Field Notes from a Business Creative

Observations, strategy notes, and musings written by a marketer who still believes story, taste, and intent matter more than algorithms.

If everything seems under control, then you’re just not going fast enough.

— Mario Andretti

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Jurassic Marketing: When Distribution Eats the Story

AI is here. Learn it. Use it.

Metrics clarify, but they aren’t the story. If you want to connect with people, begin with people. Work remembers its origin.

Everything else—automation, dashboards, templates—comes after. Get the order wrong, and the machine comes apart. Good luck cold-starting it.

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Ryan Caldarone Ryan Caldarone

Traditional SEO vs AI?

Having reviewed some of the early testing with Googles new SEO and search for AI, I’m pleasantly surprised, fear less for humanity.

Bottom line I’ve seen 📣 keep your webpages modern.

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Ryan Caldarone Ryan Caldarone

#Hashtag Content Strategy (For TikTok and everywhere else)

Discovery strategy using a combination of high and low visibility hashtags with context, on TikTok. Examples of relevant tags, a comprehensive methodology for hashtag analysis, and a step-by-step procedure for experimenting with your own videos.

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