Joy Youell

Joy Youell has been a writer for most of her life. She owns Winsome Marketing, Hire a Writer, The Academy of Continuing Education, and Baby Got Backlink.

Marketing leaders face an impossible choice: invest in upskilling existing teams or hire AI-native talent. Here's why the decision you make now will determine whether your organization survives the next 18 months.

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Train the Trainer or Fire the Team: The Leadership Dilemma in Marketing's AI Transition

There's a conversation happening in executive offices across the country that nobody wants to have out loud.

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Junior marketing roles are becoming obsolete as AI systems outperform traditionally trained marketers. Here's what the next generation must learn to survive—and why soft skills alone won't save your career.

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Why Junior Marketers Must Evolve or Exit in the AI Era

We need to talk about what's happening to junior marketers. And it's not pretty.

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GPT-5 is here with smart auto-routing and improved reasoning. Cut through the hype and discover what OpenAI's latest model actually means for your business workflows and AI strategy.

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Chat GPT-5 Is Here

OpenAI just dropped GPT-5, and the internet is buzzing with hot takes. But let's cut through the noise and talk about what this actually means for...

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Explore how legendary marketing campaigns like Nike's 'Just Do It' and Apple's 'Think Different' successfully applied behavioral economics principles.

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Behavioral Economics in Action

While understanding the theoretical foundations of behavioral economics is valuable, the true power of these insights emerges when we examine how...

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Learn the four-step framework for crafting messages that capture attention, sustain interest, cultivate desire, and motivate behavior.

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Persuasive Marketing: Transforming Attention Into Action

In today's hyper-competitive marketplace, simply having a great product or service isn't enough. The most successful brands understand something...

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Discover how cognitive shortcuts shape consumer decisions and how to ethically leverage them in your marketing strategy.

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Mental Shortcuts: How Heuristics and Biases Shape Consumer Choices

Consumers make hundreds of decisions daily, from routine purchases to complex investments. But how do they navigate this constant decision-making...

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Learn to apply psychological insights at each stage of the buyer's journey for more effective marketing campaigns.

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Decoding Consumer Decision-Making

Have you ever wondered why consumers choose one product over another when both seem virtually identical? Or why your perfectly logical marketing...

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Discover how behavioral economics transforms marketing strategies by understanding the psychology behind consumer decisions.

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Behavioral Economics: The Science Behind Effective Marketing

Traditional marketing approaches often assume consumers make purely rational, self-interested choices—but the reality is far more complex. Enter...

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AI tools like Fireflies, Otter.ai, and Copilot have revolutionized the way I approach meetings.

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How AI Revolutionized My Meeting Productivity

Every single day, I rely on AI for meetings. In fact, I’m not even sure I remember how to take manual notes anymore! The tools available today have...

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Discover Project Strawberry, OpenAI's top-secret initiative poised to revolutionize AI research and reasoning.

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Project Strawberry: OpenAI's Potential Revolution in Research

In the world of science, studying human experiences typically requires significant time, money, and, of course, human participants. However, with the...

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