About Chris Auman

Podcast Episode #92 – The Rise of AI Agents

Let's talk about AI Agents. If you remember the movie The Matrix, an agent was considered to be a bad guy. It was a digital…

Marketing Brief: The Rise of AI Agents

Three Big Takeaways that You Need to Stay Ahead This Week: AI agents will soon drive many marketing and purchasing decisions, not humans directly. Marketing…

Business Growth and Digital Marketing News & Tips 04-20-25

SEO is Hard. When I started in digital marketing, SEO seemed like a complicated and daunting practice. Looking back, I feel like an adult who’s…

Podcast Episode #91 – The New Rules of Search Engine Optimization

Today, I want to talk about how SEO is hard and getting harder these days. Search engine optimization is no longer just about keywords and…

Marketing Brief: What You Need to Stay Ahead This Week

SEO is Hard. When I started in digital marketing, SEO seemed like a complicated and daunting practice. Looking back, I feel like an adult who’s…

Business Growth and Digital Marketing News & Tips 04-06-25

And... we're back. Hello everyone! We've taken a short break with our newsletter, but we're back, providing the tools, tips, news, and advice that you…

Marketing Brief: What You Need to Stay Ahead This Week

Hello everyone! There’s so much news, advice, and information out there. You can’t read it all — even if it’s a short list of the…

3 Powerful Benefits of Local Business Partnerships

Most businesses naturally focus their time and resources on proven sales and marketing tactics to bring in new customers—think networking, sales calls, ads, social media,…

Marketing Brief: What You Need to Stay Ahead This Week

Hello everyone! There’s so much news and information out there. You can’t read it all — even if it’s a short list of the best…

Podcast Episode #90 – Personal Branding – The Artist Becoming The Art

Today, I want to take you on a bit of a journey — part cultural history, part personal branding, part reflection on how we show…

Podcast Episode #89 – Thoughts on Thought Leadership

Today, I want to talk about something that gets mentioned a lot within digital marketing and sales, but rarely unpacked in a way that feels…

Marketing Brief: 3 Takeaways You Need to Stay Ahead This Week

Hello everyone! There’s so much news and information out there. You can’t read it all — even if it’s a short list of the best…

Marketing Brief: 3 Takeaways You Need to Stay Ahead This Week

Hello everyone. Happy Monday! There's so much news and information out there and we can't read it all -- even if it's a short list…

Podcast Episode #88 – Looking back so you can move forward

As business leaders, we often feel the pressure to keep looking ahead, chasing the next big idea or opportunity. But what if the key to…

Marketing Brief: 3 Takeaways You Need to Stay Ahead This Week

Hello everyone. Happy Monday! This week we're going to switch things up. We've been working to curate the best list of news items and advice…