37 min

#005: Mary Hart — Pink T-Rex Fame, Finding the Humanity in B2B Storytelling and Robotics; Professional Meme Posting and ChatGPT Copyrighting Tips Bold Visions

    • Marketing

In this episode Joe speaks with Mary Hart, the Senior Content Marketing Manager at Locus Robotics. Locus has a robotics platform to help warehouse workers move what matters with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). She is the author of “The Total Guide to Warehouse Automation” at Locus Robotics as well as “Some Horrific Evening”. Hart previously worked in marketing at B2B tech companies and earned her undergraduate degree in English from Stonehill College.



In the beginning of the episode Mary tells the origin story and rise to fame of her reptilian alter ego, Pinky T. Rexadero. Then she explains how Locus Robotics has had such great success around reducing customers fears of robotics, to the point where people actually celebrate and love the robots. She shares some wisdom around the best ways and places to connect with warehouse managers in logistics, including resources for making great meme posts. Then toward the end Mary shares some valuable copyrighting tips for ChatGPT and other recommendations for marketing in robotics.





Timecodes



00:00 Introduction

03:30 Origins of Pinky T. Rexadero

08:33 How Locus reduces customers fears around robotics

13:22 The biggest challenges for Mary moving from software to robotics

16:17 The Locus solution

17:09 How and where to connect with warehouse managers

20:43 Balancing the human and techie sides of B2B storytelling

23:58 Resources for meme posting

26:32 How Mary uses ChatGPT to write and brainstorm content for a customer persona

33:16 Marketing and storytelling advice for people in robotics

35:46 Asks for listeners and Mary's contact Info





Resources



Locus Robotics: https://locusrobotics.com/

AMRs: https://builtin.com/robotics/autonomous-mobile-robots

Pinky Tuscadero (Roz Kelly): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roz_Kelly

Pinky T-Rexadero in the news: https://www.5newsonline.com/video/weather/accuweather/t-rex-enjoys-a-snowy-spring-day-in-new-england/607-2f142649-e89b-49f3-a3b9-ba013ccb1c2f

Giphy: https://giphy.com/

ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/

All Marketers Are Liars: https://a.co/d/19uubSQ

MODEX: https://www.modexshow.com/

Total Guide to Warehouse Automation book: https://locusrobotics.com/resources/ebook/the-total-guide-to-warehouse-automation





Mary’s Contact info



Website: https://locusrobotics.com/

Email: mhart@locusrobotics.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryehart/





Raconteur Animation is a studio that helps disruptive tech and industrial hardware companies launch new products confidently with stunning CGI product movies



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Email: howdy@raconteuranimation.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerule/

In this episode Joe speaks with Mary Hart, the Senior Content Marketing Manager at Locus Robotics. Locus has a robotics platform to help warehouse workers move what matters with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). She is the author of “The Total Guide to Warehouse Automation” at Locus Robotics as well as “Some Horrific Evening”. Hart previously worked in marketing at B2B tech companies and earned her undergraduate degree in English from Stonehill College.



In the beginning of the episode Mary tells the origin story and rise to fame of her reptilian alter ego, Pinky T. Rexadero. Then she explains how Locus Robotics has had such great success around reducing customers fears of robotics, to the point where people actually celebrate and love the robots. She shares some wisdom around the best ways and places to connect with warehouse managers in logistics, including resources for making great meme posts. Then toward the end Mary shares some valuable copyrighting tips for ChatGPT and other recommendations for marketing in robotics.





Timecodes



00:00 Introduction

03:30 Origins of Pinky T. Rexadero

08:33 How Locus reduces customers fears around robotics

13:22 The biggest challenges for Mary moving from software to robotics

16:17 The Locus solution

17:09 How and where to connect with warehouse managers

20:43 Balancing the human and techie sides of B2B storytelling

23:58 Resources for meme posting

26:32 How Mary uses ChatGPT to write and brainstorm content for a customer persona

33:16 Marketing and storytelling advice for people in robotics

35:46 Asks for listeners and Mary's contact Info





Resources



Locus Robotics: https://locusrobotics.com/

AMRs: https://builtin.com/robotics/autonomous-mobile-robots

Pinky Tuscadero (Roz Kelly): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roz_Kelly

Pinky T-Rexadero in the news: https://www.5newsonline.com/video/weather/accuweather/t-rex-enjoys-a-snowy-spring-day-in-new-england/607-2f142649-e89b-49f3-a3b9-ba013ccb1c2f

Giphy: https://giphy.com/

ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/

All Marketers Are Liars: https://a.co/d/19uubSQ

MODEX: https://www.modexshow.com/

Total Guide to Warehouse Automation book: https://locusrobotics.com/resources/ebook/the-total-guide-to-warehouse-automation





Mary’s Contact info



Website: https://locusrobotics.com/

Email: mhart@locusrobotics.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryehart/





Raconteur Animation is a studio that helps disruptive tech and industrial hardware companies launch new products confidently with stunning CGI product movies



Website: http://raconteuranimation.com

Email: howdy@raconteuranimation.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerule/

37 min