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Businesses That Grew During Challenging Times

Lisa Stone

Throughout history, people have faced and overcome obstacles. The tenacity, innovation, and dedication of humankind have seen our species continue to flourish despite adversity. The same is true for ...

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Marketing

Why 60% Of Marketing Spend Is Wasted

Lisa Stone

Over the past several years, companies across every sector have been more focused than ever on financial efficiency. In this era of corporate belt-tightening and volatile markets, ...

Lisa Stone

Account Based Marketing

When Does Account Based Marketing Cross The Line?

Lisa Stone

The main concept behind account-based marketing (ABM) has always been “relevance wins”. Marketing campaigns that address the needs, challenges, and priorities of a certain target ...

Lisa Stone

HubSpot

You Don't Have To Beat HubSpot To Get Cited By AI

Lisa Stone

If you’re a small or mid-sized B2B company trying to figure out AI search, it’s easy to think you’ll never be able to compete with the big brands. You’re probably thinking, They ...

Lisa Stone

SEO

Does Posting on Reddit Help AI Cite You? Yes — But You're Renting

Lisa Stone

Why is everyone saying you need a Reddit strategy for AEO? Lately, a lot of people in the AEO sphere keep offering the same advice: get on Reddit. There’s truth to the advice, but ...

Lisa Stone

What Actually Gets Cited by AI?

Tracy Graziani

Getting cited by AI isn't about authority or hacks. It's about showing up — present, ranked, and current. We've got 35,755 citations that say so. If you have a website, there’s a ...

Tracy Graziani

Marketing

Which AI Engine Should You Optimize For? It Depends

Lisa Stone

Not every engine cites the same way. Lately, the hot issue in marketing has been “optimize for AI,” but there isn’t one overarching AI engine that you should optimize for.ChatGPT, ...

Lisa Stone

Marketing

What's So Exciting About HubSpot's New AEO Tool?

Lisa Stone

(and how to actually leverage it) AI search is quickly becoming one of the biggest topics of conversation in digital marketing. As platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity ...

Lisa Stone

Marketing

Retargeting Strategies That Actually Work Today

Lisa Stone

The New Retargeting Environment: What Changed and Why Old Tactics Fail Third-Party Cookies Have Disappeared For years, third-party cookies made retargeting feel almost too easy. ...

Lisa Stone

Leadership

5 Reasons Why The CEO Doesn't Listen To You

Lisa Stone

A common complaint among workers in the corporate world is that they feel their CEO doesn’t care about them, listen to them, or give them credit. While it’s true that sometimes it ...

Lisa Stone

Marketing

Is Account-Based Marketing Just Old-School Sales with a New Name?

Lisa Stone

Is Account Based Marketing truly a revolutionary force in B2B growth or just a clever remix of traditional sales playbooks? This article breaks down the realities and persistent ...

Lisa Stone

Marketing

How to Align Your B2B Marketing Campaigns to Each Stage of the Customer Journey

Lisa Stone

Business

Why 48% of Sales Hires Fail (And What to Do About It)

Lisa Stone

Building a successful sales team is a critical aspect of any business’s growth and profitability. However, according to an alarming statistic, 48% of sales hires fail to meet ...

Lisa Stone

Why Zero-Click Content Matters

Lisa Stone

As marketers, we love clean attribution. We want to see where every click came from, tie every interaction back to a sale, and prove that our efforts moved the needle. But the ...

Lisa Stone

Business

The Comprehensive Guide To HubSpot Onboarding

Lisa Stone

Once you’ve decided to purchase HubSpot as your CRM, the next decision you have to make is how you will approach onboarding. With all of HubSpot’s professional and enterprise ...

Lisa Stone

Web Design

The Comprehensive Guide To HubSpot Onboarding

Lisa Stone

Once you’ve decided to purchase HubSpot as your CRM, the next decision you have to make is how you will approach onboarding. With all of Hubspot’s professional and enterprise ...

Lisa Stone

Green Business

How to Build a Profitable Sustainable Business in an Uncertain Market

Tracy Graziani

The Economic & Policy Challenges Facing Green Businesses in 2025 2025 has ushered in a wave of economic and political volatility, creating headwinds for green businesses that ...

Tracy Graziani

Green Business

What CEOs of Green Businesses Must Know About the 2025 Policy Shifts

Tracy Graziani

Adapting to the 2025 Landscape: A Make-or-Break Year for Green Businesses Green business leaders are entering uncharted territory. 2025 has seen seismic shifts in the political ...

Tracy Graziani

Marketing

How to Align Marketing & Sales for Faster Revenue Growth in the Sustainability Sector

Tracy Graziani

Business

Policy & Market Uncertainty: What Sustainability Business Leaders Need to Know

Tracy Graziani

The Changing Landscape of Sustainability Business in 2025 After a year of historic growth in 2024—fueled by record consumer demand, unprecedented adoption of clean technologies, ...

Tracy Graziani

Marketing

B2B Demand Generation: Renewable Energy Strategies

Tracy Graziani

The renewable energy sector was booming in 2024, but things are less certain in 2025. Keeping a steady sales pipeline full, while always a challenge for many marketing and sales ...

Tracy Graziani

Marketing

The Business Email Breakdown: Understanding Marketing, Transactional, and Sales Emails To Make Maximum Impact

Lisa Stone

Email communications play a crucial role in modern business, helping companies connect with their audience, build relationships, and drive conversions. A common line of thinking ...

Lisa Stone

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Lisa Stone

Greenfire Strategy's resident wordsmith. Her relentless dedication to research, truly human touch, and word-slinging skills mean that all of the content that she creates is enjoyable, engaging, and effective.

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