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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 10 MIN

How to Automate Your Marketing in 2026

from Relationship Marketing · host Brad Smith

If your marketing still depends on you doing everything manually, you have no idea how many posts you’re sending out, how many leads you’re getting, or if your marketing is even making you money.You are way behind.It’s 2026, and brands are using AI to scale their business faster than ever by using automation, AI, and simple tools.In this podcast, I break down the 3 simple steps you can use to truly automate your marketing so you can get more leads without doing everything yourself.In this podcast, I cover:How to use AI, software, and simple templates to plan, schedule, and post on social media consistentlyHow to automate your follow up with email, text, DM, and calls so your leads keep hearing from youHow to use ads and retargeting to stay in front of your ideal customer and get more leads fasterNobody buys the first time they hear about you.That’s why we believe you should follow up 24 times on 3 different platforms before someone trusts you.The goal is not to spam people. The goal is to educate, build a relationship, and stay top of mind until they are ready.Inside this podcast, I also show you:how to build theme days for your contenthow to use AI bots, freelancers, or software to help with postingwhy you need pixels and tracking in place before running adshow to train AI on your brand voicehow to automate emails, SMS, calls, and DMswhy retargeting matters if you want leads to remember youhow to think through top of funnel, middle of funnel, and bottom of funnel adsCHAPTERS:00:00 How to Automate Your Marketing in 202600:32 Why manual marketing is costing you leads01:05 The 3 steps to automate your marketing01:45 Step 1: Automate your social media02:28 How to use theme days and templates03:10 How to post consistently with AI03:52 Step 2: Automate your follow up04:35 Why nobody buys the first time05:12 Why pixels and tracking matter06:00 How to automate email, SMS, calls, and DMs06:52 How to train AI on your brand voice07:20 Step 3: Use ads to grow faster08:00 Why retargeting matters08:35 Top, middle, and bottom of funnel ads09:28 How to get more leads on autopilotThe goal is simple:Use social media to attract leadsUse automation to follow upUse ads to retarget and speed everything upSet it up once. Approve the templates. Train the AI. Let the system run.If you want this exact system, comment “system” down below and somebody from my team will send you our marketing system that generates over 3,000 leads per month.If this podcast brings you value, subscribe to the channel and check out the full playlist so you can learn how to truly automate your marketing step by step.

If your marketing still depends on you doing everything manually, you have no idea how many posts you’re sending out, how many leads you’re getting, or if your marketing is even making you money.You are way behind.It’s 2026, and brands are using AI to scale their business faster than ever by using automation, AI, and simple tools.In this podcast, I break down the 3 simple steps you can use to truly automate your marketing so you can get more leads without doing everything yourself.In this podcast, I cover:How to use AI, software, and simple templates to plan, schedule, and post on social media consistentlyHow to automate your follow up with email, text, DM, and calls so your leads keep hearing from youHow to use ads and retargeting to stay in front of your ideal customer and get more leads fasterNobody buys the first time they hear about you.That’s why we believe you should follow up 24 times on 3 different platforms before someone trusts you.The goal is not to spam people. The goal is to educate, build a relationship, and stay top of mind until they are ready.Inside this podcast, I also show you:how to build theme days for your contenthow to use AI bots, freelancers, or software to help with postingwhy you need pixels and tracking in place before running adshow to train AI on your brand voicehow to automate emails, SMS, calls, and DMswhy retargeting matters if you want leads to remember youhow to think through top of funnel, middle of funnel, and bottom of funnel adsCHAPTERS:00:00 How to Automate Your Marketing in 202600:32 Why manual marketing is costing you leads01:05 The 3 steps to automate your marketing01:45 Step 1: Automate your social media02:28 How to use theme days and templates03:10 How to post consistently with AI03:52 Step 2: Automate your follow up04:35 Why nobody buys the first time05:12 Why pixels and tracking matter06:00 How to automate email, SMS, calls, and DMs06:52 How to train AI on your brand voice07:20 Step 3: Use ads to grow faster08:00 Why retargeting matters08:35 Top, middle, and bottom of funnel ads09:28 How to get more leads on autopilotThe goal is simple:Use social media to attract leadsUse automation to follow upUse ads to retarget and speed everything upSet it up once. Approve the templates. Train the AI. Let the system run.If you want this exact system, comment “system” down below and somebody from my team will send you our marketing system that generates over 3,000 leads per month.If this podcast brings you value, subscribe to the channel and check out the full playlist so you can learn how to truly automate your marketing step by step.

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