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Itโ€™s Election Day, Ohio! Donโ€™t forget to vote - polls are open until 7:30pm. Good luck to all our friends and clients on...
05/05/2026

Itโ€™s Election Day, Ohio! Donโ€™t forget to vote - polls are open until 7:30pm.

Good luck to all our friends and clients on the ballot today!

We hopped on the vibecoding wave, and we're here for it. Check out the app we've been working on! ๐ŸพIntroducing the Muddy...
04/23/2026

We hopped on the vibecoding wave, and we're here for it. Check out the app we've been working on! ๐Ÿพ

Introducing the Muddy Dog Creative Website Analyzer:
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://muddydogcreative.com/analyzer/

Drop in your URL and get a quick read on how your site performs across:
โ€ข SEO (are you findable?)
โ€ข AEO (are you showing up in AI-driven answers?)
โ€ข ADA compliance (are you accessible to everyone?)

Itโ€™s fast, straightforward, and gives you a baseline scoreโ€”no fluff.

Because a good-looking website isnโ€™t enough.
If itโ€™s not strategic, itโ€™s not working.

Want the full picture?

For $150, weโ€™ll dig deeper:
โœ” Detailed report
โœ” Clear, prioritized recommendations
โœ” 1:1 consultation on what to fix and why it matters

Roll up your sleeves.
Letโ€™s see what your site is really doing.

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜†.At first, itโ€™s exciting. Full of potential. Maybe even a little chaotic.But h...
04/15/2026

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜†.

At first, itโ€™s exciting. Full of potential. Maybe even a little chaotic.

But hereโ€™s the reality: If you donโ€™t train it, guide it, and stay consistentโ€ฆ itโ€™s not going to behave the way you want.

AI is no different.

Too many organizations jump in expecting instant results, when what they need is discipline:
โ€ข Clear direction
โ€ข Consistent inputs
โ€ข Ongoing refinement

The ones seeing real results right now?
Theyโ€™re not just using AI โ€“ theyโ€™re training it.

Theyโ€™re teaching it their voice.
Feeding it the right information.
Sharpening it over time.

Because a well-trained AI doesnโ€™t just save time. It becomes an extension of your brand.

๐Ÿพ Keep it trained. Keep it sharp. Keep it strategic.

04/05/2026

He is risen! Hallelujah, He is risen! Happy Easter!

Good Friday offers an opportunity for solemn reflection ahead of our Saviorโ€™s triumph. Peace and blessings to you and yo...
04/03/2026

Good Friday offers an opportunity for solemn reflection ahead of our Saviorโ€™s triumph. Peace and blessings to you and yours this Easter weekend.

๐Ÿพ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐Ÿ…‘๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…– ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ฃAfter careful consideration, strategic planning, and at least one somewhat serious m...
04/01/2026

๐Ÿพ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ

๐Ÿ…‘๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…– ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ฃ

After careful consideration, strategic planning, and at least one somewhat serious meetingโ€ฆ

Weโ€™ve decided to officially hand over the reins to AI.

๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†:
โ€ข All strategy will be generated instantly
โ€ข All messaging will be automated
โ€ข All campaigns will run themselves
โ€ข And human thinking will beโ€ฆ optional

๐Ÿค– ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚:

No more discovery calls.
No more strategy sessions.
No more nuance, context, or critical thinking.

Just vibes.
And prompts.

๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€:
1. Open AI
2. Type something vague
3. Hit enter
4. Call it strategy

๐Ÿง  ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ?

Because clearlyโ€ฆ
โ€ข Strategy is overrated
โ€ข Experience is unnecessary
โ€ข And communication just magically works itself out

Right?

๐Ÿถ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. (๐—ข๐—ฏ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—น๐˜†.)

AI is a powerful toolโ€”but itโ€™s not the strategy.

And it definitely shouldnโ€™t be running the show.

๐Ÿ”‘ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต:

The organizations winning with AI arenโ€™t replacing humansโ€ฆ

Theyโ€™re pairing smart strategy with smart tools.

๐Ÿš€ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—œ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†:

๐Ÿ‘‰ Letโ€™s talk.

We promise:
โ€ข Real strategy
โ€ข Real thinking
โ€ข Real results

(No robots running the meetingโ€ฆ yet.)

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐——๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿพ

(๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐ด๐ผ)

With artificial intelligence taking over, it seems like everyone is quick to say ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„.In st...
03/31/2026

With artificial intelligence taking over, it seems like everyone is quick to say ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„.

In strategic communication, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜. AI canโ€™t replace a well-crafted draft written in your brandโ€™s voice. It can help edit and refine it for various channels, but it canโ€™t capture a brand's essence.

What good old ways are you clinging to? Let us know in the comments. And if you need help with good old-fashioned communications and marketing, shoot us an email. We can also help you strategically adopt AI to work smarter, not harder. Get in touch today! [email protected]

The research is clear โ€“ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. But the organizations seeing real results arenโ€™t just adopting...
03/30/2026

The research is clear โ€“ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. But the organizations seeing real results arenโ€™t just adopting tools. Theyโ€™re aligning strategy, structure, and ex*****on.

This excellent study examining AIโ€™s role in strategic communication and public relations, published in Sage Open, digs into the why behind organizationsโ€™ adoption of AI โ€“ and their failure to successfully leverage it as a tool.

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:

๐Ÿค– AI Adoption is driven by ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ + ๐ด๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’: Organizations feel pressure to adopt AI to remain competitive.

โœ… ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ matters more than tools: successful adoption requires strategy + structure. Leadership support, infrastructure, training, and an innovative culture all contribute to successful adoption.

๐Ÿ›‘ AI Is NOT:
โŒ A replacement for strategy
โŒ A substitute for human judgement
โŒ A fix for poor communication
โŒ A silver bullet for strategic communication

Successful adoption of AI requires planning, strategy, and infrastructure. We can help! Contact us today to prepare your organization for a successful AI adoption โ€“ and revolutionize your strategic communication programs! [email protected]

Read the full study here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21582440251389267?int.sj-full-text.similar-articles.10=&utm

๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way w...
03/26/2026

๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way we work, but it isnโ€™t quite the silver bullet everyone hopes it will be. It still takes thoughtful human input to generate content that is on brand, on message, and on target.

Even with a clear, deliberate prompt and a long history of learning our brand voice, AI falls flat on delivering on-brand content. Here is a contrast of AI-generated and AI-assisted collateral. A simple social media post.

One is cartoonish and, while visually appealing, simply isnโ€™t on brand. The other uses our brand font and colors, while working with a softer and less cartoonish look. Both work, but one is more professional.

How do you use AI to streamline your workflow?

Artificial intelligence is disrupting every industry. It can be an incredibly helpful tool - if used properly and ethica...
03/24/2026

Artificial intelligence is disrupting every industry. It can be an incredibly helpful tool - if used properly and ethically. Here are 10 tips for leveraging AI in your strategic communication programs.

With a tightly drafted prompt, some human guidance, and a little editing, this list and these images were generated with ChatGPT. Attribution is key in ethical AI use.

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