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.
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.
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 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.
Why is nobody in defence tech ready for AI search or SEO?
Defence tech funding hit $14.6bn in 2026, but almost no agency serving it is ready for SEO or AI search. Here's the real gap, and what closes it.