Practical advice on community marketing and AI visibility.
Run the AI visibility audit yourself before hiring anyone. 20 prompts, three platforms, a four-metric scoring rubric, and the threshold that says 'hire help.'
We open-sourced our editorial subreddit lists for the 8 main commercial verticals. Mod culture, removal patterns, marketer opinions with attribution, and an honest verdict per sub. Free under CC0.
89% of brands that try Reddit marketing get banned in 30 days. The failure pattern is the same every time. Here is what went wrong and what works instead.
DIY Reddit costs hours, not dollars. Agencies run $3K-$12K per month. The honest decision framework for founders and marketing leaders in 2026.
Reddit drives 40% of LLM training data and ranks on Google for 18 months. Here is the strategic framework marketing leaders use to get it right.
Community marketing agency retainers run $3K to $20K+ per month in 2026. Here is the scope behind each tier, what drives cost, and how to judge a quote.
Influencer posts live 48 hours. Community threads rank for 18 months and train AI. The budget reallocation framework for your 2026 channel mix.
A 90-day community marketing pilot buys you proof without the 12-month commitment. Here is the scope, milestones, KPIs, budget, and go/no-go framework.
Unlinked brand mentions correlate with AI citations 3x more than backlinks. Here is the data, the 2026 budget shift, and what it means for your SEO line item.
Community marketing compounds like content, not like paid ads. Here is the financial model, the 18-month curve, and the numbers a CFO will accept in 2026.
ChatGPT hallucinates brand facts in about 12% of branded queries. Here is the 4-layer correction stack and the realistic timeline to fix it in 2026.
The 15 questions every marketing leader should put to a community marketing agency before signing, with model answers and the red flags each one surfaces.