066. The Future of Marketing with Jeff Whitlock, Grain

8 Feb 2025 · 33 min
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YouTube interview (Feb 8, 2025) with Jeff Whitlock (CEO, Grain) and Kamaran Walker (growth marketer) hosted by Emilio Garcia. They discuss how AI is reshaping SEO (AI tools answering direct queries; SEO shifting to middle-funnel), attribution challenges as answers get served without clicks, and channels driving Grain signups (SEO, word-of-mouth, and 'casual contact' via AI-generated meeting summaries). Jeff describes Grain as a PLG AI note-taker, reports they are at "a few million" ARR with a ~10M ARR milestone ahead, and explains the company's pragmatic approach to category positioning (attach to existing categories rather than attempt category creation at current size). They close with hiring advice for marketers (conceptual problem solving, experimentation orientation, and high-quality craftsmanship).

Questions this video answers

February 8, 2025.

"A few million" ARR currently; next milestone is reaching ~10 million ARR.

grain.com and LinkedIn.

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