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Fresh Step uses AI agency to create talking cat ads at 1/10th cost

Fresh Step, a brand under Clorox, successfully launched a marketing campaign featuring AI-generated talking cats. This campaign, produced by an AI-native agency, resulted in three 15-second commercials completed within 30 days and at a significantly lower cost compared to traditional production methods. The campaign is scheduled to air on linear television with accompanying social media cutdowns. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates AI's capability to reduce production time and cost for advertising campaigns.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes the use of AI in a specific marketing campaign for a consumer product, which falls under AI-adjacent tooling.

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Fresh Step uses AI agency to create talking cat ads at 1/10th cost

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Clorox's Fresh Step went from brief to three finished 15-second spots in 30 days and at a tenth of the cost of a traditional production, using AI-native agency

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