AI Puts Digital Agency 'Periwinkle Cobra' Out to Pasture
Last year, Periwinkle Cobra, a marketing agency known more for brash slogans than technical depth, wrapped up a conference talk with the cheery closer: “Give AI a try, it won’t bite.”
Well. It bit.
Abelard Dongleman, the agency’s owner and self-appointed thought leader, delivered the talk. A man never afraid to speak confidently about topics he doesn’t remotely understand, Abelard took to the stage with a breezy, vague presentation on the wonders of AI. By the end, he’d assured the audience that AI was not only safe, but “easy, fun, and the future of marketing”.
Fast-forward a year: Abelard has discovered that AI is not only capable of biting, but that it does so with frightening precision. Especially when fed a steady diet of overconfidence and under-researched strategy.
Speaking to your correspondent, Abelard admitted: “Well, it put us all out of a job. Turns out I met my match in bullsh***ing at last”.
Never one to be kept down, Abelard has landed on his feet. He’s now secured a role in the civil service, where he will be leading the effort to integrate AI into public services.
What could possibly go wrong?
