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Previous Issues
- AD92: Prepare for the Future of Search
11 May 2025 | Issue #92 In this issue: Why Search is so Bad Apple's Big Revelation on the Future of Search Using ChatGPT to Drive Technical SEO New Podcast Interview About The Visual Marketer Design Quote of the Week Midjourney prompt: a woman using an magnifying glass, but can't see anything --ar 16:9 Why is Search so Bad? Because it can be. It's no secret that Google has been making search worse for visitors for years. And it keeps getting worse. When you have a majority of the market, you...Read more - AD91: Hook ’Em Young: AI's Next Power Move
04 May 2025 | Issue #91 In this issue: The Next Frontier of Vendor Lock-In How Sports Color Palettes Inspire Branding Pushing Yourself Further Sam Altman’s Eyeball-Scanning Worldcoin Orb Launches in the U.S. New Podcast Interview About The Visual Marketer Design Quote of the Week Midjourney prompt: a man is signing a contract. A robot is standing behind him watching the paper. Bright, sunny animated style. --ar 16:9 --s 50 Vendor Lock-In Are you iOS or Android? Microsoft or Google?...Read more
- AD90: Democratizing Creativity?
27 April 2025 | Issue #90 In this issue: Democratizing Creativity? Adobe Introduces Tool to Claim Image Ownership Superagency: AI is Just Guessing Make Your AI Challenge You Discord Names New CEO Ahead of IPO How Substack Steals Your Revenue and Audience New Visual Marketer site Design Quote of the Week Show a bunch of robots democratizing creativity. --ar 16:9. No text on the image. Democratizing Creativity? Brand builder, Megan Bungeroth recently dove into the topic of democratizing...Read more
- AD89: The Rise of AI-Built Websites; Toupee Vibes Included
20 April 2025 | Issue #89 In this issue: AI Site Builders SMBs Must Embrace Authentic Marketing What is Vibe Marketing? The Benefits of Visual Marketing slideshow Design Quote of the Week ChatGPT prompt: a robot building a website. It should show a computer screen, and on the screen a robot is moving elements of the web page around. 16:9 aspect ratio AI Site Builders I'm building a new website, so this news caught my eye. WordPress.com launched a "free" AI-builder tool. This was interesting...Read more
- AD88: Challenging Yourself in Challenging Times
13 April 2025 | Issue #88 In this issue: How Are You Challenging Yourself? Social Media Ad Design Strategies for 2025 What is Vibe Coding? ChatGPT's Image Generation is Impressive The Visual Marketer: Now on Amazon! Upcoming Engagements Design Quote of the Week Collection of infographic promo images How Are You Challenging Yourself? This was another stressful week. Whether it's work, the world at large, family, or something else, I'm going to bet you dealt with some unexpected stress this...Read more
- AD87: Marvel's Marketing Mastery
30 March 2025 | Issue #87 In this issue: Marvel's Marketing Mastery Google's AI Overviews – How To The Visual Marketer: Now on Amazon! Design Quote of the Week The Men Who Stare at Chairs This was a big week if you're into entertainment distractions. Not only did we have the annual right of passage known as MLB's Opening Day (always a welcome sight for those of us who live in cold weather climates), but we also had the most interesting movie news reveal I've seen. Marvel Studios unveiled a...Read more