2025 Human-First AI Marketing Awards | National AI Appreciation Day 7/16
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Mike Montague
Mike Montague is a leading voice in Human-First AI Marketing. His company, Avenue9, is an AI-powered marketing agency helping small businesses scale without burning bridges or blowing out their budgets. Mike has worked with giant brands like LinkedIn, Uber, Zoom, Bud Light, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s authored two books: LinkedIn The Sandler Way and Playful Humans, and his podcasts have over 3.7 million downloads. Now, he uses his decades of past marketing experience and the AI tools of the future to help small businesses amplify their marketing impact.
9 Proven Ways to Get Mentioned in AI Answers (AEO Strategy Guide)
Our trademarked Human-First AI Marketing® approach to AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) services help you get LLMs and AI-powered search engines to tell…
Why Interviewers Make the Best AI Marketers with Dan Nestle
Mike Montague sits down with Dan Nestle of Inquisitive Communications to explore how the marketing game is changing and why curiosity is…
Why Your Next Hire Should Be a Fractional CMO with Sara Nay
Mike sits down with Sara Nay, CEO of Duct Tape Marketing, to explore how AI is reshaping marketing roles and why strategy,…
Using AI to Actually Grow Your Small Business with Dilip Dubey
In this episode of The Human-First AI Marketing Podcast, Mike Montague sits down with Dilip Dubey, founder of Sutra.AI, to explore how…
AI’s Impact on Org Charts and the Death of the 3-Year Plan with Tim Brewer and Damian Bramanis
In this episode of Human-First AI Marketing, host Mike Montague sits down with Tim Brewer and Damian Bramanis from Functionly to unpack…
Overcoming the Biggest Challenges of AI Adoption
As leaders navigate the accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence, the real challenge is no longer whether to integrate AI, but how to…
The AI Merchandising Revolution with Vinod Kumar
In this episode of Human-First AI Marketing, Mike Montague sits down with Vinod Kumar, founder of Syntheum.ai, to explore how AI is…
Why Human-First AI Is the Only Future That Works
AI is here, and most small business owners I talk to are either overwhelmed or underwhelmed. They’re either chasing “one-click magic” and…
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