Marketing Against The Grain

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  Th...

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 htt...

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 g...

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, A...

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 ...

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’...

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 e...

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 themselv...

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,...

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 fo...

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...

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 Rache...

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 do...

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...

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...

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...

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 http...

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 threa...

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 dail...

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 podca...

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...

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 Th...

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...

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 Socia...

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 Kip...