaves are changing colors, and you can almost hear the sounds of the crowd cheering at the high school homecoming game. With these and other harbingers of the calendar’s fourth quarter, you’re likely about to sharpen your pencil, corral your executive leadership – and engage in your strategic business planning process for 2024.
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AI Trends for the Progressive CEO: Navigating the Transformative Landscape
Wed, Sep 6, 2023 — By: Ed Valdez and Angus Robertson It’s hard to think of another digital trend that has shaken the foundations of conventional wisdom as AI has. Though artificial intelligence has existed in some form since the 1950s, it has taken the emergence – and the related spinal shivers – of Open AI’s ChatGPT product to truly advance the conversation.

You Might Hit Two
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The Rise of Purpose-Driven Marketing: Connecting with Generations Through Authenticity
Tue, Jun 13, 2023 — It was a watershed moment for consumer advertising, with shock waves that are still being felt today – the 2004 launch of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. The groundbreaking marketing initiative challenged more than traditional beauty standards – it challenged the conventions of advertising at its core. Eschewing airbrushes and retouching, the personal care brand presented women of various sizes, ages, and ethnicities – without makeup, and without prejudice.

Are you Ready for the Next Senior Living Crisis | Part 4
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Are you Ready for the Next Senior Living Crisis | Part 3
Tue, May 23, 2023 — Make Local Digital Marketing Your Secret Advantage If you’ve been with us throughout this blog series, by now you have a greater understanding of the broader market forces that challenge your senior living business and some of the measures you can take to be one step ahead of the competition.

Are you Ready for the Next Senior Living Crisis | Part 2
Tue, May 16, 2023 — Use Insights to Uncover Your Unique Value If you believe that the best measure of your senior facility’s competitive advantage is signed contracts – this blog is for you Beyond the rent checks and smiling faces of the residents you see each day lies a treasure trove of insights that can guide your marketing and communications today, tomorrow, and into a competitive future. When your unique value is clear and relevant to prospects, they are more likely to choose you over your competition.