Marketing in the AI Search Era With Staying Safe Online

Top Non-Digital Marketing Tactics

Everyone's chasing digital, but the best marketing might be the stuff you can hold in your hand. Charles shares his top non-digital marketing tactics, starting with promotional products, plus direct mail, print, and showing up in your community. Then the conversation turns to referrals and word-of-mouth: how and when to ask, and why every team member should think like a marketer. 👉 Put tactic #1 into action, order custom branded promotional products at https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au/]  Follow Cubic Promote: 🌐 Website: https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote [https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/ [https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/] 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote [https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote] 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote [https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote] 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/ [https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/] ⭐ Google Business: https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ [https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ] ✖️ X: https://x.com/cubicpromote  [https://x.com/cubicpromote ]

Marketing in the AI Search Era With Staying Safe Online

How are customers actually finding businesses in 2026? Charles and Nathan unpack the biggest shifts in AI search, the stats every marketer should know (listicles, YouTube mentions, AI overviews cutting clicks), and what it takes to stay visible now that Google isn't the only game. Then they switch to staying safe online: a real AI scam story, how easily these are built, and the security basics every business needs. 👉 Want marketing that keeps working offline too? Explore custom branded merchandise & promotional products at https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au/]  Follow Cubic Promote: 🌐 Website: https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote [https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/ [https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/] 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote [https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote] 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote [https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote] 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/ [https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/] ⭐ Google Business: https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ [https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ] ✖️ X: https://x.com/cubicpromote  [https://x.com/cubicpromote ]

AI and How We Use it to Promote our Marketing and Merch Business

The tools are moving faster than most teams can keep up. In this episode of The Promo Playbook, Charles and Nathan break down the latest AI advancements, from Fable 5 to how AI is reshaping professional services like accounting and legal, and what still sets great businesses apart: trust, experience, and real human accountability. They dig into the "hollowing out of the middle," why Australian construction may be shielded, and what it all means for how businesses market and differentiate themselves. 👉 Looking for marketing that doesn't disappear the moment you stop paying? Explore custom branded merchandise & promotional products at https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au/]  Follow Cubic Promote: 🌐 Website: https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote [https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/ [https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/] 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote [https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote] 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote [https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote] 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/ [https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/] ⭐ Google Business: https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ [https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ] ✖️ X: https://x.com/cubicpromote  [https://x.com/cubicpromote ]

What Actually Gets B2B Buyers to Respond?

Your next best lead might not come from another ad set or another “set and forget” campaign. We get concrete about offline marketing tools that still work in 2026 because they are tangible, repeatable, and hard to ignore, especially for B2B marketing and local business growth. From promotional products that stay on desks to branded uniforms that turn your team into walking brand touchpoints, we focus on real world tactics that create memory, not just momentary clicks. One of the most actionable ideas is a coffee shop lead generation stunt: a branded jar that encourages people to drop a business card for a chance to win a week of free coffee. It is simple, measurable, and surprisingly targeted when you choose cafes by geography and audience, like creative suburbs versus legal or finance-heavy districts. We also dig into a smarter way to approach phone outreach by calling with a request for a quick podcast interview, building rapport first and letting collaboration follow naturally. We wrap by connecting offline visibility to a modern digital marketing stack for follow-up and scale: Dripify for LinkedIn outreach automation, Ahrefs and SEMrush for SEO and keyword research, plus Instantly and Apollo.io for cold email outreach. If you want practical B2B lead generation ideas that blend brand awareness with direct response, this one is built for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who hates cold outreach, and leave a review with the offline tactic you want to try next.  Follow Cubic Promote: 🌐 Website: https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote [https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/ [https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/] 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote [https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote] 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote [https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote] 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/ [https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/] ⭐ Google Business: https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ [https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ] ✖️ X: https://x.com/cubicpromote  [https://x.com/cubicpromote ]

Claude Just Changed Website Building Forever

A website in two minutes sounds like hype until you realise it can be a zip file you upload and publish right away. We walk through how we’re using Claude as an AI website builder to generate real HTML and styling for a brand new finance site, then iterate fast by re-prompting: split pages, refine copy, and test responsiveness on mobile, tablet, and desktop. It’s the kind of speed that makes traditional “brief, mock-up, build” feel like a different era. That new pace also resets your brain. When an AI tool takes more than four minutes, it suddenly feels frozen, and you start debating whether to refresh and lose your work. We talk about the practical reality of working with AI day-to-day: running multiple tasks in parallel, treating prompts like creative direction, and using the model as a soundboard for lead generation, website messaging, and marketing strategy. From there we get honest about the trade-offs: static websites versus a CMS, and why ecommerce is still a higher-risk zone unless someone can review the code. We also dig into security, hosting, and why mainstream platforms like WordPress and Shopify feel safer to many teams because they ship ongoing patches. Then we zoom out into AI tools we rely on for content and podcasting, from NotebookLM summaries to text-based video editing and AI-powered microphones that clean up background noise. If you found any of these workflows useful, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s building a site or a brand, and leave a review. What would you try first: an AI-built website, an agent simulation for decisions, or an AI video editor? Follow our speakers: Charles Liu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-liu-042b9124/ Nathan Tripolone: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-tripolone/  Follow Cubic Promote: 🌐 Website: https://www.cubicpromote.com.au [https://www.cubicpromote.com.au] 🔗 LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote [https://au.linkedin.com/company/cubic-promote] 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/ [https://www.instagram.com/cubicpromote/] 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote [https://www.facebook.com/CubicPromote] 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote [https://www.tiktok.com/@cubic_promote] 📌 Pinterest: https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/ [https://au.pinterest.com/cubicpromote/] ⭐ Google Business: https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ [https://share.google/hskqvOCdVzgckNmYJ] ✖️ X: https://x.com/cubicpromote  [https://x.com/cubicpromote ]