SEO, AI Search, Content & Growth Marketing
Advice and insight for growing businesses
Scaling your marketing function? Expanding into new markets? Trying to work out what actually moves the needle in AI-driven search? The Blu Mint blog covers the SEO, content and growth marketing questions that come up as businesses move from scale-up to enterprise.
Vienna's family offices, foundations and private banking, marketing in a discretion-first market
What actually earns trust marketing to Vienna's family offices, foundations and private banks, and why loud advertising works against you here.
German healthtech marketing; content built for a regulatory landscape that's moving right now
Germany pioneered digital health reimbursement, and its rules just changed again in January 2026. Here's what genuine German healthtech marketing actually needs to reflect.
What Estonian defence tech companies get right and wrong about defence communications
Real Estonian defence tech companies are already proving that PR-first communications work. Here's what's missing and why discretion isn't optional in this sector.
Why defence tech marketing is really a PR problem first
Most defence tech companies do not have a marketing function. They have a Frankenstein's monster of sales, comms and PR. Here is what that actually changes.
Why Israeli tech companies need marketing partners who already understand the sector
Why Israeli tech and defencetech companies scaling into the US, EU and Gulf need a marketing partner who already understands the sector, from Blu Mint.
Gulf enterprise marketing, why Arabic-language content is the real differentiator
A recent consulting engagement found no Gulf enterprise providers that combine regional presence with native Arabic capability. Here's what that gap actually means for marketing.
Website migration SEO risk; what actually happens when it goes wrong
A forgotten noindex tag can wipe out organic traffic almost entirely and take over a year to recover. Here's what website migration actually risks and how to protect against it.
International SEO for DACH, when Germany, Austria and Switzerland actually need separate treatment
Same language, three different countries. Here's when Germany, Austria and Switzerland genuinely need separate SEO treatment, and when they don't.
Content marketing ROI, why most businesses can't actually prove it
The content marketing ROI formula is simple. Most businesses fail before they even get to use it because their measurement setup can't isolate what content actually did.
Swiss fintech and banking marketing: what actually works
Switzerland's BNPL market is growing over 20% a year and consolidating fast. Here's what that means for how fintech content actually needs to work.
AI citation tracking, why visibility and traffic aren't the same metric anymore
AI Overviews cut position-one click-through by 34.5%, and Google won't tell you which keywords trigger them. Here's what AI citation tracking actually involves.
Enterprise SEO ROI: the numbers your C-suite actually wants to see
A simple enterprise SEO ROI percentage doesn't land with a US enterprise board. Here's the LTV: CAC framework that does, with real benchmarks and a worked example.
In-house vs agency, what actually determines the right call for US marketing teams
The real cost and timeline differences between in-house marketing and hiring an agency, with data to help you decide.
GDPR-first content marketing, writing for European B2B audiences without triggering compliance
Most content marketing playbooks assume aggressive tracking and gated forms. Here's why that approach fails DACH and Nordic audiences, and what to do instead.
What ChatGPT Ads means for B2B marketers, and why it doesn't reach them yet
ChatGPT now handles 900 million weekly users, but one agency's own test campaign could barely spend $35 in 10 days. Here's what B2B marketers actually need to know.
Why we don't sell conversion rate optimisation as a standalone service
The average website converts at 2.35%, top performers hit over 11%. Here's why that gap is a design problem, not a bolt-on service you buy separately.
E-commerce PPC, why Google and social ads need to work together
E-commerce PPC isn't one channel. Here's how Google Shopping, Performance Max and social advertising actually work together, for B2C and B2B stores alike.
Why a US SaaS company expanding into Europe needs more than a translated website
A translated website isn't enough. Here is what US SaaS companies actually need for multilingual SEO and AI search success in Europe.
How we actually use AI in content production (and where it stops)
A study of 220+ sites shows that AI content at scale backfires. Here is the actual human-AI workflow we use instead, with a live example.
The kind of company we work best with
Not every client is the right fit. Here's who we work best with, what real marketing budgets actually look like, and why quick-hack advice rarely works.