Welcome to the latest updates from the Serial Marketers community.

Official updates:

  • Scott Brinker joins AI Insiders! Film at 11. Okay, no, wait, Zoom at 12pm ET. Which might be 11 your time. https://lu.ma/aimg . Join us!

  • AI Insiders replay is now live: AI Companions — An IRL Love Story?

    • This candid conversation explores what happens when AI tries to simulate connection—from awkward video dates to why current tools struggle with humor, memory, and real human interaction. Watch the full session: https://youtu.be/uyylyaiaEH0

  • The last AI Insiders recording with Emarketer’s Nate Elliott is now live.

    • In this session, new research on AI adoption reveals how people are actually using AI today—from Gen Z leading adoption to why AI isn’t replacing traditional search anytime soon. It also explores what marketers should really be measuring and why AI optimization requires a different approach from SEO. https://youtu.be/YwCojm2gzSQ

Upcoming events (all times EDT):

#events

  • Mark: Build something? Show it.I’m working with a company called Andus Labs, we’re focused on one thing: helping teams actually use AI—not just talk about it. Our monthly salons, hosted by Douglas Rushkoff, are where that work gets shared, challenged, and sharpened.

  • David: Hey - who here is going to POSSIBLE next month? I'll be there with Marketecture and want to make sure to catch others who will be down there.

  • Jane: AI Insiders is now live: AI Companions: An IRL Love Story? AIMG Founder and Marketecture Chief Community Officer David Berkowitz joined Robin Gelfenbien, Ambassador of Fun, for a sharp and very human conversation about what happens when AI tries to simulate intimacy, chemistry, and companionship.

#jobs

  • Lucia: Hi all! A dear friend of mine is looking for a Full-Time VP of Marketing. JD is attached. B2B marketing experience required.

  • Helena: We’re growing at YAMU Media and looking for a Video Editor to create high-performing video and visual content across paid and organic channels.

  • Marc: Roles, if you please reach out on LI. Marketing Director at Ad tech company, in office 4 days a week. Adtech experience a must as well as Content and event experience.

  • Joseph: Looking for NYC-based PMM with ad/martech experience. No strong RTO requirement, but will need to be in office a few times per month, so need local candidate...

  • Joseph: Also needing some fractional brand and demand marketing help, similarly with ad/martech skills. More of an IC contracting role. So ping me if you may be interested.

#lounge

  • Alexis: I wanted to share my company creates custom merchandise for events, parties, golf trips, girl trips, weddings, bat mitzvahs etc. As we grow we may also be looking to hire more designers and marketing specialists.

  • Karan: I thought why not? I have created the AIMG chatbot and every week I will share the key takeaways from the talk. Here is the one from the Tom Riordan talk...

  • Tammy: I could use your help! I may have asked about virtual assistants few days ago but decided to just create a form to make things easier. Essentially, I want to learn about people's practices and preferences in hiring a VA. And also, how is AI affecting this?

#offers

  • Kayla: Does anyone work or have a connection at Crunchbase? I am interested in a community product role there.

  • Jocelyn: Hi - one of my clients (www.mynextchapter.com) is piloting a Corporate Partnerships program, where we'd offer our entire library of resources, community and content complimentary to both employees and the company.

#opentowork

  • Chris: Are you looking for a high school design intern? Check out the students from Enloe High School's Academy of Creative Design (Raleigh, NC).

#selfpromo

  • Caryne: Hey all - I posted the next piece in my AI series, moving from prompting into building a simple custom OS without the technical noise. This one's about why most AI implementations stall before they start. Operator judgment lives in our heads...

  • Simona: We’re a small team building Visualife. The idea came from a simple frustration: most of us track parts of our lives in different apps  health, habits, tasks, time, spending, but those things are all connected in real life...

  • Chris: Over the years, Thompson & Prince has done an absolutely wild range of work. Tiny projects for solo founders. Huge projects for venture-backed tech startups. Rebrands for local small businesses. Random projects for national / global corporate brands.

  • Eric: Any Skidmore College alums? Or know any Skidmore College alums or college students? I just released my podcast conversation with Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) CEO, Elizabeth Sobol.

#wanted

  • Jenni: My colleague is going fractional and looking for a NYC-based accountant to help her think it through. Does anyone have any recs?

  • Chris: Urgent WordPress (Elementor) Developer Needed. I have a client project that is extremely behind schedule and the developer I was working with is no longer going to continue working on it.

  • Lucia: Looking for a good graphic designer to design some ppt presentations - think board decks, sales pitch decks, etc- no canva, need an experienced designer. Pls DM me if you know anyone or if you are that person and send work examples!

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