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  • June 1, 2026
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How to Film a Great Whiteboard Friday Video

So now you’ve thought about what you’re going to wear, the structure of your content, how great your topic is. Now you want to think about your delivery. This is where I feel like the most effective way of communicating is when you’re speaking from experience rather than trying to recall a script, which can […]

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  • May 30, 2026
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How to optimize for AI overviews (AIOs): A complete 2026 playbook

Google AI Overviews appear in Google Search results for a growing share of queries, and if your content isn’t structured to earn a citation, you’re losing visibility to competitors who’ve already adapted. Unfortunately, the challenge isn’t awareness. Most SEO leaders know AI Overviews exist. The challenge is execution: translating Google’s deliberately vague guidance into repeatable […]

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  • May 28, 2026
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Introducing the HubSpot Agent CLI

A few weeks ago, I wrote about our vision for the agent era: agents should be able to run on HubSpot, and to run HubSpot. I want to go a level deeper on what “run HubSpot” actually means, and our latest step in bringing this vision to life.

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  • May 27, 2026
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Why citations matter more than backlinks for AI visibility

For years, the SEO playbook was straightforward: earn backlinks, climb rankings, capture clicks. But as AI reshapes how traditional SEO works, a different mechanism is determining which content gets seen — and it’s not backlinks. It’s citations. The role of citations in AEO is fundamentally different from link-building: instead of other publishers vouching for your […]

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  • May 26, 2026
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What AI Overviews mean for SEO & website traffic

If you’re worried about what AI Overviews mean for SEO, let me remind you of the panic over featured snippets circa 2017. Remember how that turned out? At first, bloggers and SEOs bristled over these quick-glance summaries at the top of the Google SERPs, fearing they’d steal all our traffic. Eventually, however, we adapted and […]

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  • May 25, 2026
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How to rank in AI Overviews on Google and beyond

Growing up, the only “top 10” I cared about was MTV’s Total Request Live (TRL). When I started working, that became the top 10 results in the Google SERP. Now, my eyes are set even higher as we marketers explore how to rank in AI Overviews.

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  • May 24, 2026
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The Top 20 for Next-Level Success in 2026

Being a content marketer isn’t easy. You need to be a writer, designer, and editor; have knowledge of user experience, project management, analytics, your industry, and much more. With so many things to juggle, even the best teams are only as effective as the content marketing tools they have at their disposal.

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  • May 23, 2026
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How to choose the right tool for your growth stage

Workflow automation tools automate repetitive business tasks across systems using defined triggers and logic. These platforms link apps, CRM data, and communication channels to execute multi-step processes without manual handoffs — routing a new lead through email nurture, scoring it, and assigning it to a rep in a single automated sequence.

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  • May 22, 2026
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AI citation tracking tools to monitor and increase visibility

The brand tracking dashboard says awareness is up. Social listening tools show steady mention volume. The PR platform logged a dozen media hits last quarter. But, none of those tools show how a brand shows up when a buyer asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini for a recommendation.

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