Summarise long email threads and chats with AI in a family food business
A West Virginia chili maker's team uses AI daily: the marketing director for emails and captions, the owner for summarising long threads, and the office manager for onboarding material, meeting notes and checking tone.
Reported results
Qualitative: the source describes the office manager saving hours every day.
Use 'summarise this thread' before replying to long emails.
Turn on meeting notes for internal meetings.
Ask AI to check the tone of a quick reply before sending.
⚠️ Watch out
'Hours every day' is a personal estimate.
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