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Aspiration Erik Wirsing Aspiration Erik Wirsing

Embracing genuine narratives

AI tools have become indispensable for marketers, but how does it support with one of the most important elements of marketing—storytelling? In the world of mass content generation, authenticity and storytelling matter more than ever.

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Aspiration Tim Goggin Aspiration Tim Goggin

Celebrating decades of partnership

For nearly a quarter century, Sappington has partnered with Microsoft to deliver exceptional results, ensuring Microsoft's innovations transform businesses and benefit humanity, proving invaluable to customers and partners.

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Aspiration Tim Goggin & Erik Wirsing Aspiration Tim Goggin & Erik Wirsing

What would Drucker do (WWDD)?

Peter Drucker coined the term “knowledge workers,” describing workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge acquired through formal training to develop products and services. What would Drucker think about AI and the knowledge worker?

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Aspiration Tim Goggin & Erik Wirsing Aspiration Tim Goggin & Erik Wirsing

My Digital Twin

What if, with the advent of powerful new technologies like generative AI, we could create a digital twin of ourselves that could perform our duties as knowledge workers?

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