Hacker News with Generative AI: Marketing

Show HN: I built a fair alternative to Product Hunt for indie makers (ycombinator.com)
I’m an indie maker, just like many of you. A few months back, I launched a product on one of the big platforms, and... nothing. It got buried under dozens of other launches within hours. All that work, all that excitement is gone in the blink of an eye. No one even saw it.
Indie Makers, Product Hunt, Startups, Community, Marketing
243 points by lakshikag 3 days ago | 105 comments
People Are the New Brands (profgalloway.com)
America has fallen out of love with brands and in love with people. This is evident in every corner of American life — from politics and business to technology and media. People are the new brands.
Marketing, Branding, Culture, Social Media
15 points by handfuloflight 8 days ago | 2 comments
Dell mocked at its own press launch for copying Apple's naming convention (9to5mac.com)
Dell was mocked at its own press launch for copying Apple’s iPhone naming convention for its PCs.
Technology, Apple, Dell, Marketing
5 points by miles 10 days ago | 5 comments
Passkey marketing is lying to you (it's actually really simple) (smokingonabike.com)
Two years ago, Ars Technica published an article about how Passkeys are finally here and provide a better experience than passwords.
Passkeys, Security, Marketing, Technology
26 points by coldpie 14 days ago | 24 comments
Show HN: I aggregated over 200 Go-To-Market strategies (fellowry.com)
Discover and discuss 200+ GTM strategies with other GTM operators.
Marketing, Business Strategy, Go-to-Market, Community
82 points by baetylus 14 days ago | 27 comments
PlasticList's Advice for Food Companies (twitter.com)
Food Industry, Sustainability, Marketing, Environmental Impact, Business
134 points by Jimmc414 15 days ago | 99 comments
Ask HN: How to learn marketing and sales as a solo entrepreneur? (ycombinator.com)
Hello, I failed with a several products that I built (easy part for devs like us) and then I didn't know how to get the product in front of customers, how to commercialize it, how to increase amount of users, etc.
Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Sales, Startups
495 points by yu3zhou4 18 days ago | 203 comments
Where are Mr. Beast's early sponsors now? (preethamrn.com)
Mr. Beast is probably the biggest channel on YouTube right now by a lot of metrics. But it wasn't always that way. He, like all YouTubers, started out making small videos from his bedroom playing video games or doing random challenges by himself. And like many YouTubers, once he started getting some traction, he was given sponsorship opportunities.
YouTube, Content Creators, Marketing, Business, Social Media
40 points by xmprt 19 days ago | 69 comments
Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that (nplusonemag.com)
Until recently no Hollywood studio had ever released two movies with the same name at the same time. At most studios, such a strategy would be unthinkable. Audiences might accidentally buy tickets to the wrong film, and the PR fallout would be disastrous: snipes from trade-magazine writers; angry calls from investors questioning the studios’ business acumen; angrier calls from agents demanding to know why their clients’ images were being intentionally sabotaged.
Movies, Entertainment Industry, Hollywood, Marketing, Business
14 points by thunderbong 21 days ago | 11 comments
Asus bombards Windows 11 with christmas.exe malware-like Christmas wreath banner (windowslatest.com)
The Christmas.exe in Task Manager and the Christmas theme wreath banner that covers half of your screen on Windows 11 are not malware but a new promotional campaign by ASUS on some PCs. It’s causing panic among users who spotted the banner on their PCs in the third week of December.
Windows, Malware, Asus, Marketing, Christmas
12 points by croes 25 days ago | 5 comments
Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] (youtube.com)
Social Media, Influencers, Marketing, Scams, Video
253 points by jadyoyster 27 days ago | 86 comments
Feeling Seen (lopespm.com)
This ad struck me as the culmination of a long-standing trend. I struggled to articulate it at the time, but I’ll attempt to do just that in this article.
Marketing, Advertising, Psychology
4 points by lopespm 28 days ago | 0 comments
People Are the New Brands (profgalloway.com)
America has fallen out of love with brands and in love with people. This is evident in every corner of American life — from politics and business to technology and media. People are the new brands.
Marketing, Branding, Culture, Society
6 points by Brajeshwar 29 days ago | 1 comments
"Founder Mode" and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Opinion, Storytelling
30 points by gpi 30 days ago | 1 comments
Founder Mode and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Marketing, Storytelling, Startups, Content Creation
6 points by komuW 31 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Scaling SaaS by Reverse-Engineering Human Attention Patterns (copytruck.com)
10X Your Brand & Profile Growth with Scroll-Stopping Hooks for Any Content, Any Platform—Powered by AI
SaaS, Marketing, AI, Attention
11 points by skart91 31 days ago | 0 comments
"Founder Mode" and the Art of Mythmaking (charity.wtf)
I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot topics drive clicks and eyeballs and attention en masse.
Marketing, Opinions, Entrepreneurship
17 points by mooreds 31 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: We built Premagic – a tool that turns event attendees into marketers (premagic.com)
An AI Platform That Turns Events into Revenue Machines.
Marketing, AI, Events, Software
19 points by mevinbabuc 32 days ago | 11 comments
Factory Farming Is Better Than Organic Farming (theness.com)
Some narratives are simply ubiquitous in our culture (every culture has its universal narratives). Sometimes these narratives emerge out of shared values, like liberty and freedom. Sometimes they emerge out of foundational beliefs (the US still has a puritanical bent). And sometimes they are the product of decades of marketing.
Agriculture, Food Industry, Marketing, Culture
9 points by sohkamyung 32 days ago | 1 comments
Lessons from earning $200k in 60 days on AppSumo with my SaaS (octolens.com)
SaaS, Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, AppSumo
7 points by CharlotteSophie 32 days ago | 0 comments
AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying "stop hiring humans" (arstechnica.com)
A Y-Combinator-backed company called Artisan, which sells customer service and sales workflow software, recently launched a provocative billboard campaign in San Francisco playing on that angst, reports Gizmodo. It features the slogan "Stop Hiring Humans." The company markets its software products as "AI Employees" or "Artisans."
Artificial Intelligence, Business, San Francisco, Marketing, Labor
7 points by kristianp 37 days ago | 0 comments
AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying "stop hiring humans" (arstechnica.com)
A Y-Combinator-backed company called Artisan, which sells customer service and sales workflow software, recently launched a provocative billboard campaign in San Francisco playing on that angst, reports Gizmodo. It features the slogan "Stop Hiring Humans." The company markets its software products as "AI Employees" or "Artisans."
Artificial Intelligence, Marketing, San Francisco, Labor
11 points by tivert 38 days ago | 2 comments
The Myth of Bananaland (worldhistory.substack.com)
The marketing and reality of the United Fruit Company
History, Business, Marketing
153 points by crescit_eundo 41 days ago | 117 comments
Cold Email Handbook (za-zu.com)
There are few growth levers that could allow a single person to grow a startup from $0 to $1M ARR in a matter of months. There are even fewer that could be done with nothing but an internet connection and a laptop—and virtually no budget.
Cold Email, Startup Growth, Marketing, Sales
355 points by baxtr 41 days ago | 210 comments
I developed Dynamic QR code generator with analytics (989tools.com)
Create dynamic QR codes and unlock comprehensive insights. Track scans, analyze user behavior, and optimize your campaigns with real-time analytics.
QR Codes, Analytics, Marketing, Tools
6 points by nookeshkarri7 45 days ago | 6 comments
Ask HN: How to Market Before Building? (ycombinator.com)
Has anyone here did something like this with 0 audience ? Because it seems that this only works when you have like a 10K followers or a 5K community members
Marketing, Startups, Community Building
10 points by izwasm 46 days ago | 12 comments
Show HN: Convert your text or CSV to infographics to 10x the engagement (chartsnotchapters.com)
Chat with AI to generate infographics. Nobody reads chapters, deliver your message with the most engaging infographics.
Data Visualization, Infographics, AI, Marketing
12 points by lyogavin 46 days ago | 1 comments
Restaurant Menu Tricks (2020) (bbc.com)
With a theatrical flourish, a sombre, leather-bound document is placed in front of you. Inside, the pages bear a tight italicised script and your eyes are drawn to a couple of items that are embellished with flamboyant descriptions. Then you turn to the waiter and order.
Food, Marketing, Psychology
124 points by holotrope 50 days ago | 102 comments
Podcast on Go to market – who needs to be on it? (ycombinator.com)
hey everyone, I am thinking of launching a dedicated GTM Podcast. Who should be a guest?
Marketing, Podcasts, Business Strategy
6 points by GTM_Vic 51 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I built our SEO workflow into a simple tool for small dev teams (getpostie.com)
Generate high-quality, search-optimized blog posts with AI assistance. Built for small teams who want to attract more traffic with less effort.
SEO, Development Tools, AI, Content Creation, Marketing
10 points by heyinzyh 53 days ago | 8 comments