Category: Advertising

  • Almost Timely News: 🗞️ How To Improve Advertising with AI (2026-06-28)

    _Almost Timely News: 🗞️ How To Improve Advertising with AI (2026-06-28) :: View in Browser_ The Big Plug 👉 My new course, GEO 201 on competitive GEO measurement, is now for sale. Content Authenticity Statement 100% of this week’s newsletter was made by me, the human. In the video version, you’ll see Claude outputs. Learn…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Diagnosing Underperforming Google Ads With AI?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how to use AI agents to diagnose underperforming Google Ads campaigns and automate pixel firing diagnostics. Here's what this means for you. You can stop wasting time on manual troubleshooting and use agentic AI to fix your targeting, offers, and technical tracking. You'll also learn these concepts: how the…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Are Impressions a Good Marketing Metric?

    Summary In today's episode, I evaluate how impressions function as a marketing performance metric. Here's what this means for you. You can distinguish between meaningful data and mere vanity metrics. You'll also learn these concepts: why non-zero metrics matter for funnel health, the difference between rendering an ad and making a real impression, and how…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How Much Traffic for Reliable Insights?

    Summary In today's episode, I explain how to determine necessary website traffic levels for meaningful data analysis. Here's what this means for you. You can avoid wasting resources on ineffective tests by working with your current audience's actual behavior. You'll also learn these concepts: how the type of insight dictates traffic needs, how to use…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: How to Measure PR Beyond AVEs

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why ad value equivalence serves as a flawed measurement and how you can transition to more effective strategies. Here's what this means for you. You will learn to capture high-quality first-party data that proves your actual marketing impact through behavioral change. You'll also learn these concepts: why ad value…

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  • OpenAI’s Getting Ads? (musical interpretation)

    Summary In today's episode, I break down OpenAI's growing financial pressure and why advertising may be heading to ChatGPT. Here's what this means for you. The free AI tools you rely on could soon look and feel very different as the company balances trillion-dollar compute costs against user trust. You'll also learn these concepts: how…

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  • So What? Updating your media kit

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through how to build and update a media kit using the 5P framework and generative AI assistance. Here's what this means for you. You learn how to assemble audience metrics, craft persona-driven bios and introductory letters, and use your own data to attract sponsors, advertisers, and event planners. You'll…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Advice for Print Companies in the Digital Age?

    Summary In today's episode, I explore how print companies and brand partners can stand out by leaning into the scarcity and tangibility of physical media in a digital-saturated world. Here's what this means for you. You tap into a powerful truth—physical items grab attention precisely because digital inboxes overflow and overwhelm us. You'll also learn…

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  • So What? Launching a podcast – podcast marketing tactics

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through practical tactics for marketing your podcast across ads, email, events, and social media. Here's what this means for you. You learn which channels deliver the most qualified listeners and how to prioritize them instead of spreading yourself thin across everything. You'll also learn these concepts: how to build…

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  • So What? Choosing tactics and campaigns – the Bullseye Framework

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through the Bullseye framework for choosing marketing tactics and campaigns when your time and budget are limited. Here's what this means for you. You gain a structured method for picking just three tactics, measuring them each month, and scaling the winners instead of spreading yourself thin across dozens of…

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