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Marketing Against The Grain

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S1 Ep 177The Best & Worst GPTs + How To Make Your Own (#177)

The secret sauce to GPT is the data, proprietary data, and how they access and leverage APIs. Kipp and Kieran dive into the exploration of OpenAI's cutting-edge GPT features. Learn more on the power of GPTs in personalized use cases, witness Kieran's accidental website creation, and get a sneak peek into the future of GPTs integrated with APIs. Mentions OpenAI https://openai.com/ Nomad List https://nomadlist.com/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/ Zapier https://zapier.com/ HubSpot https://www.hubspot.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 28, 202329 min

S1 Ep 176How Firing Sam Altman Triggered OpenAI’s Downfall (#176)

Why do 700 employees want to follow in Sam Altman and Greg Brockman’s footsteps? Kipp and Kieran dive into the new subplots of the chaotic OpenAI saga. Learn more on what does this mean for startups right now, the importance of diversification in AI, why you need to own your story, and how to prepare yourself for paradigm shifts in business. Mentions Tweet from Julian Lehr https://twitter.com/julianlehr/status/1726597518212071494 Tweet from Paul Graham https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1726936672875753952 Tweet from Marc Andreesen https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/1726894319255339081 Tweet from Patrick Campbell https://twitter.com/Patticus/status/1726797587875848459 Tweet from Adam D'Angelo https://twitter.com/adamdangelo/status/1717237512077561869 Tweet from Nic Carter https://twitter.com/nic__carter/status/1726958022424215920 Reply tweet from Brian Halligan https://twitter.com/bhalligan/status/1726705311103484323 Tweet from Chris Bakke https://twitter.com/ChrisJBakke/status/1726756262875205678 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 21, 202330 min

S1 Ep 175Is OpenAI Over? Breaking Down The Craziest 48 Hours In Silicon Valley (#175)

Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI. What does this mean for your business? In this emergency episode, Kipp and Kieran unravel the craziest 48 hours in tech and what it means for your business. Learn more on the business implications of Sam Altman being fired from OpenAI, the Winners and Losers of the OpenAI saga, and the most important lesson to learn from this chaos. 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 20, 202343 min

S1 Ep 174Why Creators Will Replace Your Entire Marketing Team In 2024 (#174)

The best people change their game, evolve, and adapt. Kipp and Kieran dive into the future of marketing: AI's pivotal role and the emergence of creators. Learn more on the impact of AI on customer support, the game-changing potential of AI chatbots mimicking B2B personas, the shift towards personality-led growth in successful companies, and the crucial importance for marketers to embrace the role of creators and why you need AI skills for significant opportunities in the evolving landscape. 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 16, 202338 min

S1 Ep 173The Secret Growth Strategies Behind Spotify's Top Podcasts | Steph Smith (#173)

90% of podcasts struggle with audience growth due to the lack of clear distribution mechanisms and inadequate analytics. Kipp and Kieran are joined by Steph Smith (Podcast Host at a16z) to dive into the 6 content principles that will grow any business’ audience through the lens of podcast growth. Learn more on the power of shareable content, why you need to differentiate, and the impact of having your show on YouTube. About Steph Smith Steph is a data-driven writer and growth marketer, with a passion for progressive, early-medium stage technology companies. She spearheaded the creation of the Creator Program as a Director of Marketing at HubSpot. Now, she’s a Podcast Host at a16z, the go-to place for discussions about innovation as technology changes the way we all work, live, and play. Connect with Steph! Podcast https://future.com/a16z-podcast/ Twitter ​​https://twitter.com/stephsmithio Book https://doingcontentright.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 14, 202347 min

S1 Ep 172Massive GPT4 Upgrades: ChatGPT Store, GPT Turbo & A LOT More

With the ever-evolving world of AI, we need to focus on the opportunities it creates, not the problems. Kipp and Kieran dive into the second biggest day in AI history (OpenAI's Dev Day) and how these tools will be transformational to your business. Learn more about how companies need to rewrite their culture to adapt to an AI landscape, the impact of natural language interfaces, the power of automating complex tasks, and why speed may be a big differentiator for your business in the long run. Mentions OpenAI Dev Day https://devday.openai.com/ ChatGPT https://chat.openai.com/ TurboGPT https://turbogpt.ai/ HubSpot https://www.hubspot.com/ Zapier https://zapier.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 9, 202334 min

S1 Ep 171The 3 Steps To Start A +$1M Content Business In 2024 | Greg Isenberg (#171)

If you don’t know how to write, you will not win on the internet. Kipp and Kieran are joined by guest Greg Isenberg (CEO & Co-Founder at Late Checkout) to dive into the growing trend of personality-led growth in marketing. Learn more on approaching PLG in B2B and B2C, a masterclass on audience building, and why knowing how to write is crucial to your success. About Greg Isenberg Greg Isenberg is the Co-Founder of Late Checkout, a web3 and community product studio and agency that designs, creates, and acquires internet communities. Besides building internet communities, he is also a growth advisor at TikTok and a venture partner at Indicator Ventures, a tech venture fund. Previously, Greg was the Head of Product Strategy at WeWork, the founder/CEO of Islands, a messaging/community app acquired by WeWork, and the Founder/CEO of 5by, a leading video discovery app acquired by StumbleUpon. He helps build marketing and web3 strategies, communities, and technology products for brands like TikTok, FedEx, NASCAR, TechCrunch, and WordPress. Connect with Greg! Twitter https://twitter.com/gregisenberg LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gisenberg/ Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/where-it-happens/id1593424985 Late Checkout https://latecheckout.studio/ Mentions "30 for 30" Course by Dickie Bush and Nicholas Cole https://www.ship30for30.com/ “Write of Passage” course by David Perell https://take.writeofpassage.school/ Community Empire https://www.communityempire.co/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 7, 202339 min

S1 Ep 170I Used AI To Build A Billion Dollar Business (#170)

The future of business success relies on harnessing the full potential of AI. Kipp and Kieran dive into the ever-changing world of AI technology. In this episode, they use AI to generate a billion-dollar business that Warren Buffet would invest into. Learn more about AI-powered idea generation, customizing content for investors, and the dynamic process of iterating in real time. Mentions Claude.ai https://claude.ai/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Nov 2, 202333 min

S1 Ep 169How to Make $200,000/Year With 10,000 Subscribers | Nathan Barry (#169)

Distribution is undefeated. Kipp and Kieran with guest Nathan Barry (CEO/Co-Founder at ConvertKit) dive into the ever-evolving world of content creation and discuss the key strategies for creators to thrive in the digital landscape. Learn more about the importance of persistence, personalization, and the most valuable ways to direct audience attention in this engaging episode. About Nathan Barry I like to build audiences and companies. Right now 110% of my time is focused on building ConvertKit, an email marketing company for creators. ConvertKit powers the audiences for creators like Gretchen Rubin, Chris Guillebeau, Pat Flynn, Tim Ferriss, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Tim McGraw. Connect with Nathan! Twitter https://twitter.com/nathanbarry YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/nathanpatrickbarry Mentions Nathan Barry's podcast: "Billion Dollar Creator" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/billion-dollar-creator/id1706320777 Hello Bello https://www.hellobello.com/ Viral Cuts https://www.viralcuts.co/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 31, 202342 min

S1 Ep 168AI Built A Free Growth Tool For Zapier In Under 2 Hours with Christopher Miller: VP of Growth and AI at HubSpot(#168)

The AI-Powered Future of Product-Led Growth (PLG) is here. Kipp and Kieran are joined by guest Christopher Miller to dive into how AI is reshaping the landscape of product-led growth. Learn more how AI streamlines freemium product development, revolutionizes onboarding, and impacts product-led growth through enhanced credibility and personalized recommendations. About Christopher Miller Growth-focused product person and multi-disciplinary team leader dedicated to building things that people love. I take an analytical and iterative approach to building products that drive real, measurable results. I flourish in fast-paced start-up environments that care about customers and user experience. Connect with Christopher LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherwilliammiller/ Mentions Character AI https://beta.character.ai/ Riverside https://riverside.fm/ SquadCast https://squadcast.fm/ Descript https://www.descript.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 26, 202336 min

S1 Ep 1676 AI Growth Hacks Top Marketers Don't Want You To Know (#167)

Will AI be a good creative partner? (and change the trajectory of marketing forever?) Kipp and Kieran dive into the top 6 AI marketing hacks that will blow your mind. Learn more on how to use AI to build brand and email campaigns, how AI will be your new marketing strategiest/consultant, how these tools will improve the quality of execution for your marketing, and how these tools will significantly put you ahead of your competition. Mentions Bing Chat https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/features/bing-chat?form=MT00D8 ChatGPT https://chat.openai.com/auth/login Netflix Lupin show https://www.netflix.com/title/80994082 Pixar https://www.pixar.com/ HubSpot https://hubspot.com/ Character.ai https://beta.character.ai/ Bard Google https://bard.google.com/ Claude AI https://claude.ai/ Zapier AI https://zapier.com/ai 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 24, 202343 min

S1 Ep 166The $1.5 Billion Growth Strategy (#166)

The future belongs to brands who have marketers that are just as good as content creators. Kieran dives into four acquisition strategies to accelerate company growth. Learn more on how AI will make distribution scarce, the power in acquiring content creators, how to leverage your company’s unfair advantages, the front door strategy, the biggest challenge to high-growth companies, and how to align with your vision. Mentions Atlassian https://www.atlassian.com/ HubSpot https://www.hubspot.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 19, 202322 min

S1 Ep 1655 Marketing Lessons You Need To Learn From 2023’s Best Ads (#165)

Make customers the hero of your story. Kipp dives into the best five ads of 2023. Learn more on the importance of understanding your brand promise, leveraging societal issues, and building trust and credibility with your target audience through effective storytelling. Mentions Apple's "The Greatest" Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sX9IEHWRJ8 Coca-Cola's "Masterpiece" Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGa1imApfdg Pop Corners' Super Bowl Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMlemd6U24Y Alzheimer's "Change the Ending" Campaign https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXE_J9BpJqk Dove's Campaign Against TikTok Filters “Turn Your Back” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw73tgBmv0g HubSpot https://www.hubspot.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 17, 202323 min

S1 Ep 1646 Marketing Mistakes Holding You Back From 10Xing Your Business (#164)

If you have rigid processes, they will kill you. Kipp and Kieran dive into how to build a plan to actually grow next year with all the uncertainty in the world. Learn more on the secret element of a great plan, why you need a pillar-based strategy, the power in finding your unfair advantages, and why you should build systems and not processes. Mentions Founders’ Podcast https://www.founderspodcast.com/ HubSpot Podcasts https://www.hubspot.com/podcasts Zapier https://zapier.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 12, 202326 min

S1 Ep 163Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Ray-Bans + 3 More Ai Gadgets You've Never Heard Of (#163)

AI will fundamentally change how technology works. Kipp and Kieran dive into the AI wearable craze and if OpenAI is building a better smartphone than Apple. Learn more on how the underlying interaction with the UX experience will change forever, why AI is bigger than “just” software, why some AI wearables are genius vs. stupid, and if OpenAI have the same kind of disruption like the iPhone did? Mentions Meta Ray Bans announcement https://about.fb.com/news/2023/09/new-ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses/ James Dyson biography https://www.dyson.com/james-dyson/invention-a-life Rewind app https://www.rewind.ai/ Rewind pendant https://www.rewind.ai/pendant Microsoft files a patent for an AI backpack https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-filed-a-patent-for-an-ai-backpack-straight-out-of-a-sci-fi-movie/ GoPro https://gopro.com/en/us/ Sam Altman teams up with Apple designer (Jony Ive) to create AI device https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/technology/openai-apple-silicon-valley-supergroup-create-ai-device.html All In Podcast https://www.allinpodcast.co/ Mark Zuckerberg Lex Fridman Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVYrJJNdrEg 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 10, 202324 min

S1 Ep 162AI CEO Reveals 3 Ways Marketers Can Win In The AI Era | May Habib (#162)

AI turns every marketer into a creator. Kipp and Kieran are joined by May Habib (CEO and Co-Founder of Writer) to dive into the transformative impact that AI has on marketing and content creation. Learn more on how to win in the new era of AI, how content marketing has evolved (and turned marketers into creators), what early adopters of AI have in common, and the new breed of marketers. About May Habib May Habib is CEO and co-founder of Writer, a generative AI platform for the enterprise. With proprietary foundation models and a customizable application layer, Writer supports generative AI use cases across marketing, support, product, HR, and more. May has worked in NLP and ML for 10 years, and before Writer she founded and built Qordoba, a machine translation and localization software company. She is an expert in AI-driven language generation, AI-related organizational change, and the evolving ways we use language online. She sits on the board of TechWadi, an organization that bridges MENA-based entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley-based VC and talent networks, and is a MELI Fellow with the Aspen Institute Mentions Zapier https://zapier.com/ Writer https://writer.com/ HubSpot https://hubspot.com/ Scott Belsky’s newsletter https://www.implications.com/ Forbes AI 50 2023 https://www.forbes.com/lists/ai50/?sh=133b35e4290f 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 5, 202336 min

S1 Ep 161How AI Will Save Your Business From A High Churn Rate (#161)

The first act of AI may have been a bigger failure than you may think. Kipp and Kieran dive into why the first act of AI fails, and how the second act will be mind-blowing. Learn more on the next-level use cases in the second act of AI, how Sam Altman is copying Elon’s playbook, and the concept of a 2x2 matrix on ambition vs. laziness in leadership. Mentions Sequoia Capital https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/generative-ai-act-two/ OpenAI https://openai.com/ tweet from Kieran https://twitter.com/searchbrat/status/1707336856621228406 Mckay Wrigley https://twitter.com/mckaywrigley Tweet from Teknium https://twitter.com/Teknium1/status/1706838281709875274 Sam Altman tweet https://twitter.com/sama/status/1707224676630409572 Rowan Cheung tweet https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1707106581513388350 Founder's Podcast https://www.founderspodcast.com/ Character.ai https://beta.character.ai/ MidJourney https://www.midjourney.com/home/?callbackUrl=%2Fapp%2F GPT-4 https://openai.com/research/gpt-4 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Oct 3, 202330 min

S1 Ep 160GPT4 Gets Massive Upgrade… You’ll Never Use Google Again (#160)

Marketing's next frontier is here, thanks to GPT-4. Kipp dives into the breaking news behind OpenAI's newest version of GPT-4. Learn more about how Spotify is collaborating with OpenAI, the power of GPT-4's multimodal capabilities, how it will completely transform marketing, and the industry implications it will have. Mentions OpenAI https://openai.com/ GPT-4 https://openai.com/research/gpt-4 Thread by Rowan Cheung https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1706303752532287622 GPT's speech-to-text tweet https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1706309042652491800 HubSpot https://www.hubspot.com/ Amazon https://www.amazon.com/ Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 28, 202322 min

S1 Ep 159Google’s Secret Weapon To Destroy OpenAI For Good (#159)

Did Google just one-up OpenAI for good? Kipp and Kieran dive into the on-going AI wars between Bard and OpenAI and why Bard may have the upper hand. Learn more on the legal implications of Google’s advantage in the AI industry, the power of Google's Bard extensions launch, and how OpenAI will combat it. Mentions Google www.google.com Google's Bard extensions https://bard.google.com/ Microsoft https://www.microsoft.com/ OpenAI https://openai.com/ YouTube data https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3 Gemini project (Google's large language model) Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/01/23/microsoftandopenaiextendpartnership/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 26, 202329 min

S1 Ep 158Marketing Basics 99% Of Businesses Don’t Get Right (#158)

Even the most skilled marketer may not be utilizing all five of these essential strategies. Kipp dives into fundamental rules for acquiring more customers. These rules are applicable to businesses of all sizes and are crucial for sustainable growth. Learn more on how these fundamental rules will attract more customers for your business, enhance your customer satisfaction, and achieve sustainable growth. Mentions Eight Sleep https://www.eightsleep.com/eu/ Asana https://asana.com/ HubSpot https://www.hubspot.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 21, 202322 min

S1 Ep 157AI Founder Reveals How AI Exposes Lazy Employees (#157)

Should we give up control to AI? Kipp and Kieran explore the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on knowledge workers with Gabriel Hubert (Co-founder at Dust). Learn more about the challenges and opportunities in AI adoption, the need to balance time savings and control, and the importance of knowledge workers learning to use AI tools effectively. About Gabriel Co-Founder of Dust, ex-Stripe, Alan. Connect with Gabriel! LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabhubert/ Twitter https://twitter.com/gabhubert Mentions OpenAI https://openai.com/ Tavus https://www.tavus.io/ My First Million https://www.mfmpod.com/ Slack https://slack.com/ Inbound Startup Pitch Competition https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 19, 202335 min

S1 Ep 156Steven Bartlett’s Exact Framework To Get +35 Million Downloads A Month (#155)

People don’t want advice, they want a prescriptive thing to do. Kipp and Kieran dive into a million dollar framework that will grow your online brand. Learn more on the power of creating a simple framework, how to structure value for your audience, and the power of making your audience feel like they’re in on “the secret.” Mentions INBOUND live episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htKMqgVgKvc Steven Bartlett’s podcast: Diary of a CEO https://stevenbartlett.com/the-diary-of-a-ceo-podcast/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 14, 202321 min

S1 Ep 155How To Guarantee AI Won’t Replace You (#155)

2 out of 3 jobs will be automatable thanks to AI. Kipp and Kieran come to you LIVE from INBOUND to dive into how to be on the winning side of AI transformation. Learn about the attitude everyone should have to succeed in AI, how traditional brand channels will be interrupted, how to create truly differentiated content, the power of personality, and real life use cases for AI (used by HubSpot). 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 12, 202330 min

S1 Ep 1545 Secret Marketing Strategies Hollywood Celebrities Use In Business (#154)

Steal the strategies of these 5 business-savvy celebrities to grow your business. Kipp and Kieran dive into how 5 marketing-minded celebrities have grown their business (and how you can too). Learn more on why Taylor Swift is an amazing content marketer, the power of understanding your audience, how to create your own flywheel of distribution, the importance of owned media, and marketing with an emotional connection. 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 7, 202331 min

S1 Ep 153The Biggest Marketing Mistake 99% Of Companies Make (#153)

The cost of marketing has gone up 108% in 10 years. What does this mean for your customer acquisition cost? Kipp and Kieran dive into Why B2B creators are going to be critical for your customer acquisition. Learn how the cost of marketing is going to cripple many businesses (and how to rise above it), why comparison to your competitors will kill your business, what all good marketers hold themselves accountable to, and why businesses die because people won't have hard conversations. Sign up or log in to Connect.com and join the Marketing Against the Grain community on the Community Discovery page. Mentions Patrick Campbell tweet https://twitter.com/Patticus/status/1695072305645318349 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sep 5, 202332 min

S1 Ep 152OpenAI’s GPT 4 Pro Will Run Your Business Better Than You… (#152)

If your business is wrapped around ChatGPT right now, see you later. Kip and Kieran dive into how OpenAI killed the first generation of enterprise AI companies with the launch of ChatGPT enterprise. Learn why there’s less opportunity to build on top of OpenAI, how to build unique use cases by partnering with the best large langugage model, how OpenAI is pulling a classic business strategy lesson, and what 2 things will kill your business. Mentions Announcement tweet from Sam Altman https://twitter.com/sama/status/1696226160248766558 OpenAI enterprise https://openai.com/enterprise 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 31, 202330 min

S1 Ep 151How Meta’s New AI Translator Can Expand Your Business (#151)

If you’re selling software or goods, you can be a global business today. Kipp and Kieran dive into how your business can be in a hundred languages overnight for free. Learn more on the scary power of multi-modal search, the future of how buinseses can expand internationally, the consumerization of software, and he era of the renaissance of individual creativity. 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 29, 202328 min

S1 Ep 150How Marketing Can Save Your Business From The AI Apocalypse (#150)

You’re not going to be a successful marketer in the future If you're not a creator. Kipp and Kieran dive into how marketing is eating the world and why we’re on the edge of a business apocalypse. Learn more on why creators are actually marketers, why being alone is a big advantage, how marketing eats up more of the customer journey, and whether marketing is the most important function in growing a business. Mentions Johnny Manziel Netflix documentary https://www.netflix.com/title/81582385 Bobbi Althoff https://www.instagram.com/bobbialthoff/?hl=en BFFs Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bffs-with-dave-portnoy-josh-richards-and/id1534324153 Article by Scott Belsky https://www.implications.com/p/insights-on-collapsing-the-talent 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 24, 202330 min

S1 Ep 149AI Expert On How To Use Ai To Save Time & Grow Your Business (#149)

In the future, will everyone have an AI co-pilot for everything? Kipp and Kieran are joined by AI expert, Rachel Woods to discuss how to create space to transform your teams into an AI-first mindset. Listen for AI use cases that aren’t as well known but are super useful, how to set your team up to take advantage of AI, and why you need to throw an AI hackathon for your business. About Rachel Rachel is a former Facebook data scientist and founder, now helping businesses adopt AI with her newsletter and community, The AI Exchange. She started creating content about startups and AI in November of 2022, and now has 200K+ followers across platforms. She's worked with hundreds of businesses since ChatGPT launched and is deeply committed to figuring out the practical path for businesses to adopt AI in their operations, what she coined "AI Ops". Want $50 off Rachel's "Prompting for AI Ops" course? Use code "aix50" https://theaiexchange.com/prompt-design-cohort Connect with Rachel! Twitter https://twitter.com/rachel_l_woods LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodsrach/ TikTok https://tiktok.com/the.rachel.woods Instagram https://instagram.com/the.rachelwoods 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 22, 202337 min

S1 Ep 148Why Snap MyAI is the Sleeping Giant of AI Chat (#148)

Kipp and Kieran discuss OpenAI’s secret competitor by an unlikely player and the future of what AI tools will look like. Learn why the first mover advantage isn’t a moat, why paid products are going to get commoditized by open-source projects, and ChatGPT-5 rumors. Mentions Anthropic https://www.anthropic.com/ Snapchat https://www.snapchat.com/ Llama https://ai.meta.com/llama/ Johnny Manziel documentary https://www.netflix.com/title/81582385 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 18, 202329 min

S1 Ep 147Tech Expert Reveals How AI Could Destroy Your Startup (#147)

GPT-4 responses that were directly executable decreased from 52% in March to 10% in June… what went wrong? Kipp and Kieran are joined by Linus Ekenstam to discuss all how Chat-GPT 4 is getting worse and AI tipping points. Learn about the future of websites in an AI world, why companies are scared to use AI tools for customer facing interactions, and how the multimodality of AI will change the way you work. About Linus Ekenstam AI Gardener & Designer. Previously at Typeform, Flodesk, Thingtesting. Connect with Linus! Twitter https://twitter.com/linusekenstam Newsletter https://linusekenstam.substack.com/ genAI stories for kids https://www.bedtimestory.ai/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 15, 202337 min

S1 Ep 1468 Leadership Habits You Need To Make $1 Billion (#146)

Most people fail because they spend most of their time doing things that don’t matter. Kipp and Kieran dive into the top habits of successful people that will transform your life. Learn why you need to focus on inputs not outputs, the power of intellectual honesty, why being bored is the best way to figure out what to do, and why everyone should adopt the paranoid optimist attitude. Mentions Molly O’Shea tweet https://twitter.com/MollySOShea/status/1685291920644616192 Inbound https://www.inbound.com/ Sam Parr book recommendation https://twitter.com/thesamparr/status/1678212633768361987 Nicholas Holland https://www.linkedin.com/in/nashvilleholland/ Yvonne’s in Boston https://www.yvonnesboston.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 10, 202339 min

S1 Ep 145These 9 A.I. Tools Are Better Than ChatGPT… (#145)

These tools may make ChatGPT obsolete… Kipp and Kieran are joined by Matt Wolfe to dive into A.I. tools you need to try in 2023. Learn why small businesses are a huge AI opportunity, why the winners and losers of AI is a race to the bottom, and tools that are better than ChatGPT that will transform the way you grow your business. About Matt Wolfe Matt Wolfe is an entrepreneur and YouTuber focused on keeping his finger on the pulse of AI and future tech. His website, Future Tools, is updated daily with the latest tools and news in the AI space and his YouTube channel keeps people in the loop with the latest tutorials, reviews, and news happening in the world of artificial intelligence. Connect with Matt! Website https://futuretools.io/ Twitter https://twitter.com/mreflow Mentions Jasper AI https://www.jasper.ai/ Stableboost AI https://stableboost.ai/ Future Tools AI https://www.futuretools.io/ Chat GPT https://chat.openai.com/ Bard https://bard.google.com/ Llama AI https://ai.meta.com/llama/ Perplexity AI https://www.perplexity.ai/ Runway https://runwayml.com/ Midjourney https://www.midjourney.com/ Code interpreter https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt-plugins#code-interpreter Glean https://www.glean.ai/ Rewind AI https://www.rewind.ai/ Claude 2 https://claude.ai/login Eleven Labs https://elevenlabs.io/ Leonardo AI https://leonardo.ai/ Kaiber AI https://kaiber.ai/ Personal AI https://www.personal.ai/ Character AI https://beta.character.ai/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 8, 202338 min

S1 Ep 144Elon Musk Rebranding Twitter To X: Genius Or Ridiculous? (#144)

Rebranding is stupid. You should never rebrand. Kipp and Kieran dive into why rebrands suck and why you shouldn’t do them for your business. Learn why everybody’s missing on the point on Twitter’s X rebrand, the most important principle in the business of a social network, different brand architecture models, and the only scenario where a rebrand makes sense. Mentions Tech Crunch article on X https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/31/apple-greenlights-twitter-apps-rebrand-to-x/ Andrew Huberman sleep recommendations https://hubermanlab.com/toolkit-for-sleep/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 3, 202324 min

S1 Ep 143Breaking Down Barbie’s 18-Month Marketing Strategy in 23 Minutes (#143)

Here’s how you can make a killer brand like Mattel without the $150M marketing spend. Kipp and Kieran dive into the Barbie madness behind the best marketing campaign of the decade. Learn how to stretch your marketing budget with creativity, how you can leverage planning and orchestration to execute a killer campaign, and the power of telling your story in a new creative way. Mentions Twitter thread on Barbie https://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1683682931418742785 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Aug 1, 202323 min

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From McDonald's Ba-da-ba-ba-ba to Netflix's ta-dum, you know em' and you love em'. But do these brand soundtracks actually work? About The Hustle Daily Show A daily dose of irreverent, offbeat, and informative takes on business & tech news. Hosted by Mark Dent, Juliet Bennett Rylah, Jacob Cohen, Rob Litterst, and Ben Berkley from The Hustle. Want more hustle daily show goodness? Listen to get daily insights on business and tech https://link.chtbl.com/y2jEDh7G 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 29, 20239 min

S1 Ep 142Shaan Puri’s 3 Step Formula For Finding Your 1000 True Fans (#142)

Kipp and Kieran are joined by Shaan Puri to discuss how to build a marketing-first business as an entrepreneur. Learn differentiated tactics to play to your target audience’s interests, The power of fake authenticity, how to get the right audience to watch, the 3 engines of growth, and how to get good at project selection. About Shaan Puri Entrepreneur, investor, and host of My First Million podcast. Connect with Shaan Podcast https://www.mfmpod.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ShaanVP Newsletter https://milkroad.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 27, 202349 min

S1 Ep 141ChatGPT’s Code Interpreter: Your $20 Personal Data Analyst (#141)

Here’s how you can hack your marketing using AI. Kipp Bodnar and Kieran Flanagan dive into the power of how the code interpreter will scale your business. Learn all the new team features that will simplify cross-functional work, how ChatGPT will help package the data in ways you can understand it, and more tactical ways you can use AI to grow your business. Mentions Google Bard https://bard.google.com/ Insider article https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-tool-code-interpreter-masters-things-in-seconds-wharton-professor-2023-7 Matt Wolfe tweet https://twitter.com/mreflow/status/1678506029620006912 Chase Lean’s tweet https://twitter.com/chaseleantj/status/1677651054551523329 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 25, 202323 min

S1 Ep 140How to 10x A Boring Business With Marketing | Codie Sanchez (#140)

Would you rather be wrong or boring? Kipp Bodnar is joined by Codie Sanchez (Founder of Contrarian Thinking) to discuss the power of storytelling as a boring business. Learn about the hidden traits of great businesses, why most business models in media are awful, how to think about interacting with your community, and how to lean into your unfair advantages to win. Connect with Codie Contrarian Thinking https://contrarianthinking.co/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/codiesanchez/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez/ About Codie Sanchez Codie runs Contrarian Thinking a financial media company and Contrarian Capital a small business holding company that does $50Million in annual revenue and is focused on bringing Main Street Businesses back. 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 19, 202340 min

S1 Ep 139Twitter’s $5M Master Plan To Win Back Creators From Threads (#139)

Will Twitter become the gold standard for creator programs? Kipp and Kieran dive into Twitter’s new creator program, what it means for businesses, and how businesses can succeed with creators. Learn the importance of personality led growth (the new PLG?), how Elon flipped the narrative by being a marketing genius, and how to make money as a creator on different platforms. Mentions HubSpot Creator Program https://creators.hubspot.com/ Mr Beast tweet https://twitter.com/MrBeast/status/1679797201449435136 Forbes article on Twitter https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/07/13/twitter-starts-paying-creators-tens-of-thousands---amid-intensifying-competition-with-threads/ Codie Sanchez YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@CodieSanchezCT Google Bard https://bard.google.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 18, 202324 min

S1 Ep 138Airbnb Just Copied Apple’s Product Development Strategy... Here’s Why (#138)

Here’s why you should never launch new products. Kipp and Kieran dive into Airbnb’s massive change on how they build and grow their products, and how you can use these principles to build your business. Learn the exercises for companies to be in the mindset of the customer, the most common mistake every growth marketer makes, and the importance of breaking down the customer journey. 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 13, 202328 min

S1 Ep 137Elon F*ked Up... The Fatal Mistake That Launched Threads (#137)

Elon’s been Zuck’d. Is this the death of Twitter? Kipp and Kieran dive into what your business needs to know to take advantage of this new opportunity. Learn why you shouldn’t leave the door open for your competitor, Elon’s fatal mistake, why Threads is a masterclass in onboarding, how you should think about threads, and the distinctive advantage for being a first mover of a platform. Mentions Kipp’s thread account https://www.threads.net/@kippbodnar?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Eight Sleep https://www.eightsleep.com/ Spiderman tweet https://twitter.com/finkd/status/1676747594460962817 Alex Lieberman Episode https://link.chtbl.com/w1aLT7sA Alex Lieberman tweet https://twitter.com/businessbarista/status/1676761306274177024 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 11, 202317 min

S1 Ep 1365 A.I. Marketing Skills You Must Learn In 2023 (#136)

Will channel expertise become commoditized because of AI? Kipp and Kieran dive into what your marketing team will look like in a post-AI world. Learn why an AI ops person will be critical for every marketing team, if channel expertise will or won’t become commoditized, huge opportunities for early marketers to transform your career, and how does in-person connection combine with AI? 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 6, 202323 min

S1 Ep 135$200M Founder Reveals Why Ai Can’t Replace Top 10% Of Marketers (#135)

There’s a lot of shitty marketers out there. Kieran Flanagan is joined by Patrick Campbell (Founder of Profitwell, CSO at Paddle) to discuss why editorial taste is the most important skill in the future for marketers. Learn why taste is CRUCIAL in an AI world, the importance of feedback loops, why you have to have a video strategy to win, and why you need to create unique value for your consumers. About Patrick Campbell CSO at Paddle.com after recently founding and selling ProfitWell.com. Background in Economics and math. Started career working at NSA and Google before jumping into the tech world. Deep knowledge on subscription/SaaS market benchmarks, retention, inbound media, and pricing. Connect with Patrick! Twitter www.twitter.com/patticus LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/patrickccampbell Paddle www.paddle.com Profitwell https://www.profitwell.com/ Mentions Gary Vaynerchuk https://garyvaynerchuk.com/ Patrick’s tweet on the Budlight controversy https://twitter.com/Patticus/status/1669019632307511298 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jul 4, 202339 min

S1 Ep 134AutoGPT 2.0: GPT Author and GPT Engineer (#134)

How will this affect engineers, writers, and businesses? Kipp and Kieran dive into the new innovations in Auto-GPT and what it means for the future of media consumption. Learn about the power of an ultra-personalized media experience, what the new era of 1:1 experience means for your business, and why people with better ideas will win. Mentions Matt Shumer tweet https://twitter.com/mattshumer_/status/1671231938219130894?s=46&t=qo0rMvYEbESguv0k2b7KGw Lior tweet https://twitter.com/AlphaSignalAI/status/1670488316532379648 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jun 29, 202313 min

S1 Ep 133Why It’s SO Much Harder To Grow A Startup In 2023… (#133)

Is ROI total BS now? Kipp and Kieran dive into how distribution is getting harder and what you can do about it. Learn about the highest influential channels for B2B buyers, why ROI numbers are wrong and what you should do instead, and why algorithms are going to change marketing faster than we all think. Mentions Packy’s newsletter https://www.notboring.co/ Steph Smith tweet https://twitter.com/stephsmithio/status/1670620650543923202 Poptarts https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/home.html Lucky Charms https://www.luckycharms.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jun 27, 202329 min

S1 Ep 132The Complete A.I. SEO Guide for Beginners (2023) (#132)

A.I. in search is going to evolve slower than people think… Kipp and Kieran explore how SEO will evolve in a post-AI world. Learn how AI will change product discovery, why marketers need to be like entrepreneurs, why influence is the future of top of funnel marketing, and How you can replicate what a large company does with a tiny team. Mentions EP with Guillaume https://link.chtbl.com/NkfZwpLS Chat GPT https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt Google Bard https://bard.google.com/ Eric Ravenscraft tweet https://twitter.com/LordRavenscraft/status/1665722553644601346 Perplexity.ai https://www.perplexity.ai/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jun 22, 202330 min

S1 Ep 131Scale Your Business to $100M Using These A.I. Growth Tactics with Guillaume Cabane (#131)

AI-driven personalization needs to be as personal and engaging as a handwritten letter. Kieran Flanagan is joined by Guillaume Cabane, Growth Advisor to high-growth SaaS startups. Learn about the predictions in the next cycle of growth (how AI comes into it), the importance of data analytics in the growth marketing process, and why growth marketing requires a competitive edge over time. Mentions Article by Guillaume https://hypergrowthpartners.substack.com/p/the-next-generation-of-b2b-growth Gorgias https://www.gorgias.com/ Ramp https://ramp.com/ Tweet From Guillaume on Zapier https://twitter.com/guillaumecabane/status/192246054832443392 About Guillaume Cabane Guillaume Cabane is a growth advisor to high Growth SaaS Startups, including Ramp, Airbyte, G2, Gorgias, Metadata, Madkudu, and others. Guillaume held VP of Growth roles at Drift, Segment, and other successful startups, where he helped them grow from ~50 to 300. Prior, Guillaume spent 6 years at Apple. Outside of work, Guillaume is a husband of 1, father of 2, cheese-eater of many, and Pastafarian. Connect with Guillaume Website: www.hypergrowthpartners.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cabane/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/guillaumecabane 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jun 17, 202342 min

S1 Ep 130How To Predict A.I. Trends And Get Ahead Of Your Competitors (#130)

Are we moving from an era of out-work to out-think? Kipp and Kieran dive into the 7 principles to predict the future of AI and how your business can win in the AI-era. Learn why jobs won’t be disrupted, the understanding of complex topics are now commoditized, the rise of natural language, and why information asymmetry no longer exists. Mentions ChatGPT https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt Sam Altman Secret Roadmap EP https://link.chtbl.com/dl7-T9bg Vision Pro https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jun 15, 202323 min

S1 Ep 129How A $25B Company Uses A.I. To 300x Their Marketing Results (#129)

For the next 6-18 months, there’s a huge opportunity to leverage these tools to drastically change your conversion rate. Kipp and Kieran dive into 3 AI-powered experiments that will skyrocket your marketing conversion rate. Learn how you can train an AI agent to automate work, how The Hustle used Midjourney to reduce cost per acquisition on subscribers by 300%, and a debate around if AI tools will increase conversion or be commoditized. Mentions The Hustle https://thehustle.co/ Midjourney https://midjourney.com/ AI Explained https://www.youtube.com/@ai-explained- Open AI API https://openai.com/blog/openai-api Zapier https://zapier.com/ 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 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Jun 13, 202322 min