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AI in Content Marketing: Why It’s the Jelly, Not the Whole Sandwich
March 11, 2025

Using AI in content marketing? Don’t rely on AI alone. AI is a powerful tool, but it’s not a replacement for human strategy and creativity. Think of content like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich—AI is the jelly, adding value and efficiency, but without the bread (strategy) and peanut butter (creativity), it’s just a sticky mess (plus, what monster just eats jelly out of a jar?).
Let’s break it down:
The Bread: Human Strategy Holds Everything Together
Great content starts with a foundation—just like a sandwich needs bread. Human strategy sets the goals, audience insights, and direction needed to make AI-driven content meaningful.
- Who is your audience?
- What story are you trying to tell?
- Where will your content live, and how will it drive engagement?
AI can help with analysis, but it can’t create a strategic vision. Without strategy, AI-generated content lacks direction and impact.
The Jelly: AI Enhances, But Can’t Stand Alone
Jelly makes a PB&J better, but you wouldn’t eat it by itself. AI in content marketing is the same way—it’s a great enhancer but not the whole meal. AI helps with:
- Generating first drafts and automating repetitive tasks.
- Personalizing content based on audience behavior.
- Speeding up research and content optimization.
But AI alone doesn’t create engaging, original content that connects with real people. It needs human oversight to ensure quality, context, and storytelling.
The Peanut Butter: Human Creativity Makes Content Stick
The best part of the sandwich? The peanut butter—it’s rich, satisfying, and makes everything cohesive. That’s what human creativity does in content marketing.
- It brings storytelling, emotion, and originality.
- It turns AI-generated drafts into compelling narratives.
- It ensures content feels human, not robotic.
AI can provide the pieces, but creativity is what makes content memorable and meaningful.
The Perfect AI-Powered Content Mix
When strategy, AI, and creativity work together, content becomes more than just words or visuals on a screen—it becomes impactful storytelling that drives engagement and results.
- Strategy provides structure – ensuring content has purpose.
- AI enhances efficiency – making creation faster and data-driven.
- Creativity makes content human – connecting with audiences on a deeper level.
At RESLV, we use AI as a tool—not a substitute for storytelling. Because no one orders a jelly sandwich.
Want to create content that sticks? Let’s build something great together.