Where Premium Brands Come To Grow
Every year about this time, statistics are published on the state of social media. Over 1,500 marketers worldwide about what they’re doing with social media. And every year, the herd moves collectively in the same direction… This year? They’re all stampeding toward Instagram and TikTok. Reddit’s had a 63% surge in usage. Everyone’s excited about […]
Have you ever noticed that most brand content is so… forgettable. It’s not that brands don’t try. They’re producing more content than ever. Social posts, emails, product descriptions, blog articles, ads. The volume is enormous. But most of it lands with a thud. No engagement. No emotional response. If you even notice it at all… […]
What 1,500 marketers got wrong about Facebook in 2026 — and the wide-open opportunity they’re leaving behind. Every year, Meltwater surveys over 1,500 marketing professionals worldwide to find out what’s happening in social media. Where budgets are going. Which platforms are getting the love. Which ones are getting ghosted. And every year, the herd moves […]
Let me paint a picture that I see all the time with ecommerce brands. You’re spending money on marketing. Ads, SEO, social media, maybe influencers. You’re driving traffic to your website. And you can see in your analytics that people are visiting. Some of them are even adding things to their cart. But then… they […]
It’s Christmas week. The orders have shipped – or at least, most of them have. The mad rush is behind you. And hopefully, you’re either on a beach somewhere or at least within striking distance of a cold drink and a good book. So today’s episode is a little different. This isn’t a tactical deep-dive. […]
Can we talk about the elephant in the room? You know the one. It’s that nagging feeling every time you open Instagram or check your ads manager. The constant, relentless need to produce fresh creative content – photography, videos, graphics, captions – when none of that is actually your core skill set. You got into […]
Look, I’m going to be honest with you. I’ve spent something like 25 years helping business owners scale their companies through mastering their marketing. I’ve seen brands go from kitchen table operations to seven-figure powerhouses. I’ve also seen brilliant products and passionate founders crash and burn. And after all that time, I can tell you […]
A few years back, a 13-year-old kid from Oklahoma became the first person to ever beat Tetris. The game launched in 1985. For nearly four decades, reaching the end was considered impossible – a myth. Then Willis Gibson hit level 157, scored 999,999 points, and triggered the “kill screen” where the game simply crashes because […]
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 […]
What do you do if your Facebook ads stop converting? Meta is having a moment. And not the good kind. 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 […]
