Marketing Against The Grain

Marketing Against The Grain

Kipp Bodnar (HubSpot’s CMO) and Kieran Flanagan (Zapier’s CMO), lead you down the rabbit hole of marketing trends, growth tactics and innovation. On the way you’ll pick up undiscovered strategies to give you that slight edge for success. These are not your typical twitter thread regurgitated marketing tactics that everyone is doing. These are new methods, with unfiltered examination of successful fresh ideas.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    How to Win at Search When AI is Changing Everything

    Ep. 282 Is Google dead as a traffic source for marketers? Kipp, Kieran, and Ross Simmonds (founder & CEO of Foundation) dive into how AI is redefining search and the steps you need to take to stay ahead in this shifting landscape. Learn more on leveraging AI to boost human skills, tapping into untapped keywords for early-stage businesses, and maximizing Reddit as a high-trust traffic source. Mentions Ross Simmonds https://rosssimmonds.com/ Foundation https://foundationinc.co/ Claude https://claude.ai/ Descript https://www.descript.com/ Riverside https://riverside.fm/ ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/ Quora https://www.quora.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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    41 min
  2. NOV 26

    How She Scaled an AI App to 3M Visitors/Mo Using AI SEO ft Chang Chen

    Ep. 281 Can AI really drive 3 million visitors a month to your site? Kipp and Kieran dive into the revolutionary impact of AI on SEO and modern marketing strategies with expert Chang Chen. Learn more about leveraging AI to handle repetitive tasks and enhance one-to-one user personalization, recognizing the shift in content strategy towards influence and impressions over clicks, and discovering the essential workflows and tools for efficient and high-quality content creation. Mentions Chang Chen https://www.linkedin.com/in/ccchangchen/ Webflow https://webflow.com/ AirOps https://www.airops.com/ AI for Growth and Marketing https://www.hockeystick.io/ai-for-growth-and-marketing 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    33 min
  3. NOV 21

    I lost 30% search traffic to AI… What do I do?

    Ep. 280 Are you seeing a decline in SEO traffic? Kipp and Kieran dive into the disruptive impact AI-powered search engines are having on traditional SEO and how marketers can adapt to this transformative shift. Learn more about predicting future search trends, the role of AI in providing comprehensive answers without directing traffic to individual pages, and actionable strategies for diversifying your traffic sources to mitigate the impact. Mentions Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai/ Claude https://claude.ai/ ChatGPT https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/ 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    27 min
  4. NOV 19

    We Built a GAME-CHANGING AI Sales Agent in Slack (Step-by-Step)

    Ep 279 Is marketing becoming more engineer-led? Kipp and Kieran dive into building a game-changing AI sales agent in Slack with guest Horacio Lopez (Business Operations, Replit). Learn more on the intricacies of API integration, the seamless experience with Replit's AI assistant, and optimizing email outreach using enriched data. Mentions Horacio Lopez https://www.linkedin.com/in/horacio-lopez/ Replit https://replit.com/ Replit AI SDR template: https://replit.com/guides/ai-sdr-slack-bot Collin Matthews article: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/become-a-more-technical-product-manager Code concepts site: https://codeconceptsforsalesandmarketing.replit.app 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    42 min
  5. NOV 14

    The Marketing Tactics I Used to Build & Sell a $100M Brand

    Ep. 278 Is focusing on short-term ROAS holding your brand back? Kieran and Kipp dive into the big picture of long-term brand building over immediate financial gains, sharing insights from Preston Rutherford's (Co Founder of Chubbies) journey to building and selling a $100M brand. Learn more on avoiding the pitfalls of short-term thinking, the importance of blending creative and media functions, and the benefits of producing high-quality, in-house content for sustained brand awareness. Mentions Preston Rutherford https://www.linkedin.com/in/prestonr/ Chubbies https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/ Marathon https://www.marathondataco.com/ Shopify https://www.shopify.com/ 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    50 min
  6. NOV 12

    Will Google's AI Experiment Replace Search Engines?

    Ep. 277 Can Google's AI experiment render traditional search engines obsolete? Kipp and Kieran dive into the potential transformative impact of AI on search engines and user experience in this episode. Learn more on the integration of AI into search and its implications, the latest innovations like Search GPT and Google's Learn About, and strategies for marketers to thrive amidst evolving search technologies. Mentions Google’s Learn About https://learning.google.com/experiments/learn-about/signup NotebookLM https://notebooklm.google/ SearchGPT https://chatgpt.com/search Resource [Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip 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!  How to Participate:  click the link https://bit.ly/matg-research 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    34 min
  7. NOV 7

    Revealing the 2024 Marketing Strategy of a $200M Founder

    Ep. 276 How can AI tools revolutionize your marketing strategy and give you a competitive edge? Kip and Kieran dive into the future of AI-driven marketing and how a $200M founder uses these tools to stay ahead with Ryan Deiss (The Scalable Company). Learn more on transforming unstructured customer data into valuable insights, creating and testing style guides efficiently with AI, and rediscovering the crucial art of copywriting in today's digital landscape. Mentions Ryan Deiss https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandeiss/ The Scalable Company https://scalable.co/ Warrior Forum https://www.warriorforum.com/ 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    43 min
  8. NOV 5

    Surprising AI-Marketing Opportunities Driving INSANE Results ft. Neil Patel & Eric Siu

    Ep. 275 Are the AI-driven opportunities really driving insane results? This week we dive into the surprising AI-marketing strategies that are reshaping the landscape with Neil Patel and Eric Siu of the Marketing School podcast. Every marketer can revolutionize their approach by embracing AI tools, diversifying their SEO efforts, and repurposing content across multiple platforms. Learn more on the evolving definition of SEO, the importance of an omnichannel strategy, and the future of marketing in the AI era. Mentions Neil Patel https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilkpatel/ Eric Siu https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericosiu/ Marketing School Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-school-digital-marketing-and-online/id1138869817 Accenture https://www.accenture.com/ Napkin AI https://www.napkin.ai/ 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 The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

    34 min
4.8
out of 5
342 Ratings

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Kipp Bodnar (HubSpot’s CMO) and Kieran Flanagan (Zapier’s CMO), lead you down the rabbit hole of marketing trends, growth tactics and innovation. On the way you’ll pick up undiscovered strategies to give you that slight edge for success. These are not your typical twitter thread regurgitated marketing tactics that everyone is doing. These are new methods, with unfiltered examination of successful fresh ideas.

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