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Balance between trend-hopping and brand-building in times of AI virality

"While the craze of AI trends is only going to accelerate, let there be a brand essence health check before you get lured with the viral moments," Al Masaood's Marwa Kaabour says.

Marwa Kaabour Brand building trend setting

The AI-charged era has trends shifting into overdrive. Some love it, some hate it, some just jump unapologetically. What once took weeks to spread now blows up in a matter of hours. Viral moments like Ghibli and Doll Box spark and sweep the globe at dizzying speed. And for each brand, the race to keep pace has never been faster — or perhaps riskier?

It’s tempting for us marketers to jump on the bandwagon, especially when a trend like the latest “Barbie AI” takes over the Internet. A playful, nostalgic moment, and an easy way to engage with customers, increase brand visibility, and show off your virality.

Several brands and personas have hopped on so far successfully. For example, Australian


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.