Lecture Notes: Gemini 2.5 and its Applications in Marketing
Introduction
- Focus on Google’s Gemini 2.5 model.
- Overshadowed by OpenAI's image generation.
- Importance: Advanced reasoning capabilities, especially in coding.
- Aim: Demonstrate using Gemini 2.5 for crafting a marketing strategy.
Overview of Google Gemini 2.5
- Not widely discussed due to OpenAI’s image generation buzz.
- Advanced reasoning and coding capabilities.
- Favored by developers for building software.
Application in Marketing
Reasoning Capabilities
- Tested for non-coding reasoning.
- Task: Building a deep and thoughtful marketing strategy.
- Historical testing with various models to generate strategies.
Workflow for Building a Strategy
- Initial Prompt Creation
- Used Chat GPT to create a marketing strategy prompt.
- Focused on HubSpot’s new AI customer agent.
- Prompt and deep research were tailored to extract product features.
- Deep Research
- Conducted on product features and market capabilities.
- Strategy Formulation
- Utilized Gemini 2.5 to generate the strategy.
- Input prompt and additional research data into Gemini.
- Time-efficient: Condensed weeks of work into a few days.
Analysis of the Generated Strategy
- Executive Summary
- Target Audience: Mid-market (1,000-2,000 employees) and enterprise (2,000+ employees).
- Key personas identified: CTOs, CIOs, support managers, etc.
- Value Proposition
- Features: Seamless integration, ease of use, trusted service.
- Channel-Specific Strategy
- Website: Dedicated landing pages.
- Blog articles on AI chatbots and support scaling.
- Social Media: Highlight on LinkedIn with focus on short-form videos.
- Ads: Mixed results on LinkedIn, viable for small business use.
- Retargeting strategies and content ideas.
- Optimization and KPIs
- AB testing, audience targeting, budget allocation.
Conclusion
- Quality of Work
- High-quality marketing strategy and campaign deliverables.
- Best strategy crafted by an AI model to date.
- Practical Application
- Can be used to build comprehensive marketing campaigns swiftly.
- Potential to transform marketing approaches using Gemini 2.5.
Final Thoughts
- Recommend using Gemini 2.5 for detailed marketing strategies.
- Free access provides significant opportunity for business growth.
- Future exploration: Combining with Chat GPT for visual assets.
Marketing Against the Grain Insights
- Encourages exploring the model for business growth.
- Suggests using platforms like HubSpot for campaign implementation.
- Overall, a valuable tool for marketers seeking efficient strategy development.