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Hybrid Marketing & Delivering Marketing Joy with Kirby Hasseman

Kirby Hasseman joins Mike Montague to explore hybrid marketing, promotional products, and why combining digital reach with memorable human experiences can help…

October 12, 2026 · 9 min Listen ›

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Product Marketing for AI Products with Josh Porter

AI has made it easier than ever to build, launch, write, publish, and automate. That sounds exciting, and for many small and…

June 29, 2026 · 10 min Listen ›

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Why Your New Year’s Marketing Strategies Will Fail

Most marketing strategies fail for the same reason New Year’s resolutions fail. Leaders overestimate how fast change should happen and underestimate what…

January 12, 2026 · 9 min Read more ›

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Mike Montague

Mike Montague is the founder of Avenue9, a Human-First AI Marketing® consultancy that helps expert-led B2B firms build trust with humans and AI through the conversations that matter. He has spent 25+ years at the intersection of sales, marketing, and technology, including 14 years teaching professional sales interviewing at Sandler. Mike has interviewed, marketed, consulted, or trained for brands like LinkedIn, Uber, Zoom, HubSpot, and the Kansas City Chiefs. He's the author of Playful Humans, co-author of LinkedIn the Sandler Way, and his podcasts have earned more than 5 million views and downloads.

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