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Practical articles about marketing, AI and entrepreneurship. Written from experience, not from theory.

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AI Marketing

Untapped data potential: seven analyses that were years overdue

Almost every e-commerce business sits on a mountain of untapped data. With AI as the analyst, we ran seven analyses for a client in under two days, together forming the foundation of a complete performance marketing plan.

7 min read
On-brand chart in which a bar above the target line drops back to exactly the set goal.
E-commerce

Google no longer beats your targets: what the August 17 bidding update means

Since August 17, Google Ads optimizes budget-limited campaigns toward exactly your set target, not beyond it. What is changing, who it affects, and the three routes you have now. Including my honest take on the money grab debate.

6 min read
Graph in which the revenue line rises while the margin line lags behind.
E-commerce

What four years running an international webshop taught me about healthy growth

Revenue grows easily, margin does not. Four years of end responsibility for an international webshop taught me where the real difference is made. Three lessons every webshop owner can use.

5 min read
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Marketing Strategy

First the baseline, then scale: why this order saves your margin

The reflex when results disappoint is more budget. But more traffic in a leaking funnel only makes the leak more expensive. These are the four pillars I always get in order before we start scaling.

6 min read
A marketing manager staying in charge of AI proposals through an approval moment.
AI Marketing

We Build MCPs and Give Managers and Owners Back Control over AI

Everyone has AI, hardly anyone has a grip on it. With a custom MCP we connect AI to your systems within boundaries you set: the AI proposes, you decide. That puts the reins back where they belong.

5 min read
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AI Marketing

MCP: Why AI Will Soon Talk Directly to Your Business Systems

MCP is the talk of the town in tech, while most business owners have never heard of it. Think of it as the universal USB plug for AI. Time to explain what it is, without unnecessary jargon.

6 min read
Chart showing declining organic clicks and rising clicks via AI.
Marketing Strategy

GEO explained without the hype

What searching via AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) means for your marketing, and what your in-house team can do this month. Without the hype.

5 min read
From operator to architect: the transition in the agency world
Interim Lead

Architect vs. The Operator: Why Traditional Agencies Get Stuck in the AI Era

The agency world is cracking. The traditional revenue model of billing hours and deploying armies of juniors is dying. The market doesn't want cheaper hands, it wants architecture.

4 min read