CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 179 with Mark Donnigan

 

Episode 179 of the CollabTalk Podcast explores how AI is fundamentally reshaping the role of marketers, enabling small teams to punch above their weight by mastering automation, personalization, and workflow tools. My guest explains how marketers who deeply understand their audience, continuously learn, and creatively wield AI can outperform larger, slower organizations. The conversation emphasizes that strategy, storytelling, and human connection remain vital—but must now be amplified through the smart use of AI tools. You can listen to the podcast above and follow me using your favorite app, such as Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud, or the iHeartRadio app. Be sure to subscribe!

 

Joining me on this podcast:

  • Norm Young from UnlimitedViz and tyGraphMark DonniganMark Donnigan (@MarkDonnigan1), Virtual CMO and GTM for Growth Stage Marketing, a marketing strategy and execution firm providing a complete B2B marketing engine to growth stage companies. Mark advises disruptive innovation startups in sales, business development, go-to-market strategy, and marketing, with a focus on emerging technologies. His teams have generated over $300 million in revenue and shareholder value across media & entertainment, IoT, digital distribution, and consumer tech. As a recognized expert in the video technology ecosystem, he frequently speaks at global industry events on topics including product-market fit, streaming technology, and content monetization. [LinkedIn | Company]

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Christian Buckley

Christian is a Microsoft Regional Director and M365 MVP (focused on SharePoint, Teams, and Copilot), and an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, based in Dallas, Texas. He is a startup advisor and investor, and an independent consultant providing fractional marketing and channel development services for Microsoft partners. He hosts the #CollabTalk Podcast, #ProjectFailureFiles series, Guardians of M365 Governance (#GoM365gov) series, and the Microsoft 365 Ask-Me-Anything (#M365AMA) series.