Apple promoted its 'Welcome Home' launch on Oct. 13 with a hand-embroidered version of its 1977 rainbow logo, made by Sydney-based twin sisters Maricor/Maricar and shown in a video of hands stitching the design. An Ipsos and Syracuse University study of 20 ads with 3,000 U.S. consumers found human-made ads scored 14% higher on predicted short-term sales effectiveness and 17% higher on long-term brand health than AI-generated ones. Researchers say visible human effort can signal care and craftsmanship, while an AI-use label can make viewers perceive less effort and engage less with the brand.
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