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The Z Media Podcast

The AI news that matters for marketers and content teams. Every Friday, Grant and Claire run through The Week in AI: the week's biggest stories, interviewing each other about what happened and why it matters, and the one thing to do next week. Plus a head-to-head comparison of AI tools every Wednesday. From Z Media, the AI news hub at zmedia.co.

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The 2026 AI Marketing Playbook: Why Taste Beats Tools

Episode 15 · September 16, 2026 · 8 min · with co-host Claire · Episode page & transcript

Everyone has AI now, so why do some marketing teams still break through the noise while others drown in it? Grant breaks down why 2026 belongs to businesses with judgment and taste, not just automation, and what that actually looks like in practice.

Chapters:
0:05 Cold Open
0:22 The Shift
1:25 The 2026 Stack
2:28 Three Moves
3:32 The Trust Dividend
4:52 Two Businesses
6:00 The Verdict
6:43 Close

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Read the full article: https://zmedia.co/ai-in-digital-marketing/

#ainews #aimarketing #contentmarketing #marketingautomation #generativeai #zmedia #contentstrategy #brandvoice #seo2026 #martech

What to Automate in Marketing, and What Never to Touch

Episode 16 · September 9, 2026 · 8 min · with co-host Claire · Episode page & transcript

Everyone says automate your marketing, but almost nobody says exactly where to draw the line. Claire and Grant break down a practical playbook for separating what AI should own from what stays human, so you get speed without losing your brand.

Chapters:
0:05 Open
0:23 Production vs strategy
1:37 Keeping judgment human
2:41 The rollout
3:57 Mistakes that waste budget
5:01 Ninety days later
5:36 Will AI take my job
6:06 Practical takeaway
6:46 Close

Daily AI news with key points: https://zmedia.co/news/
AI news RSS feed: https://zmedia.co/news/rss/
Talk with our team: https://zmedia.co/contact/
Call or WhatsApp: (419) 500-4882

Read the full article: https://zmedia.co/how-to-use-ai-in-marketing/

#ainews #aimarketing #contentmarketing #marketingautomation #generativeai #zmedia #aiinmarketing #brandvoice #contentstrategy #martech

AI and Content Marketing: What Really Changes for Teams

Episode 21 · August 5, 2026 · 9 min · with co-host Claire · Episode page & transcript

AI didn't rewrite the rules of content marketing, it rewrote who gets to play. Claire and Grant break down why production is suddenly cheap, why taste just became the real currency, and exactly what teams need to do before they get buried by their own competitors' output.

Chapters:
0:05 Open
1:09 Production
2:12 Trust fundamentals
3:40 The new bottleneck
4:39 Three moves
6:05 Trust and search
6:50 Questions listeners ask
7:59 Verdict
8:24 Close

Daily AI news with key points: https://zmedia.co/news/
AI news RSS feed: https://zmedia.co/news/rss/
Talk with our team: https://zmedia.co/contact/
Call or WhatsApp: (419) 500-4882

Read the full article: https://zmedia.co/ai-and-content-marketing/

#ainews #aimarketing #contentmarketing #marketingautomation #generativeai #zmedia #aistrategy #brandvoice #marketingteams #contentstrategy