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Answer Engine Optimization: The Complete AEO Guide for 2026

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 AEO/GEO, AI, B2B, Blog, Inbound Marketing, Marketing Trendsby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Answer Engine Optimization: The Complete AEO Guide for 2026 Search has changed. Users don’t type keywords anymore. They ask questions.Search engines have evolved to match. Google’s AI Overviews, featured snippets, and voice assistants now deliver direct answers instead of links. This shift requires a new approach: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). This guide covers what AEO […]

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Best LLM AI for Business (Including Marketing): A Practical Guide

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 AI, B2B, Blog, Business Growth, Inbound Marketing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Trendsby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Artificial intelligence has officially moved from experimentation to execution. For business leaders and marketers alike, large language models (LLMs) are no longer a “nice to have” — they are becoming core infrastructure for how teams research, plan, create, and scale. But with so many options available, one question comes up constantly: What is the best […]

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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): Why It Matters in the Age of AI Search

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 AI, B2B, Blog, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Machine Learning Archives, Marketing Automationby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

For many years, before the list of analogies was a mile long, LLM, AEO, and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), companies focused on SEO—Search Engine Optimization to get found online. The idea was simple: people typed questions into Google, and Google displayed a list of website links. If a company ranked high, it received more traffic. […]

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Leveraging LLMs for Modern Marketing: How AI Is Reshaping Inbound

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 AI, B2B, Blogby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Marketing is shifting — and rapidly. Buyers are researching differently, consuming content in fragments, across more surfaces, with higher expectations and less patience than ever before. They are comparing solutions silently, often long before a sales conversation happens — and forming opinions based on digital clues: reviews, forums, grids, thought leadership, community conversations, and increasingly […]

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Getting Started with Inbound Marketing

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 B2B, Blog, Business Growth, Content Marketing, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, ROI, SEOby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Bombarding potential customers with intrusive ads and aggressive sales tactics is no longer the go-to strategy to generate leads and increase revenue. Instead, businesses are embracing a more subtle and engaging approach to increase brand awareness and promote new sales–this helpful and mindful process is known as inbound marketing. If you want to elevate your […]

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Keywords in Blog Posts | Increase Blog Traffic and Improve SEO

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 Blog, Content Marketing, Inbound Marketing, SEOby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Highly optimized keywords in blog posts are at the heart of how search engines determine the relevance of your content. When someone asks Google a question, the search engine scans millions of pages and ranks them based on how well they match the searcher’s intent. By including the right keywords in your blog content, you […]

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7 Tips for Effective Content Marketing

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 Blogby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Effective Content Marketing is where the rubber meets the road in today’s business world. If you have successful content marketing, then you will succeed in influencing the choices of others, which is really what inbound marketing is all about. However, not all content marketing works effectively because marketers lose sight of the basics when they […]

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Ariad Partners Announces New Ownership

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Blog, Inbound Marketingby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Ariad Partners, a leading inbound marketing agency and HubSpot Gold Solutions Partner, is proud to announce that Kristy Hartman has closed on purchasing the agency, effective October 1, 2022. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in the agency’s history and represents a commitment to the agency’s ongoing success and growth. Ms. Hartman has been an integral […]

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Tips To Maintain Employee Wellness While Minimizing Turnover

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Blog, Business Growth, Employee Engagement, Employee Productivity, Employee Wellness, Employeesby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

A healthy company culture that promotes employee satisfaction in a remote environment will positively affect company morale and your bottom line. When employees feel supported by a positive work environment that includes transparency, communication, support networks, and work-life balance, productivity increases while turnover rates decrease. Read on for tips to maintain employee wellness by prioritizing […]

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How to Improve Marketing ROI

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 B2B, Blog, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, ROI, SEO, Strategyby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Increasing marketing ROI is the top reported goal for B2B marketers for 2023. While most B2B companies have committed to spending more on marketing activities, simply increasing outlays doesn’t guarantee a better return. Marketers must develop data-backed strategies to maximize value and revenue and adapt to changing conditions. To help you get started, here are […]

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