In this week's dive into 'Think Outside the Inbox'… a festive, AI-powered idea to boost Holiday sales; one automation to rule your social media presence; and a conversation with ChatGPT waiting to happen.

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where we teach you how to take advantage of the AI hype with practical advice, ideas, & automation magic.

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Deck the Virtual Halls with AI

Idea: Elevate the holiday shopping experience on your online store by integrating a Holiday-Themed Virtual Shopping Assistant. This AI-powered buddy can guide customers, suggest gift ideas, offer wrapping options, and share discount codes, all with a festive touch.

Implementation: Define the assistant's features, engage with an AI developer or consultancy for creation, integrate it into your platform, and promote the new festive helper to your customers. It's a tech-savvy way to spread holiday cheer, enhance customer engagement, and potentially boost holiday sales!

One Post to Rule Them All

You know you and your brand have to be on social media, but having to generate content for all the platforms can often feel like a full-time job. This simple automation can help.

The goal: Post on one platform and let AI and Zapier carry your message seamlessly across other platforms. For this example, we’ll use Twitter and Linkedin.

The Trigger

• Navigate to your Zapier dashboard.

• Select ‘Make a Zap’ and choose the social network that will set the stage for the rest. In this case, we’ll use Twitter.

• Determine the event on Twitter (e.g., a new post) that will activate the action.

Connecting ChatGPT to Zapier:

• From the action apps list, pick ‘ChatGPT API’ and authenticate it using your API key.

• Detail the action specifics to outline ChatGPT’s role when the trigger event occurs, like rephrasing the content for LinkedIn.

Testing the Integration:

• Ensure your new automation functions as anticipated, making sure the content shared on LinkedIn is unique yet on-brand.

Now, every time you tweet, Zapier will share that content on LinkedIn, keeping your online presence consistent and your hands-free for other creative endeavors.

… to have an AI-driven email categorization that not only sorts by sender or subject but by the emotional tone of the content so you know what you’re diving into even before opening the email.

Mysterious Melodies

Ask ChatGPT to come up with lyrics for a song titled "Moose on the Moon" or "Octopus Orchestra".

And remember to tag us on Twitter or Instagram so we can sing along!

That’s all for today, folks.

See ya next week.

Until then, stay curious. 😉