I am not a fan “generative” so-called AI for creating content and have not exactly hidden that.

But there are obviously uses for some of the technology – especially the non-generative kind.

For example:

One way I’ll likely be using it in the future is to turn my novels into animated films should the tech get advanced enough for what I want to do. It’s not...

In which a customer asks:

Hello Ben,

You talk about status and all the ways to raise it in your copy troll book. I was wondering if there was another book or email player newsletter where you go into more detail about all the different ways a business can raise status?

I saw you recommend Dan Kennedy’s 7 Figure Ac...

Since last week I shared a list of my favorite documentaries for marketing & copywriting.

And related to that are some of my favorite movies for business & marketing:

* Corpse Bride – I mention this movie a lot in my Markauteur book, as it’s a power lesson in craftsmanship, infotainment, filling your work with nuance, and how to tell a tight, pithy story...

Last month I mentioned in an email about how I like to read the Bible 3-4 times per year, including reading it in 41-days earlier this year.

Since writing that email, I finished it again last week – this time in exactly 14-days.

It’s not a race, and I don’t always read it that quickly.

But I enjoy the sense of continuity when I do read it that way.

Admittedly I like and am inspired by the Otherworldly stuff.

But most of the ones below are easily found on YouTube or Amazon.

Here goes:

* Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema – I can’t even begin to count how many insights I’ve learned from this. #1 on the list for a reason.

* Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters – especially useful if you’re worried ab...