Large language model (LLM)
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Large language model (LLM)
A model trained on vast text corpora to predict language, which turns out to cover writing, summarising, reasoning and conversation - GPT, Claude and Gemini are LLMs. For marketers they are simultaneously a production tool, a research assistant, and a new gatekeeper answering customers' questions about the category.
Evidence from the library
LLMs act as systematic, product-centric deciders at the evaluation stage of the customer journey.Principle~66% / ~25% / ~10%Brand equity accounts for about two thirds of LLM visibility, current marketing activity about a quarter, and citation volume only about a tenth.StatHuman ad perception works in wide beam (gestalt, story, emotion); LLM perception works in narrow beam (features, claims, structure).PrincipleAd translations get cross-checked across multiple LLMs instead of run through just one, trading speed for consistency.Principle63%Long-term brand equity drives 63% of LLM visibility.Stat
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