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Marketing Against The Grain has produced 409 episodes. 95 of those episodes have been sponsored by 171 companies. We last recorded an episode on Feb 24, 2026.
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I Built a Team of AI Assistants That Live in My Email Inbox (Mail Manus Tutorial)
Feb 24, 2026Get the guide to create AI Agents: https://clickhubspot.com/wvh Ep. 403 Can you build a team of AI assistants—like a competitive researcher, content strategist, and world-class data analyst—all inside your email inbox? Kieran dives into how AI specialists can supercharge your productivity right from your inbox. Learn more on setting up inbox-native AI agents, why bespoke email-based delegation beats chatbots, and the game-changing workflows for competitive analysis and content...
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Meta’s AI Agent is Better Than OpenClaw (Manus AI Demo)
Feb 19, 2026Automate your work with our AI Agents Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/gkh Ep. 402 How to get your own personal game changing autonomous agent. Kipp and Kieran dive into how Meta’s newly acquired Manus AI agent quietly outpaces the hype around OpenClaw—making autonomous agents accessible, useful, and genuinely transformative for marketers and beyond. Learn more on why Manus might just be better than OpenClaw, how you can set up your own personal AI agent in just minutes, and the power of...
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770,000 Agents, 0 Humans: Inside the First AI Social Network
Feb 17, 2026Get the AI Agents Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/fno Ep. 401 There's a huge social network for agents—where humans aren’t allowed to post. Kieran dives into how a weekend project became an autonomous AI ecosystem, changing how we interact with the web. Learn more about the meteoric growth and viral community of OpenClaw, the wild agent-only social network Moltbook, the real-world security challenges that come with autonomous agents, and how you can safely get started experimenting with...
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This AI Workflow Replaces 10 Hours of Ad Research
Feb 12, 2026Get our 5 AI workflows + 15 prompts to automate social trends research: https://clickhubspot.com/egs Ep. 400 Can you automate the most painful, time-consuming parts of marketing with AI—without sacrificing creativity or results? Kipp and Mike Futia (Founder of SCALE AI) dive into Mike’s real-world blueprint for AI-powered social trendspotting and creative production for brands. Learn more on building custom AI tools (no coding experience required), the line between automation and human...
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The Claude Update That Just Changed Marketing Forever
Feb 10, 2026Get the guide for $100k AI jobs no one's talking about: https://clickhubspot.com/wkr Ep. 399 We are now transitioning from vibe coding to vibe working? Kieran dives into the historic evolution of AI from a tool you chat with to a team you manage, and why this changes the future of work. Learn more on the rise of agentic AI teams that autonomously handle projects, how Claude and similar models are embedding themselves directly into essential tools like Excel and PowerPoint, and why...
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This AI Workflow Turns Every Sales Call Into a Custom Deck
Feb 5, 2026Grab Kristin’s free prompts & automations for better slides: https://clickhubspot.com/3e23f6 Ep. 398 Are slides the most underappreciated format of content on the internet—and has AI totally changed how we should use them? Kipp, Kieran, and Kristin Fracchia of Gamma, dive into the new world of automated, AI-powered slide workflows that turn every sales call, meeting, or brainstorming session into a high-impact visual deck. Learn more on using AI for automated sales follow-ups,...
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Stop Prompting: Build an AI "Design App" Instead (Demo)
Feb 3, 2026Description link: Want access to Lior Albeck's AI toolkit? Get it here: https://clickhubspot.com/eb1adb Ep. 397 If you’re not building systems for creative work, are you falling behind? Kipp and Lior Albeck (CEO and Co-Founder of Weavy) dive into how AI is radically changing creative marketing and why system-building is now essential to stay competitive. Learn more on how to break down the mindshift every team needs, how to future-proof your creative assets, and the secrets behind building...
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ChatGPT Ads: The New Arbitrage for 2026
Jan 29, 2026Steal our winning strategy to optimize your content for AI discovery: https://clickhubspot.com/swa Attend Kieran's free Webinar on Reclaiming Strategic Time in the AI Era: https://hubs.la/Q040m6fn0 Ep. 396 Could ChatGPT become a $47 billion ads business by matching Google’s user monetization? Kipp and Kieran dive into the massive opportunity for marketers as ChatGPT and AI platforms launch new ad products. Learn more on three gold rush opportunities in the coming wave of AI ads, how...
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This AI Tool Works Like a $300,000 McKinsey Consultant
Jan 27, 2026Get our playbook to reverse engineer any competitor + 10 market research prompts: https://clickhubspot.com/mkv Ep. 395 Making market research more efficient and way cheaper. Kipp and Kieran dive into why Manus may be the world’s best marketing analyst—and why most marketers are sleeping on it. Learn more on how you can unlock high-value, easy-to-use market research, competitive intelligence, and actionable insights by combining Manus with SimilarWeb data, see how to model budgets using...
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Marketing is Already Dead, You Just Don't Know It
Jan 22, 2026Get our AI content system that keeps your content human: https://clickhubspot.com/krv Ep. 394 Is automating comments with AI the future of marketing, or a path to disaster? Kipp and Kieran dive into the controversial rise of AI marketing agents and why automating community engagement could ruin what makes marketing—and the Internet—remarkable. Learn more on why human-crafted content and authentic participation build real brands, the problems with automating community interactions, and how...
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