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How to Launch a Customer Referral Program in 6 Steps (Plus Examples)A referral program can turn your best customers into a profitable, self-running sales team. Here’s how to launch a successful one—and avoid the common pitfalls of referral marketing.
12 Great Copywriting Examples (Plus a Ton of Copywriting Tips)We looked for the most inspiring, creative, and effective copywriting examples we could find. Here’s the winners’ list. Add them to your swipe file for the next time you need a creativity boost.
YouTube Advertising: How to Grow Your Business with YouTube AdsYouTube is a lucrative marketing channel—but only if you know how to create good video ads. Find out here how to make memorable YouTube ads that leave a lasting impression.
15 Swipe-Worthy Email Marketing Examples to Inspire Your Next CampaignMarketers are always on the hunt for the best email marketing campaigns. In this post, we break down 15 high-impact emails and show you why they work using a simple 4-part framework. By the end, you'll know how to decide which examples make sense to pattern-match in your own campaigns.
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Avoid shrinkflation, what to do when building in public stops working, and how to make your product a ritual.Greetings, friends.Over the weekend I went to a drive-in, admittedly for the first time in my adult life, to see the new Spider-Man.I went in without many expectations. But it blew me away. Felt like
How to increase desire, why Bezos picked books, exclude your refunders.Hey y'all,Before we dive in, some exciting news: we're hiring. The role? Growth Strategist (Paid Marketing). Who? A paid marketing expert who designs engines, not just campaigns. With a long track rec
Unoptimized marketing, onboarding friction, and AI searchHowdy folks,The more I write about marketing, the more I notice the sharp, sticky stuff tends to live at the edges. When everyone's zigging, it's worth considering the zag. Which is exactly our first
We've got some updatesWhat’s up everyone!As Nick teed up last week, some changes are coming to the newsletter. Here's one we think long-time subscribers will be particularly stoked about: we're bringing back the OG format.
How breakout companies actually pull awayHey y'all! Nick here.Longtime readers might recognize me. I used to run DC's content back in the day. I did my own thing for a while, and took a break to ride a bike across New Zealand (a shout to all
Your ad account isn't the problem you think it isHey y'all, Justin here. I've somehow managed to get sick twice in the last 2 months (idk about you, but something about getting sick in the summer just doesn't sit right with me).Now that my head's cl
Why better products keep losingYour conversion rates, your sales cycle, even your retention: all of them sit downstream of one asset most startups neglect. Their story.A quick test. Put your homepage next to your closest competitor
Opinionated defaults, loosely heldHappy Tuesday! Last week we broke down the activation gap, and the lightbulb moment: the first real win that flips a new user from skeptical to hooked. A bunch of you replied asking us to go deeper on
The activation gapEvery founder has a number they check too often. For many, it's signups. You refresh the dashboard, it's up since this morning, and a bit of dopamine goes off in your brain: people want our product, t
The AI visibility flywheelHappy Thursday! Welcome to the third and final edition of our AI ads series.The first two covered the fundamentals of ChatGPT Ads: an intro to the channel, the unique mechanics powering it, and a step
The Paid Marketing ParadoxThere are two stories about paid media going around right now.Story one: AI automated it all, so it's basically a commodity now. Push a button, the machine does the rest. Budgets get cut, talented mar
Your quickstart guide to ChatGPT AdsWhen you first land in the ChatGPT Ads platform, it feels very familiar. The UI, settings, etc. aren't too different than what you're used to on Meta or Google.But under the hood, its mechanics are ve
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