Promotional Strategies

  • Reflect, Reset, Design: Your 2026 Planning Framework

    We’re in that strange, liminal week between Christmas and New Year. The turkey’s been eaten, the presents have been opened, and there’s this quiet space before the new year kicks off. It’s a natural time for reflection as well as for looking ahead. I know many of you are ambitious and have big goals you […]

  • Your 14-Day Christmas Marketing Plan: What To Prioritise With Your Marketing Now

    We’re in the first week of December now. Which means you’ve got roughly 14 days of meaningful marketing time before most of your customers mentally check out for the holidays — and before your shipping cut-off dates make the whole thing a bit irrelevant anyway. Now, I know what you might be feeling right now. […]

  • Why Meta’s New Rules Are Killing Your Ads (And What Smart Brands Do Now)

    If you’ve been running Meta ads and feeling like something fundamental has shifted – like you’re suddenly playing a completely different game – you’re not imagining it. Meta has essentially staged an algorithm coup, and a lot of brands are scrambling. So what’s happening? And what should you do about it? Most brands are going […]

  • When Generic Outreach Attacks: A Masterclass in What Not to Do

    I need to tell you about something that happened last week that’s been living rent-free in my head ever since. I got DM’d on the Indagare Beauty Instagram account by a marketing agency from the UK. And here’s the kicker – several of my clients got the exact same message. Same guy. Same videos. Same […]

  • What Makes Brands Thrive in AI? The Powerful Media-Tech Strategy Smart Companies Use

    Today we’re diving into something that’s absolutely critical for brands right now. We’re talking about how to build a brand that doesn’t just survive, but absolutely thrives in this new AI era. And I’m not talking about just using ChatGPT to write your Instagram captions faster – though that’s part of it. I’m talking about […]

  • Purpose-Driven Ecommerce Brands Are Winning with Green Friday

    Green Friday to Green Christmas: How Purpose-Driven Brands Win the Holiday Season

    Today we’re going to have a conversation that I think is going to completely change how you think about the holiday season. Because here’s the thing – we’re not just talking about Black Friday today. We’re talking about the entire period from October through December. And I’m going to show you how purpose-driven brands can […]

  • Green Friday to Green Christmas: How Purpose-Driven Brands Win the Holiday Season

    It’s October, which means we’re about to be hit with the annual consumption tsunami. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Then straight into Christmas panic-buying. And somewhere in all of this chaos, your customers – the ones who chose your brand because they care about quality, sustainability, conscious consumption – they’re feeling pressured. Pressured to spend for […]