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Marketing Against The Grain has produced 433 episodes. 96 of those episodes have been sponsored by 172 companies. We last recorded an episode on May 21, 2026.
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How Dhar Mann Built A 65B View Machine Without Chasing The Algorithm
May 21, 2026Steal our strategy to create better campaigns: https://clickhubspot.com/jyhu Ep. 427 Are Dhar Mann videos more therapeutic than talking to friends, family, or even a therapist? Kipp, Kieran, and guest Dhar Mann (founder of Dhar Mann Studios), dive into how brands can unlock explosive growth and deep audience connection. Learn more about what it takes to move hearts and communities through storytelling, how to balance emotional connection versus gaming the platform algorithm, and the...
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This Is the End of Chatbots
May 14, 2026Get the Voice AI Prompt Pack for Marketers: https://clickhubspot.com/fd5a Ep. 426 AI will give your brand an actual voice. Kipp dives into the hottest trend in AI that not many are talking about—Voice AI—and how it’s set to revolutionize your brand’s customer experience. Learn more on why real-time voice is the new marketing channel you can’t afford to ignore, how foundational advances from OpenAI and Thinking Machines make AI conversations faster and more human than ever, and the steps...
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This AI Second Brain Remembers Everything I Save (Codex)
May 12, 2026Free Guide to Build Your Personal AI Wiki: https://clickhubspot.com/fcmt Ep. 425 You can create a second brain in 15 minutes and for free. Kipp and Matt Wolfe (Future Tools) dive into how to build your own "second brain" using tools like Obsidian and Codex, so you can finally make use of all the information you’re gathering. Learn more on setting up a personal wiki to organize your knowledge, harnessing AI-powered agents to automate and interlink content, and turning your information...
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How Brands Win in ChatGPT Search
May 7, 2026Get the Winning AEO Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/oksd Ep. 424 “I can't go a single second without someone asking me what the heck answer engine optimization is.” Kipp and Kieran have Beeri Amiel (Product at HubSpot and founder of XFunnel) and Aja Frost (Sr. Director of Global Growth and Paid at HubSpot) dive into the launch and demo of HubSpot's brand new AEO tool, built to track your visibility in answer engines and help you win the next evolution of search. Learn more on building...
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Use AI for Ideas, Not Content (Here’s How)
May 5, 2026Grab our Claude Code Skill to find a unique content angle: https://clickhubspot.com/lhdv Ep. 423 There’s one Claude skill that will separate you from the other AI content. Kipp and Kieran dive into how AI content creation is broken—and how you can use the “Opposite Start” framework to break out of the red ocean of repetitive ideas and truly stand out. Learn more on why most marketers use AI the wrong way, how to find blue ocean ideas by inverting mainstream narratives, and practical...
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How to Rank #1 on Google in 2026 (The 6-Step SEO Playbook)
Apr 30, 2026Get our Guide to Rank #1 on Google in 2026: https://clickhubspot.com/lmfv Ep. 422 How can you differentiate valuable content from generic AI-generated slop? Kipp dives into how to create non-commodity content that AI and your competitors can't replicate, giving you an edge in the new search-driven world. Learn more on the crucial differences between commodity and non-commodity content, the six key checkpoints every marketer should hit (like proprietary evidence, expert takes, and a real...
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They Spent $150,000 on AI Tokens (And Got Nothing)
Apr 28, 2026Get the most out of AI with our free AI ROI Scorecard: https://clickhubspot.com/epkj Ep. 421 What if your team burned through your entire AI budget in just six months? Kipp and Kieran dive into the wild world of “token maxxing”—the new Silicon Valley trend of spending as much as possible on AI tokens without clear outcomes. Learn more on why AI token usage is skyrocketing, the difference between “token maxxing” and “outcome maxxing,” and powerful frameworks every marketing leader can use...
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The New Rules to Beat the SEO Algorithm in 2026
Apr 23, 2026Start a free trial of HubSpot's new AEO tool: https://clickhubspot.com/wdlc Ep. 420 In AI search,, relevancy matters more than authority. Kipp, Kieran, Beeri Amiel (Product at HubSpot and founder of XFunnel), and guest Sam Parr (Host of My First Million) dive into how AI-driven answer engines are disrupting traditional SEO and what marketers must do to adapt. Learn more on how AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) is changing the rules of search, why citation and content relevance matter more...
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I Run 250+ Social Media Posts/Week… Alone (Claude Code Workflow)
Apr 21, 2026Get our free Claude Cowork Workflow: https://clickhubspot.com/detf Ep. 419 How do you publish 250 pieces of content per week with zero employees? Kipp and Sabrina Ramonov of Blotato, dive into the exact AI-powered content workflow that built a 2 million-person audience—all as a solo creator. Learn more on building repeatable brand voice skills with AI, automating content creation from raw images, and managing an entire social media calendar through smart connectors and tools. Sabrina...
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We Asked 4 AI Tools About Our Brand (The Result Were Alarming)
Apr 16, 2026Start a free trial of HubSpot's new AEO tool: https://clickhubspot.com/apeo Get the AEO playbook that made HubSpot the #1 most visible CRM in AI search: https://clickhubspot.com/mfle Ep. 418 Did you know tools like ChatGPT and Claude are already telling your customers to buy from your competitors—and you might not even know it? Kipp dives into the rise of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and how AI search engines are transforming the way businesses are found and recommended online. Learn...
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