Notes from the Helix team

Field notes.

Practical notes on AI GTM operations, audits, signals, and content systems. We run Helix on Helix first - what works ends up here.

LatestMay 26, 20264 min readAda Mendez

Google Clarifies SEO for AI Agents: Just Fix Your Basics

Google confirmed AI agents are just standard web clients. Here is what that means for your SMB's AI agent SEO strategy.

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May 23, 20264 min readJenna Maroney

AI Can't Build Brand Trust But It Can Wreck It Fast

Using AI as your company voice gives away your strongest competitive advantage. Here's where AI helps GTM and where it creates real damage.

May 23, 20264 min readJustin Henriksen

Sales Prospecting Automation That Works in 2026

HubSpot's latest guide shows which automation tools actually book meetings in 2026. Here's what works for SMB teams running lean.

May 23, 20264 min readJustin Henriksen

Your AI Sales Tools Are Only as Good as Your CRM Data

AI sales tools fail when your CRM data is a mess. Here is what Vainu's research shows about data quality and how to fix it before your next automation push.

May 22, 20264 min readJenna Maroney

If ChatGPT Can't Find You, You Don't Exist

Sight AI's new guide on AI content distribution highlights a growing problem for SMBs. Content invisible to AI models might as well not exist.

May 21, 20263 min readAda Mendez

AI Visibility Is Not SEO. Here's the Difference.

Search Engine Journal highlights why AI visibility depends on operational alignment. For SMBs, this means clean data beats keyword chasing every time.

May 21, 20264 min readMatt Merrill

Best AI Sales Tools for 2026: What SMBs Should Actually Deploy

Highspot's 2026 roundup covers call analysis, data entry automation, and predictive tools. Here's what SMBs should actually buy and why most teams overcomplicate this.

May 21, 20264 min readJenna Maroney

Request-to-Order Automation: Stop Manually Processing RFQs

Graip.AI's agents now handle full RFQ-to-quote workflows without ripping out your existing systems. Here's what this means for SMBs drowning in manual sales ops.

May 20, 20263 min readJustin Henriksen

AI Sales Automation Powers Cargo Operations

cargo.one deployed AI workers to handle RFQs and quote generation for Saudia Cargo. Here is why SMBs need to pay attention to 24/7 AI sales automation.

May 20, 20264 min readJenna Maroney

What to Trust AI to Do in Marketing

Reddit operators share what AI actually handles well in small business marketing: brainstorming, drafting, and repurposing. Here's where to draw the line.

May 20, 20264 min readJenna Maroney

Google Workspace AI for Small Business: Visual Stories Without the Production Team

Small teams can now create polished visual content directly in Google Workspace. Here's how SMBs are using Gemini to compete with bigger budgets.

May 19, 20264 min readJenna Maroney

Train AI on Your Brand Voice or Watch It Sound Like Everyone Else

Generic AI output is a symptom of skipped voice training. Here's how to fix it before your content library sounds like nobody wrote it.

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