These 3 AI workflows just won $1,000 (yours could be next )

Hey vibe marketer.

We just wrapped up our latest Vibe Marketing Challenge where we co-partnered with Gumloop and the winning workflows are nothing short of inspiring.

The last challenge proved one thing: when marketers get creative with AI, the results are game-changing.

• Intelligent automated email workflow

• Blueprints to build tools using Gumloop

• Smart linkedin listening workflow

But the story doesn’t end there.

We are opening the stage to the community again.The next challenge is live. If you have been experimenting with workflows, agents or prompt libraries that can move the needle, this is your chance to shine.

Win $1,000 cash prizes (and serious bragging rights).

3 builders created winning systems that drive efficiency and streamline processes

1. Run your emails on autopilot that win you time and opportunities

Every single conversation you miss is a business opportunity lost.

Your inbox isn’t just about emails. It’s centralized hub for all your communication. It’s where partnerships start, clients ask for help, deals move forward, vendors check in and your own team looks for answers.

But here’s the problem that can cost you more than you realize:

• Service businesses end up with 6+ hour response times leading to frustrated customers, lowered trust and lost revenue
  

• Founders miss replying to prospects because their inbox is flooded with noise
  

• Your team spends more time waiting for approvals than moving work forward

James Pinder built a system where Gmail runs on autopilot: it categorizes every email, drafts replies in your exact tone, and delivers review-ready responses straight to your phone every few hours.

This system:

• Monitors 24/7 and sorts every email by urgency and type

• Reads your past emails + knowledge base so replies sound like you

• Generates drafts that land in your phone every 4 hours, ready to send

• Learns and improves with every email you approve

This way, no critical conversation slips through the cracks; Prospects, clients and partners get faster turnaround times; You set clear expectations with your team and customers; Every email is categorized, tracked and ready when you are.

See James Pinder’s winning walkthrough of this workflow.

This system isn’t just automation, it’s a cheat sheet for day-to-day business efficiency. Smart, effective and worthy of the winning trophy.

2. Build your own marketing tool with Gumloop

Every marketer knows this pain. You’re staring at a new tool wondering: should we buy it. The landing page makes big promises. The pricing page makes your head spin.

And deep down, you’re not even sure if you will use half the features you’re about to pay for.

Thanks to AI. Building your own SaaS is made possible by those who have never coded in life.

But, that still adds up to the problem. It’s time consuming because you need a lot more than just code to build a product. Here’s where Zid Kim’s solution scores big:

Step 1: Enter the domain of any marketing tool you want to buy
Step 2: It creates a Blueprint: a buildable breakdown of the tool’s core features.

As a result, you can skip the guesswork and actually build your own tool in Gumloop with a clear blueprint that shows exactly what to build and which nodes to use. Just the 20% of functions that deliver 80% of the value.

This is how it works:

• Analyze any tool’s domain in GumBlue

• Get a complexity score (e.g. 6/10 for Hunter, 8/10 for Clay)

• See estimated build time and exact Gumloop nodes needed

• Understand potential challenges (like API setup or SMTP configuration) before you start building

• Receive the full report in your inbox automatically

Instead of overpaying for a bloated SaaS tool, GumBlue shows you exactly what it would take to build the essentials yourself.

You get the clarity to decide:

• Buy it - if the full tool is worth the cost.

• Build it - if 80% of the value can be created in Gumloop with just the essentials.

With GumBlue, marketers move from “tool curiosity” to actionable buy vs. build decisions with full visibility into scope, risks and payoff before writing a single node.

Check out Zid Kim’s workflow in action.

3. Turn every LinkedIn signal into an opportunity

Marketers, founders and sales teams all know it: LinkedIn is where opportunities happen.

Competitor launches, niche conversations, hot takes that go viral, even signals from potential customers.

Listening tools cost a fortune, the DIY hacks are too complex and every missed signal means lost leads, missed deals and no content spark while competitors steal the spotlight.

So, Rokas Stan built the LinkedIn signals system: a workflow that watches LinkedIn for posts matching your chosen keywords, then delivers them along with AI-generated responses straight into Airtable.

And, this is how it works:

• Define your keywords - competitors, product names, niche topics like “AI SEO optimization”

• Fetch LinkedIn data - pull fresh posts daily via a LinkedIn scraper

• Parse clean insights - author info, post content, engagement data, URLs, timestamp

• Generate content - AI drafts on-brand comments + post ideas for your own profile

• Review in Airtable - scan, engage, post and track outcomes in minutes

You don’t just stay on top of LinkedIn. You become the first to engage, spot competitor moves instantly and fill your content calendar with ideas every single day without paying $150+ per month for enterprise listening tools.

Smart, efficient, and a perfect play for turning LinkedIn into a daily lead and content engine.

Watch how this workflow works from this video walkthrough.

Have you been building workflows, agents or prompt libraries with the potential to make a big impact for businesses?

Participate in the next challenge. It’s simple.

Step 1 - Join The Vibe Marketers community

Step 2 - Pick a workflow, tool setup, prompt or resource that makes your marketing unique.

Step 3 - Build it, record a Loom explaining it and write a short description.

Step 4 - Post in the Showcase channel with your paragraph, Loom, and link if applicable.

Step 5 - Share on social (X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Instagram) with #VibeMarketingChallenge

Win whooping $1000, grab an opportunity to get featured on our Newsletter + vibe marketing channels and some cool shoutouts.

PS: You can also find the winners’ workflow templates inside our community.

Be part of 2500+ marketers learning, experimenting and growing with AI every day.

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