Marketing School | Digital Marketing | Online Marketing

In this episode, Eric and Neil talk about how AI companies are outbidding everyone for elite marketers, why many would join an AI rocket ship if starting today, and the reality of 996 work cultures. They debate “hire fast, fire fast,” share real exec hit rates and expectation-setting, and double down on why sales follow-up beats first-touch wins. They also cover AI-powered outbound (doing work upfront to earn meetings), an AI artist’s $3M record deal, AI podcast farms flooding feeds, and why human connection and events will matter even more amid the AI content surge. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) AI companies scooping top marketers & comp packages (02:00) Lindy, 996 expectations, and why AI roles are irresistible (03:50) Hire fast, fire fast? Real exec success rates & culture fit (10:54) Follow-up > first touch: email cadence, value-first outbound (15:00) AI artist $3M deal, podcast farms, and why human connection wins