This is Why Businesses in Kenya are Using AI for Digital Marketing

Lately, the buzz around the extensive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among the young Gen Z population has gone down. Despite this, businesses around the world, especially in Nairobi, Kenya, investment on AI tools is stated to be on the rise. Others have even substituted some departments and positions with AI tools to increase efficiency, grow sales while cutting costs, such as the digital marketing position.

This brought me to ask the question, “Are Digital Marketing Agencies in Kenya being replaced by AI? Follow my train of thought, and you might make the same conclusion.

AI-Powered Content Creation & SEO Optimization

AI like Gemini & ChatGPT can perform functions like graphic design, content creation, content & ad strategy, social media captions, blog posts, email campaigns, and so much more in seconds. The tools can also run SEO audits, keyword research, and content optimization to achieve better ranking on Google. All it takes is for someone to take a short course online or physically, and they will understand how to prompt AI successfully.

Automating Social Media Posting & Marketing

Some businesses have achieved proper scheduling and performance tracking thanks to the power of AI. With a Google account, most free AI tools can generate a posting calendar with suggestions of when to post and optimize keywords for you. You can also use it to suggest relatable and relevant ads with a budgeting and targeting breakdown for effective marketing. AI is surely a powerful tool.

AI in Paid Advertising

On Meta Ads Manager and other paid advertising tools, they have incorporated AI to help users in targeting, retargeting, optimizing budgets, and tracking. As stated in the above paragraph, the various AI tools have the capabilities of achieving this structuring, while other premium tools can be incorporated to automate all the marketing functions to achieve the desired results.

Small and medium-sized businesses can be able to get real-time analysis on their Return on Investment without requiring manual input.

Is AI Going to Replace Digital Marketing Agencies in Kenya?

I believe the answer is “NO”. In marketing, especially content marketing, storytelling and human creativity are very important. AI might be powerful, but it

and feel. I believe that a mix of both is what is required.

AI, with the guidance of a human hand, can be tasked with handling the technical functions of digital marketing like SEO, Analytics, Ad placement & optimization. A digital marketer comes in with content strategy, content creation, and storytelling. With such a balance achieved, companies can achieve better results and not just cut costs.

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