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Predictable B2B Success | The $1M AI Efficiency Play That Started With a Slack Problem [Podcast]

July 15, 2026

Paul Schmidt, SmartBug's VP of AI and Innovation, joins Predictable B2B Success to share the critical factors that determine whether a CRM becomes a valuable business asset or an underused repository for customer data, and offers actionable strategies for driving B2B growth in a rapidly evolving landscape.

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Content Amplified | How to go from sprinkling AI to reinventing your processes, with Paul Schmidt [Podcast]

July 9, 2026

Paul Schmidt, SmartBug's VP of AI and Innovation, joins Content Amplified to map how companies actually adopt AI, drawn from the 1,000-plus companies SmartBug has worked with.

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Castle Rock Hormone Health Partners With SmartBug Media®

June 15, 2026

Castle Rock Hormone Health has partnered with SmartBug Media® for support with national expansion, franchise recruitment, patient acquisition, and multi-location marketing.

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AIBiz | John Suarez on How AI Is Redefining Work, Learning, and Human Value Today [Podcast]

May 11, 2026

What happens when the tools we use start shaping how we think? In this episode of AIBiz, John Suarez, SmartBug's director of HubSpot Strategy, shares grounded insights on how AI is changing workflows, decision-making, and learning—while reminding us that human creativity, intention, and awareness still matter deeply.

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Marketing Masterclass | The Referral Test: Name One Purchase Over $25 That Wasn’t Influenced by Someone Else [Podcast]

April 28, 2026

SmartBug CEO Adam Bleibtreu joins the Marketing Masterclass podcast to talk about the most pressing challenge in digital marketing right now: what happens when AI search absorbs 60% of your inbound web traffic and the content playbook that built your business stops working overnight.

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SEO On-Air | Zero-Click Search Is Rising: How Brands Win in AI Search [Podcast]

April 24, 2026

Our Vice President of AI & Innovation Paul Schmidt participates in a roundtable with other industry experts to break down how AI search, LLMs, and fragmented discovery are changing the way users find and trust brands.

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Breakthrough Innovation | Why “Great Ideas” Die the Moment They Hit the Market [Podcast]

April 22, 2026

Paul Schmidt, SmartBug's vice president of AI & Innovation, joins the Breakthrough Innovation podcast to break down why so many innovation efforts fail, even when the ideas are solid. He also offers practical advice on turning innovation into revenue.

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Marketing in the Age of AI | AI With Intent: Turning Marketing Automation Into Real Business Growth [Podcast]

March 9, 2026

In this episode of Marketing in the Age of AI, Emanuel Rose sits down with SmartBug's Senior Director of Client Operations John Suarez to discuss how AI Agents and tools like NotebookLM are transforming modern marketing workflows.

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Agentic Sales Organization | So What About AI Agents [Podcast]

January 6, 2026

In this episode of So What About AI Agents, Paul Schmidt, vice president of AI & Innovation at SmartBug, discusses the concept of agentic sales organizations, focusing on how AI can empower sales teams by alleviating mundane tasks and enhancing efficiency.

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Why Your CRM Implementation is Failing (Start with Goals, Not Tech) | Imperfect Marketing [Podcast]

August 21, 2025

The Imperfect Marketing podcast hosts Vice President of Marketing & Innovation at SmartBug Media Paul Schmidt for an in-depth discussion on how businesses can best leverage CRMs and customer marketing to drive real business growth.

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