Case Study: Is Our Subscription Program Really Working? A luxury automaker evaluates an initiative that lets customers try a variety of models without committing to a purchase. Research: AI-Generated Ads Perform Worse Than Human-Made Ones—Even When Customers Can’t Tell Them Apart. AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable. But a study of 3,000 U.S. consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

Read online  /  Manage email preferences

Harvard Business Review | The Daily Alert
 

The latest on HBR.org

01

Case Study: Is Our Subscription Program Really Working?

A luxury automaker evaluates an initiative that lets customers try a variety of models without committing to a purchase.

by Varun Gupta, Xiao (Shawn) Zhang, Vaughan Griffiths, and Jing Li

 

02

Research: AI-Generated Ads Perform Worse Than Human-Made Ones—Even When Customers Can’t Tell Them Apart

AI can lower the cost of producing work that looks acceptable. But a study of 3,000 U.S. consumers shows that it may be less effective than marketers might think.

by Adam Peruta

 

The Harvard Business Review print magazine on a pink background with a bowl of cereal, paper clips, and a pen.

Make room on your desk for HBR

A subscription gives you HBR’s thinking on strategy, leadership, and the questions leaders are facing now.

Subscribe today

 
Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review Virtual Event

Innovation Summit 2026

Turning breakthrough ideas into real results

Join us November 12 for masterclasses and CEO insights at the HBR Innovation Summit. On November 13, HBR Executive subscribers can participate in the Innovation Forum to put the Summit’s ideas into practice.

Register now
 

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Your Career, Updated and Expanded

HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Your Career, Updated and Expanded

by Harvard Business Review, et al.

Learn more

Don’t forget you’re entitled to 20% off your first purchase*

*Use promo code HBRORGREG4.
View details here.

 

 

ADVERTISEMENT

 
Promo for the HBR Mobile App showing 3 stacked phone screens with articles. Text reads: 'The HBR Mobile App. New & Improved. Explore and Search! A more personalized way to discover content.' Background is blue.
Promo for the HBR Mobile App showing 3 stacked phone screens with articles. Text reads: 'The HBR Mobile App. New & Improved. Explore and Search! A more personalized way to discover content.' Background is blue.
 
X LogoLinkedIn LogoFacebook Logo