Paul Cowan Paul Cowan

What is AEO/GEO and How Does it Impact a SaaS Business in 2025

The rise of the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) and integrated AI Overviews from platforms like Google is reshaping how customers research, evaluate and select software. Here is a quick primer on what SEO/AEO/GEO are, how they work together and the impact to SaaS Marketers in 2025.

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Paul Cowan Paul Cowan

The No-BS Guide to Product-Led Growth in 2025

Product-Led Growth (PLG) means different things to different people. To some, it is optimizing a survey for minimal personalization in emails and in product., To others, it is a deeply architected part of how a product is built and creates loops of users engagement. But if you are a SaaS company and you’re not already exploring it, you’re likely falling behind. I’ve seen it work wonders and seen it crash and burn. Here’s an overview of what it is, how it can work and pitfalls to avoid.

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Paul Cowan Paul Cowan

SaaS Metrics to Track: 19 Key Metrics to Unlock Insights for Growth

Whether you're just starting out or scaling up, mastering your metrics is the secret weapon you need to stay ahead of the competition. In the fast-paced world of Software as a Service (SaaS), intuition isn’t enough—data reigns supreme. This guide dives deep into the 19 most critical SaaS metrics that empower you to evaluate performance, make informed decisions, and supercharge your growth

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Paul Cowan Paul Cowan

Brand Workshop Template

This is what you need to run a brand workshop. You likely have been in a meeting and someone (board member or ceo) says we should fix our ‘branding’. You don’t really know what that means…

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Paul Cowan Paul Cowan

How to Determine Branding for Acquired Companies, or Merged Companies

Marketers are often faced with how to deal with branding of products or features they launch. This a somewhat easy process if there is a brand framework in place to help them make decisions on what is worthy of being ‘branded’ vs describing a new product feature. Branding often gets much more tricky when companies are acquired or merged together. There are too many factors that come into play…

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