Marketing Against The Grain

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Ep. 405

Did you know it’s possible to build and launch a fully interactive inbound marketing campaign—including research, copy, and lead magnets—without writing any code or ever touching a conventional workflow tool?

Kipp, Kieran, and guest James Dickerson (co-founder of Boring Marketing) dive into the world of Claude Code, demystifying how Learn more as they break down the real power of Claude Code—including what makes it radically different from using Claude in the browser, how to use skills to multiply what you can accomplish, and tactical advice for automating website and campaign launches from scratch.

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James Dickerson https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadickerson/


Boring Marketing https://boringmarketing.com/


Claude Code https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview


Replit https://replit.com/


Cursor https://cursor.com/


Firecrawl https://www.firecrawl.dev/


Playwright https://playwright.dev/


Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai/

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

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Ep. 404

Will every business have a creative agency “coworker” powered by AI?

Kipp, Kieran, and Patrick Haede (founder of Superscale AI) dive into how autonomous advertising agents are revolutionizing paid ads—making it possible for any business, no matter the size or budget, to compete with the world’s biggest brands. Learn more about how AI-driven agents can democratize access to high-quality ad production, why creative prompting gives marketers an edge in a world where everyone can generate hundreds of ads, and how onboarding and training your ad agent unlocks superhuman marketing performance.

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Patrick Haede https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhaede/


Superscale https://superscale.ai/


Similarweb https://www.similarweb.com/


Shopify https://www.shopify.com/

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

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Ep. 403

Can you build a team of AI assistants—like a competitive researcher, content strategist, and world-class data analyst—all inside your email inbox?

Kieran dives into how AI specialists can supercharge your productivity right from your inbox. Learn more on setting up inbox-native AI agents, why bespoke email-based delegation beats chatbots, and the game-changing workflows for competitive analysis and content repurposing—all done through your email.

Mentions


Mail Manus https://manus.im/features/mail


Airtable https://www.airtable.com/ 


OpenAI https://openai.com/


Claude https://claude.ai/


Gemini https://gemini.google.com/

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We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business.

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

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Ep. 402

How to get your own personal game changing autonomous agent.

Kipp and Kieran dive into how Meta’s newly acquired Manus AI agent quietly outpaces the hype around OpenClaw—making autonomous agents accessible, useful, and genuinely transformative for marketers and beyond. Learn more on why Manus might just be better than OpenClaw, how you can set up your own personal AI agent in just minutes, and the power of “skills” for unlocking workflows across email, messaging, and even content creation.

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Manus https://manus.im/


OpenClaw https://openclaw.ai/


Meta https://www.meta.ai/


Telegram https://web.telegram.org/

Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt

We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business.

To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research

Resource


[Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip

We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed

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Host Links:

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Get the AI Agents Playbook: https://clickhubspot.com/fno

Ep. 401

There's a huge social network for agents—where humans aren’t allowed to post.

Kieran dives into how a weekend project became an autonomous AI ecosystem, changing how we interact with the web. Learn more about the meteoric growth and viral community of OpenClaw, the wild agent-only social network Moltbook, the real-world security challenges that come with autonomous agents, and how you can safely get started experimenting with your own AI agent today.

Mentions


OpenClaw https://openclaw.ai/


Moltbook https://www.moltbook.com/


OpenAI Codex https://openai.com/codex/


Claude https://claude.ai/


Gemini https://gemini.google.com/

Get our guide to build your own Custom GPT: https://clickhubspot.com/customgpt

We’re creating our next round of content and want to ensure it tackles the challenges you’re facing at work or in your business.

To understand your biggest challenges we’ve put together a survey and we’d love to hear from you! https://bit.ly/matg-research

Resource


[Free] Steal our favorite AI Prompts featured on the show! Grab them here: https://clickhubspot.com/aip

We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feed

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Host Links:

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‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by Hubspot Media // Produced by Darren Clarke.