For most of the last two decades, SEO mostly meant one thing, where you ranked on Google (and occasionally Bing). The customer journey was familiar. Someone searched, scanned a list of links, clicked and explored. Now the journey is increasingly 'ask, get an answer, take action.' And the platforms shaping that journey include ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google itself, which is inserting AI summaries, what Google calls AI Overviews, into search results.
Competitor analysis tools are software platforms that help marketing teams monitor and compare competitor strategies across SEO, social, PPC, and market intelligence. They expedite the competitor analysis process, so you can see where your competition is making moves and where the gaps are wide open. The best tools work passively, updating in the background while you focus on moving the needle for your business.
Marketing experiments are controlled changes to a marketing message or campaign to improve reach or conversion rates. These tests can be a small, single tweak or a campaign-wide experiment. Successful marketing experiments assess both quantitative data and qualitative factors, and the campaign results directly feed the next iteration of marketing materials.
For cannabis dispensaries and brands, visibility is everything. In a crowded market where thousands of businesses compete for attention, many owners turn to traditional PR agencies hoping to secure headlines, boost their reputation, and drive traffic. What they don't realize until it's too late is that much of the PR industry is designed to bleed budgets dry while delivering little more than vanity press mentions and fleeting hype.
B2B brands that invest in growth hacking strategies don't focus on wide-reaching influencers with millions of followers. They typically focus on micro-influencer campaigns since smaller influencers likely have a much more targeted audience base that is aligned with your industry.