Most B2B marketers are missing a goldmine of audience insights hiding in plain sight. While everyone flocks to LinkedIn, 68% of Reddit users aren't even on the platform—meaning there's a massive chunk of your audience having authentic conversations about their real problems elsewhere.

Deep tech CMO Kiersten Gaffney has cracked the code on mining Reddit for content that actually converts. In this episode, she reveals her systematic approach to turning Reddit threads into pillar content that resonates with technical audiences.

What You'll Learn:

Resources: 

Attend a free 60-minute live demo with Kiersten on September 12, 2025 to see her whole in-depth process for transforming tiny insights into incredible content.

Register here: https://maven.com/p/a3bef8/turn-dev-complaints-into-content-gold-with-ai

Request a free AI Audit: https://97thfloor.com/ai-audit/ 

Connect with Kiersten on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kierstengaffney 

Connect with Paxton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paxtongray/ 

Looking for an agency that'll be worth the investment? 97th Floor creates custom, audience-first campaigns that drive pipeline and conversions. Get started here: https://97thfloor.com/lets-talk/. 

About Kiersten Gaffney:
Kiersten Gaffney is a CMO advisor helping deep tech software companies build their marketing growth engines. She’s advised hundreds of founders from companies like Airbyte, DragonflyDB, and Codefresh to build systematic, measurable approaches to marketing.

Timestamps:
03:05 - Reddit's honest opinions vs. other platforms

07:23 - Keyword monitoring with Octalens tool

08:31 - AI analysis: Reddit threads to content ideas

20:55 - Director vs. directed: controlling AI tools

25:28 - Marketing to technical audiences without "smarketing"

32:05 - Upcoming Maven course on Reddit mining

"Reddit has a tendency to bring the honest opinion out from people and that is where the meat is when it comes to marketing." - Kiersten Gaffney