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  • Artificial Intelligence, Content Marketing, Marketing

34 best AI marketing tools I’m using to drive growth & results in 2026

Everyone is using AI tools. Okay, almost everyone. According to a study conducted by my team at Foundation, more than 84% of marketers say they use AI in their workplace on a day-to-day basis. But despite the proliferation of hundreds...

  • Life

My 2025 Annual Review: When the Work Started to Lift

I’ve always believed momentum is earned. You don’t get it from one lucky break or one viral moment. You get it from showing up. Quietly… When nobody’s clapping. You get it from doing the reps when there’s no guarantee they’ll...

Most recent posts
  • Content Marketing, Marketing, Startups

The Best Startup Strategy for Converting Visitors into Website Leads

The best strategy for turning website visitors into leads depends on the business and product. I know, I know, you’re extremely grateful that I just provided you with what sounds like a typical marketer answer but let me explain my...

  • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Startups, Technology

5 Business Lessons from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air

A successful entrepreneur strives to constantly bring a fresh perspective to every obstacle and challenge. They recognize their weaknesses and strengths and bring in a wide variety of talents to help their business grow and become as successful as possible....

  • Content Marketing, Marketing, Technology

How Startups Can Easily Generate Backlinks for SEO Marketing

I remember the days when you could submit your site to a handful of directories, create a mediocre microsite with a blog roll, submit a few releases, comment on a few blogspot blogs and suddenly strike gold with your Google...

  • Inspiration, Social Media

A Look at 2012: A Look at the Man in the Mirror

  If you’re a fan of MJ or Lil Wayne, you’ve probably heard a song or two about a Mirror. Well, both songs happened to grace my headphones this past week and they cultivated some thoughts about my past, present...

  • Marketing, Social Media

Why You Should Forget Press Releases for SEO and Create Great Content

One of the easiest and most convenient ways to build links for your website is through press release syndication. It’s easy because you simply write a release, add a few links to a handful of keywords and send it out....

  • Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Just Business, Leadership, Marketing

Five Awesome Books I can’t stop Recommending

Reading is the easiest and oldest way to continuously expand your mind. I’ve come to really love reading over the last few years and have dabbled in everything from mystery to biographies. However, I’ve come to the conclusion that as...

  • Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media

Content Marketing Pyramid: The Ingredients for a Successful Content Strategy

As someone who is looking to learn about content marketing, you’re probably confused on where you should start, right? With all of the different types of content out there, which ones should you follow and which ones should you ignore?...

  • Content Marketing, Marketing, Social Media, Startups

How Content Marketing can Lead to Sales for Startups

Marketing a startup is never an easy thing to do. As you begin to think about marketing your startup, you have tons of ideas for what you can do to get the word out but not always the resources and...

  • Just Business, Marketing, Startups, Young Professionals

6 Presentation Mistakes That Are Easy to Avoid

Do you know why your presentation is going to fall flat on its face? It’s not because you have horrible presentation skills… it’s actually because you don’t know how to present your ideas in an impactful way. You can learn...