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Speech is important but reading isn’t dead. In fact, careful word choice makes a huge difference in ad performance, according to this study from automated creative tool Persado. Did you know that percentages like “45% discount” drive on average 23% more engagement than specific dollar amounts like “over $100 savings”? Or that “complimentary” outpulls “free” by up to 21%? It’s the perfect Daylight Savings Time gift for that copywriter in your life.  And it’s complimentary.

BetterUp and Stanford Social Media Lab define workslop as “AI-generated content that looks good, but lacks substance.” Their survey of 1,150 full-time desk workers in the U.S. finds that 40% received workslop in the last month, costing $186 per month per employee. For a 10,000-person company, that’s $9 million annually.