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(C) Youngmin Pipha Cho 2019 All rights reserved

AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

But why?
Why Tech for creatives?
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

When did creatives stop leading?

The internet multiplies mediums


The separation of creatives and media
Hiding behind the Big Idea
Nick Law
At Cannes Lions 2019
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

Technologies enabled all these changes 



in the media environment.

Marketing communication < Marketing Technologies


Tech influences what & how we do
I. A for AI
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

Marketer’s Toolkit 2019 by WARC


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

10% of all the Cannes Lions 2018 winners


had AI as a part of the campaign.

Up from 7% in 2017, 4% in 2016

Worldclass lessons in AI marketing,


a white paper by Kurio published in 2018
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

Of all the Cannes Lions AI Campaigns,

60% Exploited AI-Based Automation


40% Employed AI-Based Data Analysis
28% Used Voice Recognition
24% Used Machine Learning
18% Leveraged Text Analysis
14% Used Computer Vision

Worldclass lessons in AI marketing,


a white paper by Kurio published in 2018
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

In 2019, we now see


campaigns with AI creativity.
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

We can understand why the AI did what it did,


with the given dataset as goals.
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

AI-assisted creative tools seem even more impressive


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

https://quickdraw.withgoogle.com/
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

Not all the AI-assisted creativity is 100 % fun like this.


It’s complicated
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

Deepfakes became a popular business


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

Might be creepy to some people.


But it reminds me of this old yet still touching commercial.
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE I. A FOR AI

With the help of great human minds,


AI can create another unforgettable moment like Ali vs. Ali
II. B for Blockchain
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE II. B FOR BLOCKCHAIN

As we try to reach out to audiences with all means,


there are people who block it with technologies.

Blockchain suggests a solution here.


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE II. B FOR BLOCKCHAIN

How prolific is ad-blocking?


U.S. Ad Blocking User Penetration, Desktop/laptop vs. smartphone, 2014-2018
& of population

21.9%
20.1%
17.7%
15.2%

11.9%
9.4%
7.9%
5.9%
4%
2.3%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Smartphones Desktops/laptops

Note: internet users of any age who access the internet at least once per month
via any device (including a mobile device) that has an ad blocker enabled
Source: eMarketer, Feb 2017
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE II. B FOR BLOCKCHAIN

Why are they ad-blocking?


Ad-blocking motivations & of U.S. ad-blocker users
Who say they use ad-blockers for the following reasons
Too many ads are annoying or irrelevant
49%

I think there are too many ads on the internet


40%

I find online ads intrusive


40%

Ads take up too much screen space and get in the way
37%

I want to speed up the time it takes for things to load on my device


33%

I try to avoid ads wherever possible, whether on TV or online


32%

I don't like seeing video ads before I’m allowed to watch video content/clips
29%

I’m concerned about ads compromising my online privacy


29%

I don't like ads which are personalized based on my browsing history


25%

I want to stop the battery life on my device from being drained by ads
17%

Source: Ad Block plus 2017


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE II. B FOR BLOCKCHAIN

Without the knowledge of blockchain,


you still can invest the cryptocurrency.

Without investment,
you now can earn cryptocurrency
by just allowing ads.
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE II. B FOR BLOCKCHAIN

In 2019, ad fraudsters will steal $5.8 billion from advertisers*


and that’s why there exists this blockchain business now.

*Fraud in Digital Advertising Executive Summary 2018/2019 by whiteops/ANA


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE II. B FOR BLOCKCHAIN

Blockchain is more about


the future of advertising.
III. C for Creative
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

Wait, wait.
What does ‘creative’ mean?
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

Creative is meant to fill out the square picture frame?


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

Once again, we’re living in the era of Marketing technology,


not just Marketing communication.

We need to redefine
what it means to be a ‘creative’
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

Creativity is connecting dots.


Steve Jobs said.
Being a creative is about connecting dots, too.

Connecting human & brands


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

HBI : Human-Brand Interaction

Instead of content-making to fill out the square frame,


we should be architects designing the human-brand interaction
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

For example, what ‘creative' idea can we generate for the AI speaker,
the next big eCommerce platform of the near future?
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

Still, we will need copywriters and art directors.

But we need to think outside the box,


outside the square frame,
about our job description as 'creatives'
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE III. C FOR CREATIVE

CONTENT < CONNECT


Faster, better, and cheaper

With this in mind, we can fully exploit technology.


And it works the other way, too.
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

A, B, C… What comes next?

D for Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci, was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest
included invention, drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, music, mathematics,
engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, paleontology and cartography.

Wikipedia
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

When we lose interest in technology, 



our work loses all momentum for breakthrough.

We must remember that our roots are as craftsmen,


who combined technology and art.
AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

Technology and art are two different but similar ways


curious humans explore the world.

As a creative, I've always believed that curiosity defines me.


AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND CREATIVE

Let curiosity be with you and guide you in this chaos.


Thank you.

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