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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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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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Navigating New Email Guidelines in 2024

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 B2B, Content Marketing, Email, HubSpot, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Marketing Trends, Salesby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Email deliverability remains critical for marketers looking to establish and maintain credibility. The battleground against unsolicited emails, commonly known as SPAM, has prompted major email service providers like Google and Yahoo to implement new email guidelines and stricter measures, making previously recommended best practices mandatory for senders. Commencing in February 2024, Google and Yahoo are […]

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Emerging Technologies – How to Use AI for Marketing

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 AI, Content Marketing, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Machine Learning Archives, Marketing Automation, Marketing Trends, SEOby Leslie, Head of Creative Content

Creating great content and optimizing keywords isn’t enough anymore. To stay competitive, you need to know how to use AI for marketing. AI has transformed how businesses attract, engage, and retain customers. It makes marketing more efficient, effective, and scalable. This guide shows you how to use AI for marketing and why it matters for […]

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Onboarding HubSpot –How to Get the Most Out of Your Investment

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 B2B, Business Growth, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Machine Learning Archives, Marketing Automation, ROI, Sales & Marketing Alignment, Strategyby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

A robust marketing and sales platform is essential for any business looking to stay ahead of the competition, meet growth goals, and provide scalable, repeatable processes year after year. If you’re considering onboarding HubSpot to revolutionize your marketing and sales efforts, you may ask yourself, “How can I ensure implementation success if I’m unfamiliar with […]

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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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How to Get High-Quality Leads for Your Business

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 B2B, Blog, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Marketing Trends, Sales, SEO, Strategyby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

How to Get High-Quality Leads for Your Business Continuously generating new leads is key to a profitable B2B business. The more leads you receive, the more opportunities you’ll have to create and close deals for your product or service. However, if the leads you’re working with are not qualified to purchase, your sales team could […]

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Lead Scoring- How to identify good-fit leads

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 AI, B2B, Blog, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Sales & Marketing Alignmentby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Marketing teams whose primary focus is on the number of new leads generated for their website are often met with disgruntled sales reps that challenge the quality of those produced leads. Without a clear definition of what qualifies as a “good fit lead,” marketing and sales teams will continue to be at odds, causing hot […]

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5 Tips to Take Your Small and Midsize Business (SMB) to the Next Level

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 B2B, Blog, Business Growth, Content Marketing, HubSpot, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Marketing Trends, Sales & Marketing Alignment, SEO, SMB, Strategyby Kristy McNett, Managing Owner

Once you launched your business, you realized that being an entrepreneur takes considerable time and effort. From the start, you wore many hats – from sales and marketing to finance and customer support. You were virtually a one-person show focused on survival. The time has come to take the next steps and grow your business, […]

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