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☆ I asked ChatGPT to write a viral Super Bowl commercial. Here's what an advertising pro thought of the AI script.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The most generic beer commercial of all timeChatGPT writes a script for a beer commercial Screenshot/ChatGPTFor my first commercial, I told ChatGPT to "write me a beer commercial that would run during the Super Bowl." "This is the perfect beer for the Super Bowl," ChatGPT wrote as a line for one of the characters. The cast of 'Succession' sells a luxury SUVChatGPT writes a Lexus commercial ChatGPT/ScreenshotNext up, I asked ChatGPT to "write me a funny Super Bowl commercial for the newest Lexus SUV, starring the cast of Succession." Just like the beer commercial, Eastman told me this script seemed generic. A Skittles commercial that almost hits the markChatGPT writes a Skittles commercial ChatGPT/ScreenshotLast up, I asked ChatGPT to "write me a viral and crazy Super Bowl commercial for a candy of your choosing."

☆ Why Netflix is placing cars like the Chevy Bolt in its shows, and what the streamer's deal with GM means for its growing advertising business
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix announced a new deal to integrate GM electric vehicles into popular shows like "Love is Blind" and "Queer Eye." On a press call announcing the deal, Lee said directors and showrunners would be involved in the process and that cars would be integrated in an "authentic" way so they don't "feel out of place." Netflix has a history of placing brands like Coke and GM in shows like "Stranger Things" and "Queer Eye." Lee insisted the GM deal isn't "product placement" and that GM isn't paying to put its vehicles on shows. Terms of the deal weren't shared; GM said it wasn't part of a TV ad buy on Netflix's Basic with Ads.

☆ I create a holiday display at the Phoenix Zoo but it's a year-round job that includes putting up lights in June
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Jamie Killin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The light exhibit is an important event for the zoo, which is a nonprofit, because it's our largest fundraiser. Ultimately, a position opened up on the ZooLights team and he thought I'd be a good fit, so I ended up applying and got the job. By June 1, the ZooLights team is starting to install all the lights and armatures. ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo is an important event because it’s its largest fundraiser. It's also an important event for the zoo because it's our largest fundraiser.

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoCompanies Mars Inc FollowNov 8 (Reuters) - A California man who claimed Skittles are "unfit for human consumption" because they contained a known toxin has dismissed his federal lawsuit against Mars Inc, the candy maker. Jenile Thames voluntarily dismissed his case on Monday, according to a filing by his lawyers in Oakland, California. read moreThough many foods contain titanium dioxide to add color, various studies have over the years questioned its safety. Mars, based in McLean, Virginia, on Sept. 30 sought to dismiss Thames' lawsuit. It said its use of "small amounts" of titanium dioxide did not harm the plaintiff, and complied with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations.

☆ Rising inflation forces Halloween candy prices to climb more than 13%, with the highest price increases impacting Skittles and Starbursts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As Americans prepare for Halloween festivities, candy prices have shot up. Candy prices rose more than 13% in September compared with a year ago, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Skittles shot up by 42% in price since last year, while Starbursts rose by 35%, Datasembly told The WSJ. According to the Labor Department, candy prices went up more than 13% in September compared with a year ago. Consumers plan to spend $100 on average for Halloween candy, cards, costumes, and decorations, the National Retail Foundation reported in its 2022 survey.

☆ From Amazon to Skittles, a new survey of the top 20 brands among Gen Z adults shows tech and snack brands reign supreme with the demographic
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-02 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A new Morning Consult survey revealed the top 20 brands that Gen Z adults love most. Tech reigned supreme, nabbing the top 4 spots, with Apple trailing behind at #20. Here are the most popular brands among the age 18 to 25 cohort. A new survey from Morning Consult asked thousands of Gen Z adults (ages 18 to 25), which brands they viewed either "somewhat" or "very" favorably, and the top four slots all went to FAANG companies. Here are the top 20 brands most popular with Gen Z adults, in ascending order:

Drug cartels are using brightly colored “rainbow fentanyl” pills to target children as young as middle schoolers, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration warned Monday, signaling a new threat in the opioid crisis. “This is another tactic that they’re using to get more fentanyl to more people,” Milgram said. The DEA and other law enforcement agencies have seized fentanyl in the colorful presentation in 21 states, she said. In recent weeks, Milgram said, the agency has been called to middle schools to investigate fake pills that looked like medication but were actually fentanyl. The district is offering the lifesaving drug Narcan at all schools free to reverse the effects of fentanyl.

☆ Picasso, Larissa sau Hokey Pokey. 400+ idei cum poți să îți numești ariciul drăguț
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Aricii, în calitate de animale de companie, sunt mai rar întâlniți, dar totuși sunt multe persoane a căror inimă se topește când în jur este înconjurat de aceste ființe adorabile. Dacă ești în pană de idei ce nume să îi pui noului tău prieten de companie, dar vrei neapărat un nume cât mai deosebit care ar caracteriza perfect temperamentul ariciului, echipa #diez îți vine în ajutor cu 100+ sugestii. # Nume drăguțe pentru arici:HedgyBirchPicassoSunflowerRaddishBubbleTacoNoodleBlinkerPiperButtercupTwixMalibuPazzoRibbonNandaMonkeyThornFoxyBeedlePokeyWafflesSunnyBullyChikaPandaTonksPuddingFlowerMidnightCurly-QLeoSkatPadfootTallulahRufusMangoSpikeShadowBabyPumpkinCottontailLupinStubbyQuillPicklesSnowflakeCherryMozartNuggetCocoHuffyStitchSkeeterCricketGrumpyShaggyBoobooLagunaBlossomCloverQuilliamSweetpeaPeanutPinkyCookieTrixDizzyFusePretzelPeachyButtonsPinotPricklyMuggleCheesecakeBladeTulipHappyPepperPincushionStarZuriBurritoCupcakeHedwigYonaDragonSkipperCinnamonStrawberryRoxieWhiskersZig ZagSilasNutmegCaramelQ-TipMerryTinkFudgeTankCometZeppelinEltonSparkyPotatoAlmondQuattroHokey PokeyPippieButterballPunkTeacupSpinCodaPixieScroogeBingCottonFangPokeahontasPopplesWolfiePebblesVanillaToffeeBristlyBagelAppleSugarReeceToastTurboJinxJazzSkittlesTangoButterBlueberryPistachioSonicChaucerQuilly WonkaBruiserKobyGraySnufflePowderHogletRebelGuinnessPatWednesdaySkipZenPorkyBlizzardOliveCloudyElwoodCheese NipPoppyCocoaBumperHermesPhoenixBubblesKitLeftyCactusWalnutMcFlurryFlashPinSpikyHamletOnyxMeadowTortoiseSplinterParisMidoriPinocchioMochiScabbersGillsVegasZippySkylerPipsieClooneyCheetoDominoFidoSaltPeriwinkleNibblesMooshieMarshmallowJazz/JazzyHoggyDumplingZorroSilverArrowBlazePieLunaTwinklesTinker BellSushiCrookshanksNeedlesScoutPouchesScuttleSpiceTatertotPinballMonetPricklesButtonBiscuitSpockNellNuttyPoohSkippyOreoMannyCrystalHokeyKiwiUrchinSpriteCosmoPine ConeSnugglesMulderZeroMoodyPearlHersheyFernMulliganCuddles# Nume pentru arici masculi:MickeyMaxOscarGibsonZekeObiePeterTibbsWilburRomeoLukeCasperPaulKingstonJuniorWaltHughFritzRudyTexChipLinusRalphGriffNateSebastianAlvinBurtMarvRioRockyBrunoMarioAtticusSidDocCodyRedfordErnieGusBuckLukaMerlinBuzzScullyPipBarneyTheoJoeEdOtisMartiArchieMarvinPatrickBobaSaulOzzieSammyChandlerMyloAceMikeNicoMobyMurphyHutchBartParkerEarlBarclayWizzyTannerFrankyPaulieJasperEddieFelixBodiePaddingtonSnoopyLoganRichieLandonNume pentru aricioaice:

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