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Marketing Against The Grain

Marketing Against The Grain

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How to Turn Instagram Into a Sales Machine With Muse AI

Oct 8, 202617 min

We Tested What AI Personal Assistants Can Actually Do

Oct 6, 202636 min

HubSpot Execs: What Marketing Teams Look Like in 2027

Oct 1, 202630 min

Train Your AI to Write Like a Human With Just 3 Files

Sep 29, 202630 min

How to Build an AI Marketing Team That Runs Itself (Live Demo)

Sep 24, 202629 min

Give Us 30 Minutes & We’ll Fix Your Marketing for 2027

Sep 22, 202627 min

Zero-Click Marketing: How to Win When Google Stops Sending Traffic

Sep 17, 202634 min

Dharmesh Shah: “The New AI Era Will Create Millions of One-Person Businesses

Sep 15, 202641 min

I Spend $400K/Day on Meta Ads. Here's What's Working Right Now

Sep 10, 202632 min

Is the CMO Role About to Disappear Forever?

Sep 8, 202634 min

I Built a $120K/yr Social Media Funnel w/Claude (Full Demo)

Sep 3, 202638 min

How I Turned Codex Into My Personal Research Assistant (Matt Wolfe)

Sep 1, 202633 min

Claude vs. Human Marketer: Which Is Actually Better?

Aug 27, 202622 min

How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking w/ David Epstein

Aug 25, 202639 min

How I Run a $1M/year Marketing Agency With 0 Employees

Aug 20, 202649 min

Automate Boring Marketing Work With This Claude System

Aug 18, 202621 min

How Top 1% Marketers 10X Their Memory With AI

Aug 13, 202617 min

Your First Influencer Campaign

Aug 11, 202614 min

Where to Spend Your 2027 Ad Budget, Explained Simply

Aug 6, 202616 min

How Liquid Death Turned Going Viral Into Millions in Sales

Aug 4, 202636 min

Use AI to never run out of winning content ideas

Jul 30, 202616 min

If Your Team Is Producing AI Slop, Here's How To Fix it

Jul 28, 202642 min

How to Automate ALL of your Marketing w/ Claude Cowork

Jul 23, 202626 min

Side Hustle King: 3 High Demand AI Businesses I'd Start TODAY

Jul 21, 202639 min

If You Use AI for Work, You Need a Second Brain

Jul 16, 202621 min

If You're A Marketer, Copy These Codex Skills (Or Stay Behind)

Jul 14, 202632 min

How 1 Human + AI Replaced a 15-Person RevOps Team

Jul 8, 202627 min

Build An Army Of AI Employees To Run Your Business (With Hermes AI)

Jul 1, 202639 min

How Top 1% Marketers Are Shifting Their Strategy in Q3 2026

Jun 24, 202621 min

Automate Boring Tasks With Codex & Claude Code in X Minutes

Jun 17, 202627 min

How Beehiiv's Founder Turned a Newsletter Into a $1M Pipeline

Jun 10, 202626 min

Google Data Analyst Shares Her $300k/year Codex Workflow

Jun 3, 202632 min

Google is overhauling Search - what you need to know

May 27, 202620 min

How Dhar Mann Built A 65B View Machine Without Chasing The Algorithm

May 21, 202642 min

This Is the End of Chatbots

May 14, 202619 min

This AI Second Brain Remembers Everything I Save (Codex)

May 12, 202630 min

How Brands Win in ChatGPT Search

May 7, 202617 min

Use AI for Ideas, Not Content (Here’s How)

May 5, 202614 min

How to Rank #1 on Google in 2026 (The 6-Step SEO Playbook)

Apr 30, 202619 min

They Spent $150,000 on AI Tokens (And Got Nothing)

Apr 28, 202615 min

The New Rules to Beat the SEO Algorithm in 2026

Apr 23, 202640 min

I Run 250+ Social Media Posts/Week… Alone (Claude Code Workflow)

Apr 21, 202616 min

We Asked 4 AI Tools About Our Brand (The Result Were Alarming)

Apr 16, 202615 min

We Found Where AI Gets Its Answers (It’s Not Your Website)

Apr 14, 202636 min

The Real Reason Your AI Content Is Average (It's Not Your Prompts)

Apr 10, 202624 min

The AI Skill Ladder (Beginner → Workflow Builder)

Apr 8, 202618 min

S1 Ep 414Can AI Actually Make Good Ads? Replit Ad Maker Review

Get our free AI Ad Prompt Kit: https://clickhubspot.com/skw Ep. 414 How do you create killer ads when you don’t have a marketing team or big budget? Kipp dives into testing out Replit’s latest AI ad generation tool live, showing how anyone can validate ideas and iterate ad creative faster than ever. Learn more on crafting powerful prompts that drive results, iterating your way to great creative without breaking the bank, and navigating the pitfalls and possibilities of AI-powered ad creation on platforms like LinkedIn, Google, and Instagram. Mentions Replit https://replit.com/ Claude Opus 4.6 https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-6 Willow Voice https://willowvoice.com/ Base44 https://base44.com/ Lovable https://lovable.dev/ Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business. To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends. We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Apr 2, 202623 min

S1 Ep 413I Replaced a $5,000 Designer with Google Stitch

Get Matt's free Vibe Design Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/wkse Ep. 413 What if you could design a website just by describing what you want? Kipp has Matt Wolfe (Future Tools) dive into Google's new Stitch tool, which uses AI to turn your prompts into polished web designs—no coding or design experience required. Learn more on how Vibe Design changes the way marketers build landing pages, why Stitch could replace legacy tools like ClickFunnels, and how you can export and iterate your site ideas directly inside Google's workflow. Mentions Matt Wolfe https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-wolfe-30841712/ Future Tools https://futuretools.io/ Google Stitch https://stitch.withgoogle.com/ Google AI Studio https://aistudio.google.com/ Figma https://www.figma.com/ vibe design https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-labs/stitch-ai-ui-design/ ClickFunnels https://www.clickfunnels.com/ Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business. To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends. We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Mar 31, 202615 min

S1 Ep 412Claude Broke. Perplexity Built the App Anyway

Free Guide → Build a Custom Marketing Agent in Perplexity Computer: https://clickhubspot.com/ebnv Ep. 412 How fast can you build a viable marketing tool with AI? Kipp and Kieran dive into building a Creator Hub app on air, showing real-time problem-solving, iteration, and what it takes to turn an AI prototype into an MVP tool. Learn more on leveraging AI for creator partnerships, the behind-the-scenes process of live building with Perplexity Computer and Claude Code, and the surprising bugs, breakthroughs, and best practices when using these tools for marketers chasing innovation. Mentions Perplexity Computer https://www.perplexity.ai/computer/new Claude Code https://claude.com/product/claude-code Wispr Flow https://wisprflow.ai/ Manus https://manus.im/ Codex https://openai.com/codex/ Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business. To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends. We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Mar 26, 202627 min

S1 Ep 411AI Is Making Your Marketing Worse (And How to Fix It)

Get our AI Career Guide ($100k AI jobs): https://clickhubspot.com/hjbs Ep. 411 “Most marketing teams are scaling with AI right now, and the output is getting worse and worse” Kieran dives into the 5 essential future roles every marketing team needs to master AI and stand out as AI transforms the industry. Learn more on why simply creating more content with AI isn’t enough, how brands like Unilever and Coca-Cola are experimenting (and sometimes struggling) with AI-driven marketing, and which new roles—like prompt strategist and agent ops manager—will define successful marketing teams in the era of autonomous agents. Mentions Unilever https://www.unilever.com/ Claude https://claude.ai/ Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai/ Veo3 https://aistudio.google.com/models/veo-3 Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business. To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGtXqPiNV8YC0GMUzY-EUFg Twitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Join our community https://landing.connect.com/matg Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain! Don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934 If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends. We really appreciate your support. Host Links: Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Mar 24, 202619 min