Marketing Against The Grain

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The Future Of A.I. Businesses With Steph Smith Nov 22, 2022

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Where does AI fit into a marketer’s workflow? Steph Smith (Podcast Host @ a16z) joins Kipp and Kieran to dive deep into the world of AI: The importance of a clear distribution plan, if AI will work for marketing teams or individuals, and will standalone AI companies sink or swim?

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.

Checkout Steph’s work!

Her Podcast https://future.com/a16z-podcast/

Twitter https://twitter.com/stephsmithio

Book https://doingcontentright.com/

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

How The Best Companies Pivot During A Bad Recession Nov 17, 2022

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The world seems like it’s falling apart, here’s what marketers should do next.

Kipp and Kieran give you the upside on an economic downturn and how YOU can turn it into a massive opportunity. Press play to find out how a recession is a great time to build a business, less competition creates new advantages, and learn how these real companies took risks that made them LEGENDARY.

Links Mentioned:

Rich Roll Podcast episode on trauma https://www.richroll.com/podcast/paul-conti-705/

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

6 Marketing Ideas To Take Athletic Greens From $120M to $500M/Year (Half-Baked Marketing Ideas) Nov 15, 2022

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How do you create value through business content?

Kipp and Kieran are back with the 2nd part to half-baked marketing ideas - where you can take their ideas and apply them to your OWN marketing strategy. Press play to learn how to leverage partnerships that will accelerate your business, play the SEO game to your advantage, tap into your value proposition, create credibility in your products, and more.

If you haven’t listened to part 1 of Half-Baked Marketing Ideas, catch up here: https://link.chtbl.com/w8dbjtBs

Links:

Athletic Greens https://athleticgreens.com/en
Pavilion https://www.joinpavilion.com/

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

5 Traits You Need To Make It Through the Recession Nov 10, 2022

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Kipp and Kieran give you their top 5 traits to survive any economic downturn, grow from it, and reframe your mental positioning. Press play to discover how feedback is more crucial to your business than you may think, how to adopt a perseverant mentality, how iterations will transform your product, and how a focused positive mindset can go a long way in your business.

If you like this episode, check out our episode on how curiosity can make you a billionaire! https://link.chtbl.com/YhAjKg0j

Links Mentioned:

Medium https://medium.com/
Huberman Lab Podcast https://hubermanlab.com/

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

3 Viral Marketing Ideas to Double Cameo’s Organic Traffic (and other Half-Baked Marketing Ideas) Nov 08, 2022

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How do you become the premier company in your category?

Kipp and Kieran are back with another half-baked marketing ideas segment where they take real companies and give them half-baked ideas to take them to the next level. Press play to learn how to create clear distribution for your audience, build a content machine for your current and future users, understand your constraints to grow from them, and learn how you can apply these lessons to YOUR business!

Companies mentioned

Cameo https://www.cameo.com/
Riverside.fm https://riverside.fm/

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Host Links:

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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.

Our Advice To Elon Musk To Make Twitter More Profitable Nov 03, 2022

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New initiatives are coming to Twitter - what implications does that have on marketers? Kipp and Kieran come in hot on Twitter and how these changes will affect marketing - why the platform sucks for marketers, how it needs to improve, how to actually monetize users, and if Twitter has a future in short-form content.

Links mentioned:

Jason Calacanis tweet https://twitter.com/Jason/status/1586897369752342528
Anu Atluru Twitter https://twitter.com/anuatluru
Greg Isenberg Twitter https://twitter.com/gregisenberg
Steph Smith Twitter https://twitter.com/stephsmithio
Christopher Lochhead Twitter https://twitter.com/lochhead
Sam Parr Twitter https://twitter.com/thesamparr
Jack Raines Twitter https://twitter.com/Jack_Raines

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Host Links:

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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.

How Sam Parr Comes Up With $10,000,000 Dollar Business Ideas Nov 01, 2022

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What matters most - ideas or execution?

Sam Parr (Founder of The Hustle and Host of My First Million) sits down with Kipp and Kieran on how to become an idea generation machine - figuring out if your idea is worth millions, unraveling the fear behind the insecurity of taking risks, how to execute on your ideas, the power of simplifying things, and behind the scenes look at how Sam studies business models to create his own ideas.

About Sam Parr

He is the founder of The Hustle (acquired by HubSpot in 2021) and founder and co-host of My First Million podcast.

Links

Sam’s Twitter https://twitter.com/thesamparr
Sam’s Podcast https://www.mfmpod.com/
Companies House https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house
Compare Tech https://www.compare-tech.com/
Similar Web https://www.similarweb.com/
Crunchy Roll https://www.crunchyroll.com/
Tech Target https://www.techtarget.com/
Web Archive https://web.archive.org/
Facebook Ad Archive https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/
Moat https://www.moat.com/
SEMrush https://www.semrush.com/
Jungle Scout https://www.junglescout.com/
Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/

If you like this episode, check out our episode on how curiosity can make you a billionaire https://link.chtbl.com/YhAjKg0j

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Host Links:

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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.

Why Taylor Swift is a Marketing Genius Oct 28, 2022

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Why is Taylor Swift the best marketer of all time?

In this bonus episode, Kipp and Kieran dive into the world of Taylor Swift and what makes her not only a great artist but an amazing marketer. Press play to find out how you can learn from Taylor Swift - how she connects with her target audience, knows how to build anticipation to get people talking, a consistent fan experience, fully leans into video-first, and adapting to trends.

If you like this episode, check out episode 56 on understanding Gen Z and Millennials https://link.chtbl.com/3_Hj0g-v

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Host Links:

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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.

Winners and Losers in the Next Generation of Artificial Intelligence Oct 27, 2022

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How do we find our unfair advantage if AI is going to level the playing field? Kipp and Kieran dive into the world of AI and how it’s going to COMPLETELY transform the way you run your business, how to find your unfair advantage, breakdown the key use cases of AI in business, and what this new technology will do to the future of business and marketing.

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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.

How Team Design Drives Real Growth Oct 25, 2022

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In today's episode, Kipp and Kieran talk about the power of building an A+ culture with a team that takes ownership. You'll also learn the difference between a manager and a leader, the importance of knowing the rules of the game AND, why you need to do exactly what your opponent thinks you're unwilling to do.

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