AI Tools For Streamlining Creative Workflows

I keep a simple rule for tools. Match the job, not the hype. Over the past months I tested dozens of AI products across my daily workflow on The Ravit Show. Research. Writing. Slides. Data analysis. Coding. Voice. Design. Video. Hiring. Dev tooling. I pulled the keepers into a one-page guide so my team can grab the right tool fast and move on with the work. How to use this carousel 1. Start from the job you need this week. 2. Pick one tool. Give it a 30 minute test with your real task. 3. Write down what worked and what did not. 4. If it saves time, keep it. If it adds friction, drop it. A few stacks I reach for • Agents and workflows: LangGraph or CrewAI when I need orchestration without heavy setup • Docs and slides: Tome or Gamma to go from notes to a deck quickly • Data insights: Akkio or DataSquirrel to turn CSVs into answers • Code help: Codeium or Tabnine for quick refactors and tests • Voice and video: ElevenLabs for voice, Runway or Pika for fast visuals • LLM app plumbing: Langfuse to trace, PromptLayer to manage prompts The full list with categories is in the carousel. Save it for your team and update it as your needs change. ---- ✅ I post real stories and lessons from data and AI. Follow me and join the newsletter at www.theravitshow.com

AI isn’t just changing marketing. It’s rebuilding it—tool by tool, workflow by workflow. Just came out of Cliff Worley’s AI Tools Workshop (Head of Portfolio Marketing @ Kapor Capital). And it was 🔥 Cliff cut through the AI noise and shared the exact tools he uses daily—plus how to apply them without losing your voice or authenticity. He broke down the tools transforming: → Branding → UGC → GTM → Outbound → Ads → Comms Here it goes! ⬇️ 🧠 Brand & Creative ↳ Looka – Instant brand kits ↳ Beautiful.ai – Presentations in seconds ↳ Gamma – Decks & docs via prompts ↳ Freepik AI – Next-gen image & video editing ↳ Logo Diffusion – Unique AI logo creation  ↳ Podcraftr– Turn any content into studio quality podcasts 🎨 Image & Avatar Tools ↳ Google Imagen – Top-tier photorealism ↳ OpenAI 4o – Multimodal magic ↳ RenderNet – Visual consistency at scale ↳ Portalis AI – Site avatars that engage 💼 LinkedIn & Personal Branding ↳ Supergrow – Posts that sound like you ↳ ENGAGE AI – Comments that build relationships 📈 Ad & Campaign Performance ↳ Foreplay.co – Save & swipe great ads + build high converting ads at scale ↳ Kaya AI – Track competitor ads ↳ AdCreative.ai – Ads that scale ↳ Zeely – AI Admaker – UGC that converts 🧩 GTM & Sales Enablement ↳ Octave – Outbound that actually works ↳ Copy.ai – End-to-end AI across your GTM engine 📰 Content & Comms ↳ beehiiv AI – Smarter newsletters ↳ Superhuman AI – Fly through your inbox The teams that move fastest on this? They won’t replace marketers with AI. They’ll give AI to every marketer. It was great to meet founders and operators in the room already utilizing these tools. Lucas Richards Martin Šerák Mya Baptiste Berlendah Dure Erfan Erken Cherae Robinson Which of these are working for you?

AI recommendations incoming: If you’re not teaching yourself how to use AI tools right now, you’re falling behind. That’s not meant to sound dramatic. It’s just the reality of where we are. Even if you don’t think you’ll use AI in your day-to-day work (spoiler: you probably will), understanding what’s out there, how it works, and how to spot it is essential across industries — but especially in communications. In my day job, we’re limited in the AI tools we're approved to use for work projects (like most orgs). But outside of work, I’ve made it a priority to experiment with a wide range of tools so I can stay current on what’s possible, what’s coming next, and frankly, what’s hype vs. what’s helpful. If you’re in communications and haven’t carved out time to explore AI yet, start here. These are the tools I recommend learning — not necessarily to use them all, but to understand how they’re shaping the work: 🔹 ChatGPT / Microsoft Copilot / Gemini For writing, editing, summarizing, brainstorming, and analyzing. If you work with words, you need to understand how LLMs think. 🔹 Claude Similar to ChatGPT but more focused on large document analysis and summarization. Useful for complex information digestion. 🔹 Perplexity.ai A next-gen search engine powered by AI. Teaches you how AI can transform research and source validation. 🔹 Suno AI for generating music. You might not need it today, but understanding how AI is entering creative fields like audio is important. Bonus: This tool is really fun to play around with. 🔹 NotebookLM A Google AI tool designed to help you think through documents and re-package information in a variety of formats. You can even turn your notes and documents into a surprisingly realistic-sounding AI-generated podcast! 🔹 Midjourney Helps you understand the future of AI-generated visual content, from concept art to campaign mockups. Great way to practice prompt writing for visuals. 🔹 Napkin AI A tool for capturing, organizing, and connecting your thoughts visually. Use it to create clear, visually-appealing charts and graphs. 🔹 Gamma.app AI-powered slide decks and presentations. As someone who creates A LOT of PowerPoints, this one is appealing. That said, it’s also been a great reminder of how FAR we still are from AI replacing humans. Try it and you'll see what I mean. 🔹 Canva AI / Adobe Firefly Even if you’re not in design, understanding how AI is changing creative workflows will make you a better collaborator. The goal isn’t to become an expert in every tool. The goal is to understand what’s possible and what’s coming so you can lead with confidence, not play catch-up in a panic later. I’d love to hear what other tools people are using!