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May 10

March 31 - May 12

Elevate Your Video Content: From Concept to Creation

AMA SF Blog

AI Can Polish Your Brand. Only You Can Build Its Story.

Every brand now has access to the same generative AI tools. Every brand can produce polished copy, consistent visuals, and high-frequency social content at a fraction of the cost it required two years ago. That sounds like progress — and in many ways it is — but it has also... read more →

Your Target Audience Is Probably a Guess. Here’s How to Fix That.

Rinita Datta
May 8, 2026
Marketing, Marketing Campaigns, Small Business

The brief says “target: women 25–45 interested in wellness.” The campaign runs, results are mediocre, and the post-mortem concludes the creative wasn’t strong enough. The real problem, more often than not, wasn’t the creative brief. It was the audience definition. A demographic range tells you who might see your message.... read more →

Stop Prompting Randomly. Start Directing AI.

The marketers who get the most out of AI aren’t the ones using the most sophisticated tools. They’re the ones who know how to give a precise brief. Most teams adopted AI and immediately started using it like a search engine — type something vague, get something generic, call it... read more →

Save Berkeley Shops: Meet the 2026 Hackathon Winners

Most marketing teams scope a campaign over weeks, with rounds of executive feedback and ample time to second-guess every choice. The AMA San Francisco Marketing Hackathon strips all of that out and drops you into a three-hour sprint for a Bay Area nonprofit. You team up with people you have... read more →

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