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Inbound vs. Outbound Marketing: Differences, Examples, and Where to Spend

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 Blog, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Trends, Outboundby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Inbound. Outbound. And everything in between. If you run a business, you have probably heard these terms a hundred times and still wonder what they actually mean in practice. Here is the simplest way to think about it. Inbound marketing earns attention by helping people find you when they are actively researching. Outbound marketing pushes […]

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What Is an SEO Report and Why It Matters?

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 Blog, SEO, Strategyby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

An SEO report is a document that tracks your website’s search engine performance. It includes metrics like keyword rankings, organic traffic, technical health, backlinks, conversions, and AI search visibility. SEO reports show what’s working, what needs attention, and where to focus your optimization efforts next. Whether you’re reporting to clients, executives, or your own team, […]

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Loop Marketing: Why Funnels Are Fading — and Loops Are Winning

May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 AI, B2B, Blog, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Marketing Automation, Marketing Trendsby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

For years, marketing teams have relied on the funnel model: Awareness → Interest → Evaluation → Purchase → Done. Clean. Linear. Predictable. But real buyers don’t behave like that anymore—especially in B2B SaaS markets. They compare providers. Read reviews. Leave. Come back weeks later. Download something. Ignore you for a while. Then return the moment […]

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B2B SEO in 2026: How to Rank in Google and AI Search

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 AEO/GEO, AI, B2B, SaaS, SEOby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Search isn’t one system anymore. When a buyer types a question into Google, two things now happen at once. The familiar list of blue links still loads, ranked the way SEO has always worked. Above it, an AI-generated answer pulls from a different set of sources, summarizes them, and often resolves the buyer’s question without […]

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How to Use Reddit for Keyword Research: Strategies That Work in 2026

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 AEO/GEO, Inbound Marketing, SEOby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Reddit used to be a footnote in most content strategies. Not anymore. Since Google’s reported $60 million data deal with Reddit in 2024, the platform has become one of the most visible sources in both traditional search results and AI-generated answers. Reddit threads now rank on page one for thousands of commercial keywords, and AI […]

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3 Ways B2B SaaS Startups Can Optimize for AI Search — No Developer Required

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 AI, B2B, SEOby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Something shifted in how your buyers find you. It didn’t happen all at once. But over the past 18 months, a growing percentage of B2B research now starts with a question typed into ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google’s AI Overviews, rather than with a keyword search and a list of blue links. For B2B SaaS startups, […]

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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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