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Customers don't evaluate price. They evaluate price against something - Issue 330

Jul 27, 2026

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Customers don't evaluate price. They evaluate price against something - Issue 330

Apple sells a £1,399 phone to people who say they can't afford it. Here's the psychology.

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Most brands run PPC to capture demand. The ones growing fastest are creating it - Issue 329

Jul 20, 2026

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9 min read

Most brands run PPC to capture demand. The ones growing fastest are creating it - Issue 329

YouTube, Demand Gen, awareness display. The upper-funnel strategy most teams haven't touched and what it produces when they do.

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💰Q4 CPMs are 40-80% above summer rates. The brands that win November prepared in July - Issue 328

Jul 13, 2026

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💰Q4 CPMs are 40-80% above summer rates. The brands that win November prepared in July - Issue 328

The summer slump isn't a problem. It's the cheapest testing window of the year — if you know what to test.

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🧚Most brands interrupt content to run an ad. Red Bull builds the content instead - Issue 327

Jul 6, 2026

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7 min read

🧚Most brands interrupt content to run an ad. Red Bull builds the content instead - Issue 327

€12.2 billion in revenue. 43% global market share. A media house generating $2.5 billion of its own. Here's how the model actually works.

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🤦‍♂️ 70% of people who add to cart don't buy. Here's the psychology behind why - Issue 326

Jun 29, 2026

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8 min read

🤦‍♂️ 70% of people who add to cart don't buy. Here's the psychology behind why - Issue 326

It's not price. It's not friction. It's something older and harder to fix

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👌 SEO isn't dead. But the strategy that worked in 2022 is - Issue 325

Jun 22, 2026

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7 min read

👌 SEO isn't dead. But the strategy that worked in 2022 is - Issue 325

Ranking #1 no longer guarantees the traffic it used to. Here's what does

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Father's Day campaigns, ranked. The good, the lazy, and the one worth stealing - Issue 324

Jun 15, 2026

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7 min read

Father's Day campaigns, ranked. The good, the lazy, and the one worth stealing - Issue 324

I've been watching the inbox all week. The gap between the best and the rest is wider than usual.

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Your best-performing channel might be one you can't measure - Issue 323

Jun 8, 2026

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7 min read

Your best-performing channel might be one you can't measure - Issue 323

Last-click isn't a measurement framework. It's a comfort blanket. Here's what's underneath it.

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Gymshark didn't buy an audience. They built one first. - Issue 322

Jun 1, 2026

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5 min read

Gymshark didn't buy an audience. They built one first. - Issue 322

No TV. No outdoor. No agency-produced hero campaigns. Just a model most brands still won't copy.

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The email that never says "20% off" - and converts better for it - Issue 321

May 25, 2026

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5 min read

The email that never says "20% off" - and converts better for it - Issue 321

Some brands haven't run a discount in years. Their email list is worth more than most.

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Why Father's Day campaigns almost always get the tone wrong - Issue 320

May 18, 2026

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6 min read

Why Father's Day campaigns almost always get the tone wrong - Issue 320

Most brands reach for guilt. The ones that convert reach for something else entirely.

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Nike's best ads barely mention Nike - Issue 319

May 11, 2026

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6 min read

Nike's best ads barely mention Nike - Issue 319

That's not an accident. It's a system and it applies to every channel you run.

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Why Doing the Same Things Harder Won't Fix Q1 - Issue 318

May 4, 2026

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4 min read

Why Doing the Same Things Harder Won't Fix Q1 - Issue 318

Plus: why May CPCs are cheaper than you think, what's broken in your welcome sequence, and the SEO answer nobody's giving.

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👟 Why Scarcity Only Works When It’s Real - What Supreme Teaches Us About Demand - Issue 317

Apr 27, 2026

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2 min read

👟 Why Scarcity Only Works When It’s Real - What Supreme Teaches Us About Demand - Issue 317

Why scarcity only works when restraint is real

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How Some Brands Learn 10x Faster, What Shein Teaches Us About Growth Speed - Issue 316

Apr 20, 2026

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2 min read

How Some Brands Learn 10x Faster, What Shein Teaches Us About Growth Speed - Issue 316

Growth Loops From Shein (Fast Fashion), What happens when speed becomes the strategy

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Mother’s Day Isn’t About Urgency — It’s About Reassurance - Issue 315

Apr 13, 2026

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4 min read

Mother’s Day Isn’t About Urgency — It’s About Reassurance - Issue 315

The Psychology Behind High-Converting Mother’s Day Campaigns

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Why Easter Marketing Works When It Feels Optional - Issue 314

Apr 6, 2026

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4 min read

Why Easter Marketing Works When It Feels Optional - Issue 314

Why seasonal campaigns work best when they feel optional, not forced

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Spring Sales Reward Precision, Not Pressure - Issue 313

Mar 30, 2026

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4 min read

Spring Sales Reward Precision, Not Pressure - Issue 313

Before You Launch a Spring Sale, Read This

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What Q1 Revealed (And Why It Matters for Q2) - Issue 312

Mar 23, 2026

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4 min read

What Q1 Revealed (And Why It Matters for Q2) - Issue 312

Why the best growth decisions happen after the quarter ends

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Reddit Community Lessons: Why the smartest brands listen before they speak - Issue 311

Mar 16, 2026

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4 min read

Reddit Community Lessons: Why the smartest brands listen before they speak - Issue 311

The Marketing Channel Most Brands Ignore

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The Framework Behind Influencer Marketing That Actually Scales - Issue 310

Mar 9, 2026

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4 min read

The Framework Behind Influencer Marketing That Actually Scales - Issue 310

Why influencer marketing only scales when it stops being a campaign

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Spring Sales Start Earlier Than You Think - Issue 309

Mar 2, 2026

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4 min read

Spring Sales Start Earlier Than You Think - Issue 309

Q1 DTC: Spring Sale Prep Begins - Why the best spring sales are decided before anyone calls it a sale

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Taylor Swift’s Fan Loyalty Blueprint - Issue 309

Feb 23, 2026

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4 min read

Taylor Swift’s Fan Loyalty Blueprint - Issue 309

Why the strongest brands don’t have customers — they have believers

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50+ AI Prompts to 10X Your Marketing in 2026

Feb 22, 2026

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27 min read

50+ AI Prompts to 10X Your Marketing in 2026

Why Most AI Prompt Libraries Quietly Fail - and why copying prompts is the fastest way to get average output

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Marketing Powers
The PPC Playbook: 50+ Ad Hacks to Cut Costs & Increase Conversions

Feb 21, 2026

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28 min read

The PPC Playbook: 50+ Ad Hacks to Cut Costs & Increase Conversions

How modern PPC actually works — and why most ad spend is wasted upstream

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