ShortTake

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#ShortTake: The New Rules of AI, TV, PR, and Gaming Engagement

By Jeff Barrett  • Published March 31, 2025

ShortTake is your weekly FYP from The Shorty Awards for quick, new and thought-challenging takes on culture, creativity and TLDR. Things that need a closer look and things that need a completely different perspective.

Here’s a cool trick with the new ChatGPT image model

If you’re looking to know how to navigate AI better, Ruben Hassid is your guide. This specific trick is how to recreate an iconic ad with …

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#ShortTake: 50% Creator Budgets, College Sports Deals, and Hollywood’s Uncertain Future

By Jeff Barrett  • Published March 24, 2025

ShortTake is your weekly FYP from The Shorty Awards for quick, new and thought-challenging takes on culture, creativity and TLDR. Things that need a closer look and things that need a completely different perspective.

Will 50% of the budget become the norm for creators?

Unilever sure thinks so. Its new CEO says it’ll spend half of its media dollars on social channels and work with 20x more creators.

There …

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#ShortTake: Pepsi’s Play for poppi, HQ Trivia’s Comeback, Piper Phillips’ Breakout Moment & The Rise of Virtual Influencers

By Jeff Barrett  • Published March 17, 2025

ShortTake is your weekly FYP from The Shorty Awards for quick, new and thought-challenging takes on culture, creativity and TLDR. Things that need a closer look and things that need a completely different perspective.

Generation Next?

My references keep getting older. This time the Spice Girls driven slogan of the late 1990’s. There are $1.5B reasons to make the deal if you’re poppi. Remember the vending machines? Of course you …

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#ShortTake: Taco Bell’s Big Spoof, Facebook’s Marketplace Play, Substack’s Second Wave & SXSW Game Plan

By Jeff Barrett  • Published March 9, 2025

ShortTake is your weekly FYP from The Shorty Awards for quick, new and thought-challenging takes on culture, creativity and TLDR. Things that need a closer look and things that need a completely different perspective.

Live Mas Live

It was only a matter of a time before a brand expertly spoofed the tried and true art of the Silicon Valley product announcement event. Chef’s kiss. No notes. If you missed it …

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#ShortTake: RIP Skype, Social’s Next Big Bet, and the Creator Economy’s Next Move

By Jeff Barrett  • Published March 3, 2025

ShortTake is your weekly FYP from The Shorty Awards for quick, new and thought-challenging takes on culture, creativity and TLDR. Things that need a closer look and things that need a completely different perspective.

Is timing everything?

Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May.

At one point Skype was so popular it was a verb. Even with the pandemic, shift to remote work and greater adoption of video meetings it …

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