Journal

Theses, case studies, and methodological explorations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Marketing

2/14/2023 by Tenth Mountain — 10 min read

analysis

AI is rapidly transforming marketing functions, with nearly 70% of marketers already using or planning to use AI tools.

How Investing in Your Brand Can Drive Growth in 2023

3/1/2023 by Tenth Mountain — 9 min read

analysis

Strategic brand investment creates competitive advantage, customer loyalty, and measurable business growth.

Defining Brand

3/2/2023 by Tenth Mountain — 3 min read

methodology

Brand is the complete collection of consumer perceptions and emotional experiences with a company.

Welcome to The GEO Revolution: How Generative AI and Chatbots are Redefining Web Navigation

4/8/2024 by Tenth Mountain — 8 min read

analysis

Generative AI and chatbots are transforming how users navigate the web, challenging the traditional dominance of search engines.

Unconventional Branding and Design Strategies for the Health and Wellness Industry

3/15/2023 by Tenth Mountain — 10 min read

analysis

Six unconventional strategies that break healthcare branding conventions and build deeper patient connections.

Why Brand Building Is Dead, and Brand Engineering Is the Future

4/1/2026 by Dan Kashman — 5 min

thesis

TL;DR: Traditional brand building through creative campaigns is obsolete because AI agents will make 55% of purchase decisions by 2030. Brand engineering—a systematic, data-driven approach that treats brands as machine-readable infrastructure—is replacing it. Brands must optimize for LLM citations, build API-first architectures, and structure content for machine comprehension while maintaining human value delivery. This requires CEO-level reorganization, not just marketing tweaks.

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Why We're Building AI-Native Assets

3/29/2026 by Tenth Mountain — 7 min read

thesis

$100 trillion is managed. Almost none of it was created by the managers. That's the gap Tenth Mountain was built to fill.

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