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  • Marketing should reflect the business you’ve actually built. We craft tailored, clarity-led strategies that align brand, leadership, and scalable growth.
  • A compelling brand persona is more than aesthetics—it’s strategic clarity. Learn how thoughtful identity design builds trust, recognition, and lasting impact.
  • AiOpti was named 2025’s Top AI-Powered Attribution Platform for connecting verified media, data, and outcomes into one privacy-first measurement and activation system.
  • Empower Your Business Growth with a Fractional CMO

    Oct 10, 2025 Meredith Dennis, CDMP, PCM, PMMC
    Looking to launch or scale your business with marketing expertise but not ready to commit to a full time staff or the cost of an agency? Consider the impact of partnering with a fractional CMO. 
  • Take Todd Krise, who launched Mercenary Marketing after two decades in agencies and now teaches others to run lean, AI-powered businesses without traditional overhead. 
  • Human-centered AI aligning people

    Sep 24, 2025 Loreta Tarozaite
    AI promises speed, but humans deliver meaning.  From the moment GenAI entered the scene, there was an allure to what could be possible with AI adoption. 
  • As the demand for AI talent continues to surge across industries, the partnership between USAII® and MercenaryMarketing.ai represents a shared commitment to bridging the global AI skills gap.
  • Becoming a Mercenary of Marketing

    Aug 11, 2025 By Bobbie Curd, Oldham Era
    Todd Krise is an entrepreneur by heart and wanted to get away from the long-hour grind of working for an advertising agency.  
  • Asked AI for a confident woman with tools. Got cleavage. Here’s what that image taught me about scrambled signals and why your brand might be sending the wrong message.
  • AI-powered interactive ads

    Jul 28, 2025 Nikolai Mentchoukov
    Mench launches AI-powered interactive ads that talk back, perform tasks, and analyze engagement in real time—on any website or enterprise UI.
  • EXCLUSIVE: AI-powered marketing startup launches out of Louisville area

    Jan 08, 2025 By Stephen P. Schmidt – Reporter, Louisville Business First
    While the full gamut of capabilities of AI might be relatively new to many people, Todd Krise has been waiting for this moment — and the launch of his startup, MercenaryMarketing.ai.
  • Tips to improve engagement, revenue and ROI by utilizing digital catalogs. Learn how to widen your reach by including digital flipbooks, catalogs, and other collateral into your marketing strategy.
  • The powerhouse behind the digital frontier where commerce and creativity converge is digital flipbooks. 
  • Discover the hidden challenges of AI adoption and how to navigate them for successful business transformation. Learn actionable strategies for leaders to maximize AI benefits and ROI.