How I applied the 95-5 rule to build Gong’s brand from the ground up

devin reed talks about the 95-5 rule for content marketing

When I stepped into my role as head of content at Gong, I didn’t come with a decade of marketing experience. I came with a sales background and a whole lot of time spent chasing leads. That experience turned out to be my unfair advantage. Here‘s what I knew from the trenches: Most people aren’t … Read more

Artificial Intelligence – AI Update, May 30, 2025: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Artificial Intelligence - AI Update, April 19, 2024: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Proposal would ban US states from regulating AI for a decade. A provision in a GOP budget bill would block US states from regulating AI until at least 2035, sparking backlash from advocacy groups. Critics argue the … Read more

How CMOs Can Use Conversion Tracking & Attribution For Smarter Paid Media Strategy

How CMOs Can Use Conversion Tracking & Attribution For Smarter Paid Media Strategy

For chief marketing officers of retail brands and businesses, knowing which channels and campaigns deserve the marketing budget can directly impact the success and length of their tenure. But in today’s omnichannel environment of walled gardens, customers engage with your campaigns (and other assets) multiple times before converting. Since there is no perfect conversion tracking … Read more

How To Create An SEO Roadmap That Actually Drives Results

How To Create An SEO Roadmap That Actually Drives Results

Many companies approach SEO reactively – chasing rankings, responding to algorithm updates, being distracted by AI, or focusing on quick wins – without a long-term plan. But successful SEO strategies start with a structured roadmap that aligns with business objectives, technical priorities, and content planning. Planning isn’t an exciting term, and many planning processes are … Read more

How one co-founder runs a zero-employee marketing agency with AI tools

zero-employee marketing with AI

Running a marketing agency used to mean juggling a small army of freelancers, risking missed deadlines, and spending more time managing people than creating content and building strategies. That’s how Barbara Jovanovic of Startup Cookie used to operate. She’s now built a streamlined operation that generates six figures annually with a tech stack that costs … Read more

17 Must-Try AI Social Media Content Creation Tools in 2025

17 Must-Try AI Social Media Content Creation Tools in 2025

Ogilvy’s Creative Director, David Raichman, called AI “a force multiplier for creative expression,” and I couldn’t agree more. I remember the countless times I’d be staring at the blinking cursor, waiting for inspiration to strike, only to be met by a nagging voice of doubt. That’s probably because the brain filters out many ideas before … Read more

Social media ROI statistics marketers need to know in 2025

Social media ROI statistics marketers need to know in 2025

Social media ROI reports often present a challenge: a disconnect between available metrics and actual business impact. Social teams need to prove real business impact, but the metrics social networks traditionally surface—reach, click-through rates and impressions—weren’t designed for that purpose. Tying these metrics to revenue or other business goals is hard without the right tools. … Read more

Creating a B2B buyer journey map in 8 steps

woman b2b buyer journey mapping for her business

When I started working with B2B companies, I quickly realized that understanding how your customers make purchasing decisions is just as important as knowing your product inside and out. This is where a B2B buyer journey map becomes an invaluable asset. A well-crafted buyer journey map provides valuable insight into your potential customers‘ decision-making process. … Read more

How To Use LLMs For 301 Redirects At Scale

How To Use LLMs For 301 Redirects At Scale

Redirects are essential to every website’s maintenance, and managing redirects becomes really challenging when SEO pros deal with websites containing millions of pages. Examples of situations where you may need to implement redirects at scale: An ecommerce site has a large number of products that are no longer sold. Outdated pages of news publications are … Read more

Reddit Karma In 2025: Why It Matters More Than Ever

Reddit Karma In 2025: Why It Matters More Than Ever

Reddit Karma has evolved far beyond a simple upvote tally. It plays a central role in how content spreads, how trust is earned, and how visibility is gained, especially for brands. With Reddit’s monetization programs and algorithmic surfacing now tightly tied to karma, it has become a built-in vetting system that shapes who gets seen, … Read more

Google Lens Integration For YouTube Shorts: Search Within Videos

Google Lens Integration For YouTube Shorts: Search Within Videos

Google has integrated Lens into YouTube Shorts. Now, you can search for items you see in videos directly from your phone. How The New Feature Works Here’s how to use Google Lens in YouTube Shorts: Pause any Short by tapping the screen. Select “Lens” from the top menu. Circle, highlight, or tap anything you want … Read more

Forget Photoshop: Google AI Studio is the new editing powerhouse

kipp uses google ai studio instead of photoshop

Image editing used to mean opening Photoshop, wading through complex tools, and spending hours on tedious fixes. I’ve been there. It was frustrating and a massive bottleneck. Today, AI is changing everything. With Google Gemini’s new flash model, all you have to do is upload an image and describe what you want changed, all in … Read more

Database Speed Beats Page Count For Crawl Budget

Google: Database Speed Beats Page Count For Crawl Budget

Google has confirmed that most websites still don’t need to worry about crawl budget unless they have over one million pages. However, there’s a twist. Google Search Relations team member Gary Illyes revealed on a recent podcast that how quickly your database operates matters more than the number of pages you have. This update comes … Read more

Google’s Gary Illyes Warns AI Agents Will Create ‘Web Congestion’

Google’s Gary Illyes Warns AI Agents Will Create ‘Web Congestion’

A Google engineer has warned that AI agents and automated bots will soon flood the internet with traffic. Gary Illyes, who works on Google’s Search Relations team, said “everyone and my grandmother is launching a crawler” during a recent podcast. The warning comes from Google’s latest Search Off the Record podcast episode. AI Agents Will … Read more

Why writing with clarity matters in marketing (+ 9 ways to simplify your message)

A marketer checking for clarity in their writing

Writing with clarity means making your content easy to read and understand. If your audience can’t grasp what you’re trying to say, what’s the point? Hi, I’m Alana, your friendly neighborhood blog editor. I spent most of my early marketing career in the public health field. We focused on one main writing principle: using plain … Read more

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