What's your favorite marketing quote?

Sunday morning solo hiking in the rain. Great reset and perfect way to gather my thoughts before the start of the week.

🚀My copywriter just wrote 50+ lines of “New Year New You” direct-response ad copy. It’s ready to plug for Meta ads, emails or any other marketing material. If you want a copy, leave a comment below, and I’ll send it over!👇

"When you feel like giving up, it’s precisely the point where everybody else gives up. So it’s at that point you must put in extra effort, you do that and success is literally just around the corner." James Dyson

Interesting to see Instagram being more relevant than ever. And wondering when we might be able to advertise on BeReal, if ever!

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1/ I just sold my startup to Morning Brew ☕️ at age 22. Here's how I built and exited one of the first TikTok media companies [THREAD]

Day #1 of The Whalies in the books. Speakers dropping value bombs and attendees some of the smartest and friendliest people I’ve met in a while. Props to you Triple Whale 🐳

This brand just pulled off one of the best organic TikTok launches I've ever seen... In their first 4 days of posting they gained over 250k followers across 15+ million views Here's how they did it and some strategies you can take home today 🧵👇

Rihanna with an epic Fenty Beauty product placement during half-time show. 🤌 Epic execution!

The most successful people I meet are always the most supportive. I’ve noticed this pattern over and over recently. They always lead with “how can I help?” and rarely “what can you do for me?” Goes to show, what goes around comes around!

Probably the most rewarding part of running Betterly I often get messages like this from freelancers telling me gigs helped pay off student loans, book vacations or support their family. This one used Betterly freelance income to buy a house! Gig economy is truly special!

Saturday morning reads with Robert Iger. Looking for new books, what should I read next?

This is absolutely insane

"Marketing is just 9-letter jargon for test." If your team isn’t constantly A/B testing creative, copy, targeting and landing pages, you're missing out.

It’s the story of 5 e-commerce entrepreneurs who met on a Slack community and decided to meet IRL for a ski retreat.. From business brainstorming to life hacks, we've shared it all in our cozy Aspen hideaway. Big shoutout to Luke, Ben, Adam, Kevin– this one's for the books!

How much should I charge as a freelancer marketer? 🤔 That's the #1 question I get asked on the daily. The first thing you have to figure out is how much value you're bringing to the table. How is the work you're getting hired to do impacting the client's bottom line? As a rule

🍻BeerMe (YC F24) is a fun, global payments app built on USDC. Send money on the platforms where you stay connected and turn everyday exchanges into meaningful moments. ycombinator.com/launches/M6U-b… Congrats on the launch, Gray Newfield and Newf!

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