06/08/2026
You type in your prompt, you wait for the response, paste the text into your website administrative panel, and call it a day. Easy-peasy! This is how simple copywriting has become for numerous small and medium-sized brands from across the globe.
No human copywriter can compete with the speed and the predictability of the output.
But is that a good thing?
AI copywriting could give you a solid foundation that you can easily elevate. Relying entirely on AI to produce your copy, however, will eventually tank your brand.
Is that a bold statement? Absolutely! Is it grounded in reality? Even more so!
If you feel these claims are exaggerated and based on the type of relationship I have with AI, here are some numbers for you. Fully automated AI copy tends to convert 40 to 60 percent worse than human-written copy. Direct ad copy tests show that human copywriters drive 60 percent more clicks and achieve a higher click-through rate than AI texts.
Do you need some more? Copywriters outperform AI writing by 20 to 40 percent in A/B direct sales page tests. Over 50 percent of readers will actively disengage from content that lacks quality or seems to be AI-generated.
What does AI miss about copywriting and why does excessive reliance on a machine immediately deteriorate marketing campaign outcomes? Here are my two cents on the topic. https://ph-digital.biz/who-wrote-that-the-missing-ingredient-in-ai-copywriting/