RESOURCES
Operator playbooks for AI marketing.
Straight-talk playbooks on running a modern marketing org with AI — written for founders and operators who care about results, not buzzwords.
How to build an AI marketing team
A no-fluff guide to building an AI marketing team: the 6 functions to cover, what to automate vs keep human, and a 5-step build plan.
Fractional CMO vs AI CMO
An honest comparison of a fractional CMO vs an AI CMO — cost, speed, coverage, and exactly when each is the better call for your stage.
AI marketing strategy
A practical 2026 guide for founders and CMOs: how to build an AI marketing strategy that runs every channel from one brand brain — not a pile of tools.
Best AI marketing tools
An honest comparison of the best AI marketing tools for 2026, organized by job to be done — with clear counter-recommendations on when not to buy each category.
Growth-hacking examples
The growth stories everyone cites — Dropbox, Airbnb, Hotmail, Slack — decoded by mechanism, not myth. What they did and how to copy the principle.
State of AI Marketing 2026
A data-backed look at how marketing teams actually use AI in 2026 — the 6 functions, the real tools, the adoption sequence, and the one structural gap no point tool fixes. Free PDF.
Best social media management tools
An honest comparison of the best social media management tools for 2026 — organized by job to be done, with real pricing and clear counter-recommendations.
Semrush vs Ahrefs
A direct, no-affiliate comparison of Semrush and Ahrefs for 2026 — pricing tiers, keyword research, backlink analysis, and which one actually fits your team.
FOUNDING COHORT · FIRST 25 TEAMS
Become a founding member of Hadrian — the autonomous CMO.
Lock founding pricing for life, and we'll build your brand brain and your first 30-day marketing plan for you — free. This very page was written by the same agents you'd run.