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WordPress VIP CEO on AI, SEO and Owning Your Content
WordPress VIP CEO Nick Gernert on AI in content, what their data says about Google AI summaries, and why owned land beats rented platforms.
WordPress VIP CEO Nick Gernert on AI, SEO, and Owned Media
WordPress VIP CEO Nick Gernert joins Ryan Alford to discuss WordPress's 43% market share, AI-powered backlinking, Google referral data, and owning your
Sam Dunning on Fixing B2B Websites That Don't Convert
Breaking B2B founder Sam Dunning on the grunt test, customer research interviews, page speed, publishing pricing, and landing pages vs websites.
E-commerce in 2020: Platforms, Brand and Performance
Ryan Alford and Reiley Clark break down e-commerce platform choice, customer acquisition, retargeting, and the balance of brand versus performance
Rob Lennon on AI, ChatGPT and Better Prompting
AI whisperer Rob Lennon joins Ryan Alford to explain progressive prompting, AI's real dangers, what it does to SEO, and which jobs actually change.
Alexa D'Agostino on Marketing by Modification
Alexa D'Agostino on why data beats content, when to turn on paid ads, firing bad clients, and the 'broke mindset' that keeps founders thinking small.
Deepfakes, Mr. Beast on Amazon, Google Losing Gen Z
Ryan Alford and Chris Hanson break down deepfake risks for creators, Google losing local search to TikTok, Amazon's Mr. Beast deal and Snap's AR ads.
Cancel Culture, Super Bowl Ads & Metaverse News
Ryan Alford and Joe Hamric break down cancel culture's real impact on brands, Super Bowl returns from Taco Bell and Avocados From Mexico, Wordle and Lime.
FiveStars $50M, Digital Job Growth & 2021 Marketing Trends
Ryan Alford and Reiley break down FiveStars' $50M raise, the digital jobs booming after COVID, and Deloitte's seven marketing trends for 2021.
The End of Traditional SEO: Getting Found in the AI Era
Jason Kocina joins Ryan Alford to explain how businesses stay visible as search shifts to AI answers, and why messaging still beats every channel.
Marian Esanu on Personal Branding That Actually Sells
Marian Esanu tells Ryan Alford why you should build the business before the personal brand, how to research competitors, and when to use paid ads.
Anya Cheng on AI Styling, Branding & Live Shopping
Taelor.style founder Anya Cheng joins Ryan Alford to unpack AI clothing rental, ChatGPT SEO, proprietary data moats and why live shopping lags in the U.S.
Organic Conversions on TikTok and Instagram
Kenda Laney breaks down TikTok's watch-time algorithm, Instagram as a nurturing platform, the four buyer types, and her million dollar content plan.
PR That Works Now: Earned Media, SEO and AI
Jason Kocina on why messaging still beats channels, how AI is eroding organic search traffic, and where earned and paid media actually pay off today.
Pat Flynn on Starting Small to Build a Big Business
Pat Flynn shares his one-one-one strategy, the truth about passive income, and how being different builds super fans, on Right About Now with Ryan Alford.
Anya Cheng on AI, Data Moats and the Future of Shopping
Taelor founder Anya Cheng tells Ryan Alford why unique data beats building AI models, how ChatGPT SEO works, and why U.S. live shopping still lags Asia.
Dave Gerhardt on Brand vs Performance in Ecommerce
Privy CMO Dave Gerhardt joins Ryan Alford to talk personal brand, email and SMS, Black Friday prep, and why brand building makes paid media work harder.
Larry Kim on Why Brand Is the Ultimate Growth Hack
MobileMonkey founder Larry Kim on Instagram DM automation, killing donkey projects, and why building brand beats every direct response tactic in 2021.
Agent Store, Robotaxis and Apple's Innovation Problem
Ryan Alford recaps the week in business: the Musk-Trump truce, why rates must drop, Apple's stale OS, OpenAI's Agent Store, robotaxis and LinkedIn video.
How to Build a Website That Converts With Sam Dunning
Sam Dunning of Breaking B2B explains why ego kills website performance, what B2B buyers really want on a homepage, and how customer interviews fix
MarTech's Kim Davis on Data, Cookies and Brand Building
MarTech Editorial Director Kim Davis joins Ryan Alford to unpack media fragmentation, the end of third-party cookies, and why brand still matters.
The 2020 Ecommerce and Shopify Marketing Playbook
Ryan Alford breaks down his Shopify playbook: themes, SEO and indexing, product photography, brand trust content, SMS Bump, Klaviyo and ambassador
Build the Business First, Then the Personal Brand
Marian Esanu tells Ryan Alford why personal branding should come after you build a real business, plus his competitor research playbook for content.
Own Your Audience: Email, Content and the Amazon Trap
Radical's Robbie Fitzwater on why organic reach is dying, how to move customers to email, and the content system that beats Amazon on human connection.
Marketing Chivalry Isn't Dead with Robbie Fitzwater
Robbie Fitzwater joins Ryan Alford to explain why organic social is dying, why Amazon owns your customer, and how to build content that earns trust.
The New Rules of AI and Business: Adapt or Get Left Behind
Ryan Alford and top AI voices break down agents, prompting, trade skills and AI coaching, plus why the gap between adopters and holdouts is widening fast.
Fame Engineering: Michael Valor on Brand Positioning
Valor Media CEO Michael Valor breaks down fame engineering, Instagram growth, verification, and why PR should be step one for profitable businesses.
Why Brand Loyalty Is Dying: Shopper Promiscuity Explained
Devora Rogers of Alter Agents on shopper promiscuity, brand narcissism, attribution myths, and why real human research still beats synthetic data.
Arjun Rai on Emoji Data and Marketing for Underdogs
HelloWoofy founder Arjun Rai joins Ryan Alford to talk emoji data, smart speaker scheduling, Clubhouse, and building marketing tools for small businesses.
Brendan Kane on How to Actually Go Viral on Social Media
Brendan Kane breaks down proven storytelling formats, the generalist principle, why algorithms reward retention, and where AI actually fits into going
Shopper Promiscuity and Brand Loyalty with Devora Rogers
Devora Rogers of Alter Agents on shopper promiscuity, why brand tracking fails, the attribution problem, and how small brands can do real research.
Heidi Cortez on Branding, Hustle and $3 Marketing
Heidi Cortez tells Ryan Alford how she went from faking an ID at 13 to Sunset Tan, the $3 Marketing Club, Posh Boss LA and coaching models.
Earned Media and AI Search with Brett Farmiloe
Featured.com CEO Brett Farmiloe joins Ryan Alford on earned media, digital PR, AI search visibility, and the relaunch of Help a Reporter Out.
Apple's AI Win, Deepfake Ads and Flying Air Taxis
Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen break down Apple passing Microsoft, GLP-1 protein demand, IAS deepfake detection, Archer's FAA air taxi win and Instagram ads.
The Future of PR: Earned Media and AI Visibility
Featured.com CEO Brett Farmiloe joins Ryan Alford to explain earned media, the HARO relaunch, AI citations and how to actually measure PR in 2025.
AI Is Coming for White-Collar Jobs, LeBron, and Bitcoin
Ryan Alford on AI replacing entry-level white-collar work, LeBron's new grooming line, booming Bitcoin miners, and the FTC's click-to-cancel delay.
Pepsi's Pilk, BK AirDrops & Netflix Ads: Weekly News
Ryan Alford and Christina Yassi break down Pepsi's Pilk ad with Lindsay Lohan, Burger King's Whopper AirDrop, Coca-Cola's Prime Video films and Netflix
Marketing News: TikTok Search, Metaverse, Netflix Ads
Christina and Reh cover Elon's Twitter exit, TikTok as a search engine, social ROI vs TV, Samsung's metaverse world, and Netflix picking Microsoft.
Christopher Lochhead on Category Design and Category Kings
Christopher Lochhead joins Ryan Alford to explain why categories make brands, how Lululemon won with athleisure, and why now is the time to create.
B2B Marketing Needs Humanity: The Case for B2H
Ryan Alford and Robbie Fitzwater on why B2B buyers act like consumers, how content pre-qualifies leads, and why LinkedIn is still an open field.