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Methodologies you can steal.

We document how we work. Then we publish it. If you can execute it yourself, we have done our job.

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The launch set covers the operator work we do most: GEO, AI marketing, and operations. More playbooks ship each month.

// playbook / geo

GEO is not just SEO with a new acronym

April 19, 2026 · 14 min read · pillar

Only 33% of results overlap between Google and generative AI. The full operator thesis on why generative search is a different playbook.

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// playbook / geo

Video is the most undervalued GEO lever

April 19, 2026 · 9 min read

YouTube is the #1 citation source for Google AI Overviews. Here is how to build a video-integrated GEO strategy.

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// playbook / geo

AI trust and the affiliate problem in generative search

April 19, 2026 · 8 min read

The pay-to-play listicle economy behind ChatGPT and AI Overviews, and what legitimate brands should do about it.

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// playbook / geo

GEO measurement has to evolve

April 19, 2026 · 9 min read

How to measure GEO when there is no click to track. Prompt visibility, branded demand, correlative analysis.

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// playbook / operations

Short takes on search, AI, and the next five years of marketing work

April 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Seven short opinion pieces. The Fertile Crescent theory of content, JavaScript-invisible sites, the career play nobody is naming.

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// playbook / seo · modernized

TikTok SEO and the social search playbook

April 19, 2026 · 8 min read

74% of Gen Z uses TikTok as their primary search tool. Hashtags, captions, voiceover SEO, and how TikTok feeds downstream GEO.

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// playbook / seo · modernized

Cannabis dispensary SEO in 2026

April 19, 2026 · 12 min read

Local SEO, menu schema, delivery-area pages, terpene-driven content, and layering GEO on top for AI visibility.

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// playbook / seo · modernized

How to avoid Google Business Profile video verification

April 19, 2026 · 7 min read

A seven-step process for building trust signals before you claim the GBP. Phone, text, or email verification instead of video.

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// playbook / social · modernized

Cannabis brand social media rules in 2026

April 19, 2026 · 6 min read

Platform-by-platform breakdown. What you can and cannot post on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

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// playbook / operations

Why agentic workforce beats dev shops for marketing

April 19, 2026 · 11 min read

Three vendor models are competing for your AI marketing budget. Each has a fatal flaw. The full argument, with a worked example and a vendor scorecard.

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// playbook / meta

How we built winstondigitalmarketing.com with Claude Code

April 18, 2026 · 14 min read

28-page launch in under 8 hours. 66 pages and 107 commits over 2 days. Full Claude Code session log: prompts, Skills, files, time per phase.

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// playbook / geo

The complete GEO audit methodology (steal this workflow)

coming soon · 18 min read

A seven-step framework for auditing a site's readiness for AI-engine citation. With checklists and exact Skill prompts.

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// playbook / ai

Custom GPTs vs. Claude Skills: when to use which

coming soon · 9 min read

A decision framework with a comparison table and real use cases from client engagements.

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// playbook / operations

Building an agentic content pipeline that produces 10 articles a day without sounding like slop

coming soon · 14 min read

Architecture, named Skills, prompt stack, and quality-control loop.

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// playbook / operations

Why we don't do discovery calls anymore (and you shouldn't either)

coming soon · 7 min read

The contrarian operator argument for replacing kickoff calls with a 48-hour audit.

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// playbook / vertical

Digital marketing for plastic surgeons

April 19, 2026 · 12 min read

Local SEO, before/after content strategy under Meta's rules, and what AI search means for high-intent medical queries.

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// playbook / vertical

Digital marketing for chiropractors

April 19, 2026 · 11 min read

Local SEO, GBP depth, condition-specific content, and the AI-search overlay for chiropractic patient discovery.

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// playbook / vertical

Content marketing for chiropractors

April 19, 2026 · 9 min read

Condition-cluster strategy, video as the GEO lever, and practitioner E-E-A-T for YMYL medical content.

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// playbook / vertical

Social media for chiropractors

April 19, 2026 · 8 min read

Platform-by-platform breakdown. Video-first content, Meta Ads that work, and how social feeds the AI citation loop.

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// playbook / vertical

PPC for veterinarians

April 19, 2026 · 10 min read

Local Service Ads, Google Ads structured by service, Meta video for pet owners, and AI-enabled creative generation.

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// playbook / vertical

Digital marketing for financial advisors

April 19, 2026 · 11 min read

Compliance-first channel selection, life-event SEO, LinkedIn depth, and compliant content workflows.

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// playbook / cannabis

Dispensary marketing plan

April 19, 2026 · 13 min read

The full channel mix, compliance realities, menu SEO and the JS-invisibility problem, Weedmaps, and first-party data.

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// playbook / vertical

Dental SEO pricing

April 19, 2026 · 8 min read

Honest cost ranges by tier, what each tier includes, the ROI math, and red flags to watch for.

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// playbook / vertical

Dental Google Business Profile

April 19, 2026 · 10 min read

The 30+ GBP fields most dental practices leave blank. Photos, reviews, services, Q&A, and GBP as a GEO signal.

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// playbook / vertical

Dental practice marketing

April 19, 2026 · 12 min read

Channel hierarchy (referrals #1, SEO #2), four-pillar content, partner marketing, events, and the AI search overlay.

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