Marketing Mark’s Big Ideas Blog

  • Closing the AI Gap: two footprints side by side, one traditional and one digital, representing taking your first steps into AI for your business

    Closing the AI Gap: 10 Simple Actions to Take Right Now

    February 26, 2026

    0 min

    Most businesses are barely using AI beyond the basics. Here are 10 practical actions you can take right now to start closing the gap, no big budget or technical team required.

  • 7 things to get your 2026 website AI ready, illustrated with a futuristic car and city representing AEO and GEO search

    7 Things to Get Your 2026 Website AI Ready (AEO & GEO)

    January 19, 2026

    9 min

    Where We’re Going, Keywords Aren’t the Destination Keywords still matter. But they’re no longer the destination. In 2026, AI-driven search tools are not just...

  • AI generating a lead and passing it to a website homepage to illustrate AI-driven lead generation

    A Lead Found Us Through ChatGPT: What I Did To Get Found

    July 31, 2025

    3 min

    Would you know if ChatGPT sent you a lead?Something very interesting happened today. I spend a lot of time focusing on lead generation and different...

  • Workflow diagram with icons and arrows illustrating task automation, with the headline "Save Hours Each Week by Automating the Tasks You Hate"

    How Business AI Automation Can Save You Hours Every Week

    June 19, 2025

    5 min

    As someone who’s always looking for ways to be more efficient, I’ve been learning how to use an automation platform called n8n. It's really opened...

  • A smiling turtle with a tech-enhanced shell crosses a finish line ahead of a surprised hare, surrounded by automation icons like gears, email, and workflow arrows.

    5 AI Automation for Marketing Certifications in 2025

    April 24, 2025

    3 min

    I’m always looking for ways to stay ahead of the curve, especially when it comes to learning new tools that actually make marketing more...