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Brand, Strategy & DTC TrendsInfluencer Marketing Is Dead, Creator Volume Is What's Scaling DTC Now

Why the buy-a-million-followers deal is dead, how the creator-volume seeding funnel actually scales DTC, and the one product type it quietly doesn't fit.

March 2, 2025
Meta/Facebook Ads MasteryInterests, Lookalikes, or Broad? The Targeting Decision Guide for DTC Operators in 2026

When to use interests, lookalikes, or broad on Facebook ads in 2026: why we default to broad, the two cases where it isn't, and how to test it yourself.

February 19, 2025
Profitability, Offers & Unit EconomicsYour Offer Is the Bottleneck, Not Your Creative: The Buy-2-Get-2 Math That 10x'd a Brand's ROAS

Most 'creative fatigue' is really an offer problem. Here's the buy-2-get-2 math and no-brainer checklist that took a snack brand from 0.47x to 3.6x ROAS.

February 8, 2025
Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionFounder Ads Outperform Creator Ads 2x: Build a Weekly Founder Content Engine (Even If You Hate Camera)

Founder ads keep beating creator ads about 2x in my accounts. Here's the 60-minute weekly iPhone shoot, the hooks, and a path for camera-shy founders.

January 19, 2025
Measurement, Attribution & IncrementalityHow to Run an Incrementality Holdout Test Without Paying for Haus (A Step-by-Step for 6-7 Figure Brands)

Coupon codes understate, platform ROAS overstates. Here's how a 6-7 figure brand runs its first incrementality holdout test - without paying for a platform.

January 8, 2025
Operations, Team & AgencyYour First 3 Marketing Hires for a Shopify Brand (And Why an Agency Beats All Three at $17k/Month)

Everyone says hire a $120k Director of Growth first. Here's the first-three-hire draft, the real fully-loaded cost, and why a rented team wins early.

December 28, 2024
Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionWhy Your Meta Ad Dies in the First 2 Seconds (And the 3-Part Hook Fix)

Most Meta ads die in the first two seconds, and it's usually confusion, not your offer. Here's the 3-part hook fix I'd use to stop the thumb on cold traffic.

December 17, 2024
Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionProduct Seeding Is the Cheapest UGC Pipeline You're Not Running (The $0.50 CPM Math)

Brands pay A$200-500 per UGC asset that product seeding generates near-free. The pipeline: budget by COGS, source from competitor followers, lock rights, brief.

February 4, 2025
Measurement, Attribution & IncrementalityThe 15-Minute Meta Account Audit We Run Before Touching Any Client's Creative (CAPI, Pixel & Match Rate)

The agency checklist we run on every account before we look at the creative: attribution, pixel firing, CAPI match quality, dedup, and the 23% match rate fix.

January 24, 2025
Operations, Team & AgencyIn-House vs Agency for Meta Ads: The Real Cost-and-Capability Breakdown at $50k-$500k/Month

A transparent cost-and-capability breakdown of in-house vs agency Meta ads at each spend tier, plus the hidden costs and where an agency stops being right.

January 13, 2025
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