The Most Effective AI Uses for Content Marketing in 2025 [New Research]
By Andy Crestodina There are a million ways to use AI for marketing. You can research topics, write outlines, craft social posts, edit drafts, create images and so on… There…
Here’s how to prove marketing’s pipeline value & revenue impact to your CFO
Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are wired to want proof, not promises. While we marketers light up at impressions, and engagement — excuse the stars in my eyes — CFOs focus…
The definition of a buyer persona [in under 100 words]
Marketing is a paradoxical undertaking: We create campaigns for the masses, but those messages are only ever experienced on the individual level. How does a good marketer straddle this? By…
How to scale your hypergrowth marketing team from 5 to 25 people using this template
In times of chaos, marketing team structure is often overlooked, but for companies in hypergrowth, this can be a recipe for disaster. The lean marketing team that got a business…
YouTube, newsletters, and X — the AI workflows that will help you dominate them all
Let‘s be honest: if you’re running a business focused on AI tools and you‘re not using AI to grow that business, you’re missing the point entirely. I've been testing AI…
How to Optimize for AI Mentions: 3 Simple Strategies
By Andy Crestodina Many of us predicted that this would be the top marketing question of 2025. Well, here we are and here it is. It’s time to adapt. It’s…
Marketing without the cringe: Jayde Powell on Gen Z audiences
I am “just threw out my back while turning to adjust my seatbelt” years old, so I was especially excited to talk to Jayde Powell, who’s made a name for…
How to reduce marketing tool sprawl without losing the functionality you need
Marketing teams today are drowning in software. The 2024 Marketing Technology Landscape revealed a staggering 14,106 martech products available, representing 27.8% growth year-over-year. But here's the uncomfortable truth: marketers estimate…
How I grew my Substack by 7,000% in less than 3 years without burning out
The newsletter platform and social media site, Substack, has become one of the hottest spaces for online creators—and now brands and celebrities are joining the bandwagon. Boasting more than five…
Condé Nast marketing leader shares her framework for destroying your imposter syndrome
When I spoke to this week’s master in marketing, I was surprised at how seamlessly she had combined her two professional loves, digital marketing and life coaching. I’ll admit to…