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Whether we’re ready for it or not, the AI revolution is coming. We want to help businesses start their AI journey by providing a list of the best tools we’ve come across so far across the following areas:
In our recent blog post, we categorise and highlight the top 40 AI tools that are shaping the future of marketing.
Here's an overview, perfect for agencies and professionals keen to explore AI:
AI Chat Engines
Essential for simulating human-like conversations, these tools are ideal for customer service automation and personal assistants.
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Free / £20 a month | AI chatbot for human-like conversations, with personalised, adaptive communication features. |
| Poe | Free / £19.99 a month | Quora's service offering multiple chatbots for conversational language interactions. |
| Bing Chat | Free | Microsoft's AI chatbot integrated with Bing, offering content writing and multilingual communication. |
| Google Bard | Free | Experimental Google AI for creative, conversational responses using extensive datasets. |
| Perplexity | Free / £20 a month | AI-powered search engine with source-verified answers and multilingual voice search capabilities. |
Content/Copywriting
Content and copywriting tools powered by AI are designed to assist in creating written material for a variety of marketing purposes.
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tome | Free / $8 a month | AI-based app for creating and accessing engaging stories and presentations. |
| Copy.ai | Free / $36 a month | OpenAI's GPT-3 based tool for generating various copywriting forms. |
| Craftly.ai | Free Trial / $29 a month | Custom LLM copywriting tool adapting to personal writing styles. |
| Jasper | Free Trial / $39 a month | AI writing tool for marketing copy and automated customer service interactions. |
| Anyword | Free Trial / $39 a month | AI-powered writing platform offering NLP and predictive analytics for varied content. |
| Grammarly | Free / £10 a month | Cloud-based writing assistant for better English grammar and spelling. |
| Scalenut | $39 a month | AI content creation tool focusing on SEO and comprehensive content strategies. |
Image & Creative Generation
Image and creative generation tools use AI to produce visual content. These can range from automatically generated images to enhancements of existing photographs.
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Midjourney | $10 a month | AI tool that turns creative ideas into reality using text prompts. |
| Clipdrop | Free / £8 a month | Tools for image generation and editing, includes AR features. |
| Bing Image Creator | Free | Microsoft's AI tool for generating images from text prompts. |
| DALL·E 2 | Free / cost per pack | Generates digital images from prompts, developed by OpenAI. |
| BlueWillow | Free | AI generator for logos, graphics, and scenes using text prompts. |
| Canva | Free / £99 a year | Online graphic design tool with AI-enhanced features. |
| Abyssale | Free / Subscription Tiers Available | Innovative banner automation platform using AI, streamlining ad creation with dynamic templates |
| Stable Diffusion | Free / Optional Donations | AI model for image generation, excels in creating detailed artwork and transformations |
Video and podcasts
AI tools for video and podcasts can automate aspects of production, transcription, and even content creation.
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Instant Video Creator | $24 a month | Transforms blog articles into videos with various voiceovers. |
| Fliki | Free / $28 a month | Text-to-speech software for audio/video voiceovers, summarises content, finds visuals. |
| Descript | Free / $12 a month | Video and podcast editor with multitrack production and overdub feature. |
| HeyGen | Free / $29 a month | Video creation with language translation, lip-syncing, and voice cloning. |
| Runway | Free / $12 a month | Video editing software with over 30 ‘magic tools’ and real-time interactivity. |
| Synthesia | $30 a month | AI-generated videos from text with customisable avatars in over 120 languages. |
| Pictory | Free Trial / $19 a month | Converts long-form content into social media videos, script-to-video conversion. |
| Podcastle | Free / $15 a month | AI podcast creation tool with audio editing, recording, and converting text to podcasts. |
| Design Beast | $49 one-time fee | Comprehensive design suite with AI-powered tools for logos, animations, and visual content creation. |
Performance marketing
Performance marketing is a data-driven approach where advertisers pay for tangible results like clicks, sales, or leads, ensuring accountability in their ad spend.
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adinvestor.co | $5,000 per month | Advertising platform for budget management, audit checks, and real-time ad performance. |
| Surfer | $29 - $2,378 (per article to 100 articles) | Cloud-based AI tool for SEO content planning, writing, and optimization. |
| AdCreative.Ai | $29 - $399 per month | AI tool for quick social media ad generation with scalable ad creation features. |
| Sales Ape | $500 per month | AI sales assistant offering conversational chatbot capabilities and real-time customer interaction analysis. |
| SEMrush | Starts at $125 per month | All-in-one marketing tool for SEO, content marketing, social media management, and competitor analysis. |
Productivity
Productivity tools using AI encompass a broad range of applications that help improve efficiency in various marketing tasks. These can include email automation, scheduling, data analysis, and project management.
| Name | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Circleback | Free Trial / $25 a month | An automated meeting notes tool for online meetings with transcription and follow-up actions. |
| Claude | Free / $20 per month | Next-generation AI assistant for various tasks, featuring Constitutional AI and data retention. |
| SaneBox | Starting from $7 a month | Email management software filtering unimportant emails, compatible with all email providers. |
| Mailbutler | Starting at $4.95 a month | AI-powered email extension for task automation, scheduling, and creating personalised templates. |
| Fireflies | Free / $10 a month | AI-powered assistant for transcribing, summarising, and analysing voice conversations. |
| Futurepedia | Free | A hub for AI enthusiasts with a directory of tools and free resources. |
We hope you found this overview of the top 40 AI tools for marketing useful. If you're interested in a more detailed breakdown of these tools and how they can benefit your business, we invite you to visit our website and read the full blog post.
It's a comprehensive resource for agencies and professionals looking to explore AI's potential in various marketing areas. Thank you for taking the time to explore the AI revolution with us, and we look forward to providing you with more valuable insights in the future.
