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The Perfect AI Holiday
Tracking brand perception, reputation and preference is all well and good, but this holiday season we've applied our state of the art AI Index to rank festive traditions, as recommended by the three most advanced AI models.
Read on, see how the festive staples stack up and get ready to host the perfect holiday, according to AI.
’Tis the season to be… analyzed.
We used the Highwire AI Index to take a sleigh ride through holiday culture, scoring AI's favorite films, family traditions, festive foods, and the occasional questionable cocktail.
Some results are sweet. Some are spicy. Some are pure fruitcake energy. Unwrap the data below to see what puts AI on the “nice” list.
The Best Holiday Game
Win, lose or draw
After analyzing millions of festive variables (and a suspicious number of poorly drawn snowmen), our AI Index ranked Pictionary #1. Clearly, AI's generative abilities give it a competitive edge. Perhaps that's why it wants to play.
The Best Holiday Movie
As elves, we had our own rooting interest here, but we heard the princess and let it go.
It doesn't take AI to see that the real secret to a successful holiday movie is about being exiled, trapped, or under siege. One surprise? No trace of the movie that warned us all about legacy toys that can shoot your eye out.
The Best Holiday Tradition
AI shows off its emotional side
It's never easy for everyone to agree on everything, but no matter which one you choose on this list, it could lead to a beautiful memory. AI shows here that it’s not only good at analyzing tendencies, but joyful traditions too.
The Best Holiday Dish
The refined palette of the algorithm
There are few people alive who would disagree that Beef or Vegetarian Mushroom Wellingtons are anything but nice. Very nice. Extravagantly nice. But I’ve seen more of them on apps than on plate. Maybe AI has bitten off more than it can chew. Or we need to upgrade from cheese logs.
The Best Holiday Cocktail
Drinking warm thoughts
Whether it’s the warm flavors, the fact that they are served in mugs, or that they are ladled from a steaming cauldron on the stove, these classic holiday cocktails are the mixologist version of a comfortable sweater. Even one of the ugly ones that are all the rage these days.
The Best Holiday Cookie
You can dunk on this
This list is a step from tradition, but it’s still not naughty. Even if you don’t know what a Snickerdoodle is supposed to be, it’s sweet, it goes great with milk and the Big Guy will wolf it down while he drops off the goods.
The Best Holiday Song
Deano is definitely an honorary elf
This is one where it might be impossible to choose, but that the choice AI made is pretty spot on. Dean Martin has always made our nice list just on personality alone. The man’s a legend. Let it snow indeed, Dean-o.
Methodology
How we research AI preferences and recommendations
Highwire's AI Index applies accepted marketing methodologies to solve new found challenges in AI visibility
We don't just analyze links and citations, we look at surrounding language, prominence, and emphasis made within AI responsiveness. Afterall, as communicators, we know not all coverage is created equal.
Highwire AI Index isn't a black box - it's auditable and transparent, based on an easy to explain method and standard market research techniques. It's part of a suite of approaches we're using to reshape strategy in the age of AI.