# marketing trends (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover marketing trends. Page: Feed: --- ## [Build for Community, Not the Playbook](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-08-12 · info@mission.org (Mission.org, Stephanie Postles, Bart Szaniewski, DadGang Co) · Marketing Trends_ Don’t sell to your community. Just talk to them. DadGang founder Bart Szaniewski started with $750, 100 hats and no real business plan. Four years later, the brand has sold more than a million hats and generated over $36 million in revenue. He’s done it while ignoring a lot of conventional DTC advice: DadGang still uses Shopify’s free Dawn theme, shoots much of its content on an iPhone and runs a… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/9ddfff15-4e5e-4888-9894-fd9e9cb384a7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=9ddfff15-4e5e-4888-9894-fd9e9cb384a7&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Spotlight: The 5,000-Year-Old Method of Making People Remember You](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-07-29 · info@mission.org (Mission) · Marketing Trends_ How do you get your brand into the 90% of memory that's subconscious? In this segment from Marketing Trends, neuroscientist Pranav Yadav reveals that the human brain is a pattern-seeking storytelling device — and the formula for creating lasting brand memory hasn't changed in 5,000 years. From Vedic rituals to Alexander the Great's encounter with a naked wise man to MasterCard's Priceless… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/6d482fa8-5a20-473f-97e7-c8978de3928d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=6d482fa8-5a20-473f-97e7-c8978de3928d&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Marketing Has Forgotten What It’s For](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-07-15 · info@mission.org (Seth Matlins, Stephanie Postles, Mission) · Marketing Trends_ Are you just busy working? Or are you adding value? Marketing has become overloaded with channels, platforms, metrics, and specialized roles. But Seth Matlins believes the job itself is much simpler: create value, drive sustainable growth, and help the business create and keep customers. In this episode, Seth joins Stephanie Postles to explain why CMO job descriptions are often fundamentally… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/650fbff6-f64b-452b-8b01-288f3b16ee6a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=650fbff6-f64b-452b-8b01-288f3b16ee6a&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Why Agents Will Buy, But Marketing Must Stay Human](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-07-01 · info@mission.org (Mission, Stephanie Postles, Katja Forbes, The CX Evolutionist) · Marketing Trends_ A bank just issued the world's first loan to an AI agent. The agent applied, signed, and set its own repayment schedule. That's where marketing now lives — and most teams are still optimizing for the wrong layer. In this episode, Katja Forbes (founder of The CX Evolutionist and author of the field guide on machine customers) explains why AEO is a trap, why "the more discoverable you are, the more… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/d6fda552-d6f5-47e0-9a30-75f90101d64f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=d6fda552-d6f5-47e0-9a30-75f90101d64f&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Why 90% of Your Brain Ignores Ads](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-06-17 · info@mission.org (Mission.org, Stephanie Postles, Neuro-Insight, Pranav Yadav) · Marketing Trends_ What if everything you're optimizing for in marketing — attention, clicks, engagement — is a proxy for the one thing that actually drives action? Pranav Yadav is the Founder & Global CEO of Neuro-Insight, the world's largest measure of memory. His company maps brains to determine what advertising actually does to people — second by second — with an 86% correlation to real-world sales. In this… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/727928e7-9df6-4eb4-9bd9-21017edd1ad1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=727928e7-9df6-4eb4-9bd9-21017edd1ad1&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [The SEO Blog Era Is Over. Here's What Replaces It.](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-06-03 · info@mission.org (Mission.org, Stephanie Postles, Outlever, Melissa Rosenthal) · Marketing Trends_ Your blog will never earn an audience. Ever. That's not me — that's Melissa Rosenthal, who ran the SEO content engine at ClickUp, built media at BuzzFeed and Cheddar, and is now co-founder of Outlever building the playbook that replaces it. In this episode, Melissa makes the case that the SEO blog era is collapsing in real time, that one strategic LinkedIn poster will out-perform 150 employees… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/f5df04d2-e5f7-403c-941f-c1518c33d6b4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=f5df04d2-e5f7-403c-941f-c1518c33d6b4&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Stop Counting Your AI Agents. Customers Don’t Care.](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-05-19 · info@mission.org (Stephanie Postles, Keri McGhee, Attentive, Mission) · Marketing Trends_ Every CMO is being told to replace people with AI agents as fast as possible. Keri McGhee, CMO at Attentive, is doing some of that — and deliberately refusing to do other parts of it. The line she's drawn between the two is the most useful rubric we've heard in months. Attentive runs SMS, email, push, and RCS for thousands of consumer brands — a category where the temptation to automate everything… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/8fe264f3-3adf-44d4-8e72-e653dd95ad17/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=8fe264f3-3adf-44d4-8e72-e653dd95ad17&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Marketing Spotlight: How Simple Personalization Dramatically Increased Engagement](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-05-06 · info@mission.org (Stephanie Postles, Mission.org, Elizabeth Maxson, Contentful) · Marketing Trends_ Most CMOs think personalization requires complex AI and endless customer segments. Elizabeth Maxson proves otherwise. She breaks down actionable personalization strategies — from geo-tagging that drove a 51% lift in event attendance to playful homepage tricks that captured marketers' attention and boosted engagement. The takeaway: Stop overcomplicating personalization. Start with big buckets and… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/d86f1101-9852-440d-991b-cd782fde8570/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=d86f1101-9852-440d-991b-cd782fde8570&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [Twilio's CMO Scrapped His 2026 Plan in One Month](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-04-15 · info@mission.org (Mission.org, Stephanie Postles, Chris Koehler, Twilio) · Marketing Trends_ What happens when your next customer isn't even human? Chris Koehler is the CMO of Twilio, and his 2026 marketing plan lasted exactly one month before AI agents forced him to rethink everything. In this conversation, Chris gets real about why planning horizons have collapsed from years to weeks, what happens when AI agents — not humans — are doing the buying, and why brand might matter MORE in an… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/924e6f49-b2a0-4494-952c-ead0c6d7f59c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=924e6f49-b2a0-4494-952c-ead0c6d7f59c&feed=ZgJoLxHg) ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nGeMooSPN8AD) _2026-04-15 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Why There’s More Content in 2026… But Worse Results](https://mission.org/marketing-trends/) _2026-04-01 · info@mission.org (Mission.org, Stephanie Postles, Elizabeth Maxson, Contentful) · Marketing Trends_ Merriam-Webster named "slop" the 2025 word of the year - and it explains everything about where AI-generated content is heading. Elizabeth Maxson, CMO of Contentful, reveals the uncomfortable truth about AI adoption: 96% of CMOs say it's a top priority, but only 65% are making meaningful investments. The gap between enthusiasm and execution is costing teams momentum. She breaks down research… [Listen](https://afp-671184-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8/episodes/24c46281-14b7-410b-a11d-cca4e4613bc9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a6bff67f-694a-45be-a640-0b0fa2e7bae8&awEpisodeId=24c46281-14b7-410b-a11d-cca4e4613bc9&feed=ZgJoLxHg)