Category: Strategy

  • Mind Readings: Hacking Social Media Algorithms

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why chasing social media algorithm hacks is a futile Sisyphean task and what marketers should do instead. Here's what this means for you. You discover that understanding the inputs and outputs of recommendation engines gives you a far more reliable path to social media success than any shortcut ever…

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  • Mind Readings: Streaming, SaaS, Ownership, and Backups

    Summary In today's episode, I break down why you don't truly own the digital content and services you pay for and what to do about it. Here's what this means for you. You'll gain a practical framework for protecting yourself when critical subscription services disappear or change overnight. You'll also learn these concepts: why subscription-based…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Content Curation Tactics?

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through effective ways to do content curation, comparing manual and automated workflows and showing why purpose beats tool selection every time. Here's what this means for you. You stop wasting hours on curation that produces no measurable result by defining your purpose and performance metrics before picking any software.…

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  • Mind Readings: Climate Change is Structural Inflation

    Summary In today's episode, I break down structural inflation driven by climate change and explain how it ripples through every sector of the economy. Here's what this means for you. You gain a clearer framework for spotting hidden cost pressures before they hit your wallet or your business. You'll also learn these concepts: why systemic…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Why I Moved My Newsletter to Substack?

    Summary In today's episode, I walk through why I moved my newsletter from a self-hosted Mautic system to Substack and unpack the administrative, financial, and strategic reasons behind the switch. Here's what this means for you. You get a candid look at the real costs of running your own email infrastructure and how platform features…

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  • You Ask, I Answer: Monetizing Data for Generative AI?

    Summary In today's episode, I answer live audience questions about managing a Martech stack while adding AI and exploring revenue opportunities for associations using generative AI tools. Here's what this means for you. You walk away with practical starting points that reduce vendor sprawl, strengthen compliance, and turn existing content into new income streams without…

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  • Mind Readings: Flip Your PR Strategy in the Age of Generative AI

    In today’s episode, I explain how PR strategy must change for AI systems. Language models build knowledge from massive text sources. To influence them, get your content on as many sites as possible. Tune in to learn why guest blogging everywhere now boosts your brand. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to…

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  • Mind Readings: Stop Being an Hourly Knowledge Worker Business

    In today’s episode, I reveal why it’s time for hourly knowledge workers to switch to value-based pricing. With AI making tasks faster, clients want big discounts on time spent. I suggest 3 options – cut rates, switch models, or do more per hour. Listen to learn which change you should make before it’s forced upon…

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  • Mind Readings: Why AI Struggles With Sarcasm

    Summary In today's episode, I break down why today's text-based generative AI struggles with sarcasm and other tone-dependent language, even when the underlying words are statistically predictable. Here's what this means for you. When your AI outputs miss the mark on nuance, the culprit is usually the missing audio and visual cues that humans use…

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  • Mind Readings: Stop Being an Hourly Knowledge Worker Business

    Summary In today's episode, I explain why knowledge work businesses need to stop billing by the hour and prepare for the generative AI shift reshaping client expectations. Here's what this means for you. You'll safeguard your revenue by moving to a value-based model before clients demand drastic price cuts on their own. You'll also learn…

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