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Marketing Against The Grain

by Hubspot Media

Kipp Bodnar (HubSpot’s CMO) and Kieran Flanagan (Hubspot's SVP of Marketing), lead you down the rabbit hole of marketing trends, growth tactics and innovation. On the way you’ll pick up undiscovered strategies to give you that slight edge for success. These are not your typical twitter thread regurgitated marketing tactics that everyone is doing. These are new methods, with unfiltered examination of successful fresh ideas.

Latest episodes

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How to Build an AI Marketing Team That Runs Itself (Live Demo)

#12 trending · Marketing

(Free) Build your first marketing AI agent: https://clickhubspot.com/lwkf Ep. 456 Is the CMO role dead in the age of AI-driven marketing? Kipp, Kieran, and guest Cody

Sep 24
29 min

Give Us 30 Minutes & We’ll Fix Your Marketing for 2027

Build a taste profile that makes your AI output sound like you: https://clickhubspot.com/iflm Ep 455 Did you know HubSpot lost 140 million visits in a year but still in

Sep 22
27 min

Zero-Click Marketing: How to Win When Google Stops Sending Traffic

Free: 15 prompts to keep your brand visible in search  https://clickhubspot.com/ikub Ep. 454 Did you know that today, 68% of all Google searches end without a single cl

Sep 17
34 min

Dharmesh Shah: “The New AI Era Will Create Millions of One-Person Businesses

[Free guide] build your second brain with AI: https://clickhubspot.com/efeg To get started with YouSpot, go to  https://youspot.com/pricing/pro?promo=BRAINTHEGRAIN You'l

Sep 15
41 min

I Spend $400K/Day on Meta Ads. Here's What's Working Right Now

Free Meta Ad Creative Prompt Pack: https://clickhubspot.com/prgl Ep. 452 Could your company grow to $20M in revenue in just 20 months by focusing 80% of your ad budget

Sep 10
32 min

Is the CMO Role About to Disappear Forever?

Build your AI marketing department with this Claude skill: ⁠https://clickhubspot.com/rlcb⁠ Ep. 451 Is the CMO role dying? Kipp and Kieran dive into why marketing’s hig

Sep 8
34 min

I Built a $120K/yr Social Media Funnel w/Claude (Full Demo)

Turn social comments into leads with Claude + Blotato: https://clickhubspot.com/rkhv Ep. 450 How can one Reel drive $120,000 in annual recurring revenue for your busine

Sep 3
38 min

How I Turned Codex Into My Personal Research Assistant (Matt Wolfe)

*Build your AI Research Desk in Codex:* https://clickhubspot.com/inyh Ep. 449 Is informational content on the internet dead? Kipp, Kieran, and guest Matt Wolfe (Future

Sep 1
33 min

Claude vs. Human Marketer: Which Is Actually Better?

Build your AI marketing department with this Claude skill: https://clickhubspot.com/uyon Ep. 448 Can you really fire your entire marketing team and replace them with AI

Aug 27
22 min

How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking w/ David Epstein

Get our anti-AI slop checklist: https://clickhubspot.com/lhug Ep. 447 For most people, AI is making your marketing worse. For a select few, it's making it 10 times bett

Aug 25
39 min

How to Run a Marketing Agency With 0 Employees ($100k to $1M)

Free: build a Claude-powered content engine https://clickhubspot.com/mslb Ep 446 What does it actually take to 5x your solo marketing business in a year using AI? Kipp

Aug 20
49 min

Automate Boring Marketing Work With This Claude System

Ep. 445 Everybody online is telling you that the only marketers who will survive in the AI era are systems builders. But what does that even mean—and how do you actually

Aug 18
21 min

How Top 1% Marketers 10X Their Memory With AI

Build your AI knowledge base (template + kit): https://clickhubspot.com/fhfs Ep. 444 Stop outsourcing your intelligence to AI assistants—build your own personal intelli

Aug 13
17 min

How To 5x Your Business Overnight With Influencer Marketing

Influencer-Led Growth Stack (10 prompts): https://clickhubspot.com/gfdr Ep. 443 What’s the clever, better alternative to pouring more money into Google or Meta ads? Ki

Aug 11
14 min

Where to Spend Your 2027 Ad Budget, Explained Simply

Paid Ads Rebuild: 3 Workflows + 8 Prompts to Fix What AI Broke: https://clickhubspot.com/jgvk Ep. 442 50% of Google searches now result in zero clicks, how does that af

Aug 6
16 min

How Liquid Death Turned Going Viral Into Millions in Sales

Map your media spend with our full-funnel audit template: https://clickhubspot.com/ckev Ep. 441 Distribution is undefeated—and if you’re not building systems to measure

Aug 4
36 min

Use AI to never run out of winning content ideas

Weekly AI Content Ideation System: https://clickhubspot.com/rtjed Ep. 440 Are you still stuck regurgitating the same content ideas that everyone else is using?  Kieran

Jul 30
16 min

If Your Team Is Producing AI Slop, Here's How To Fix it

Anti-AI Slop Checklist: https://clickhubspot.com/olkw Ep. 439 Are you just passing AI-generated slop back and forth at work? Kipp and guest Hilary Gridley (founder of

Jul 28
42 min

How to Automate ALL of your Marketing w/ Claude Cowork

Free guide + skill: build social carousels in claude cowork: https://clickhubspot.com/dkhc Ep. 438 How do you differentiate your marketing when everyone else is using t

Jul 23
26 min

Side Hustle King: 3 High Demand AI Businesses I'd Start TODAY

200+ Business Ideas: https://clickhubspot.com/wrdj Ep. 437 How do you find business ideas before they go viral—and turn them into real income? Kipp, Kieran, and guest

Jul 21
39 min

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I worked for a personal injury law firm in Los Angeles. We are constantly looking at new ways to market the firm, and I personally am looking for new skill sets. This podcast is the perfect way to keep up with the new updates in the marketing world during my long commute.

Gustavomun3455 · Mar 2026

Usually I listen to podcasts at 1.5 speed, but not Marketing Against the Grain. They are too informative, too knowledgeable, and so innovative that I learn tons every podcast. Sometimes I listen twice. As an author, I get so many cool marketing ideas listening to these guys I have to keep my notes app open. Talk about creativity they have it in spades. Thank you. You two are amazing, and keep going against the grain.

Lsenick · May 2025

This podcast is a must-listen for marketers who want to stay ahead of the curve. I’ve learned so many valuable hacks and shortcuts—especially around AI and automation—that I’ve been able to implement right away. These guys are not only super creative but also incredibly generous with the insights they share. Every episode is full of practical strategies and fresh perspectives that actually move the needle. Highly recommend!

AdQueenSuz · Apr 2025

It’s so unbelievably rare to find a smart, authentic, real marketing podcast. This is it. Inspiring and a joy to listen to.

sfn177 · Jun 2024

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