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Short, useful, written by the people who run the work. New pieces every fortnight.
The quality of the work you get back is determined more by the quality of the brief than by the quality of the agency. Here's what a brief that produces good work looks like.
Last-click is broken. Multi-touch is expensive to implement and easy to misread. Here's how to think about attribution when you can't trust any model completely.
The gap between marketing's definition of 'qualified' and sales's definition of 'ready to talk' is where pipeline dies. Here's how to close it.
Both channels recover abandoned revenue. Neither does it the same way. Here's how to choose, and how to run both in a sequence that doesn't irritate the customer.
Most B2B nurture programmes are elaborate email calendars dressed up as strategy. Here's what a framework looks like when it's built around how B2B buyers actually behave.
Most lifecycle programmes are built around customer stages. The better ones are built around revenue opportunities. Here's the framework we use to sequence every new client engagement.
SMS open rates are not declining. But opt-out rates are rising in categories that overuse the channel. Here's the data and what it means for your programme.
The API isn't the WhatsApp Business App. It costs more, demands more, and for the right programme, returns more. Here's how to know which camp you're in.
Most email programmes have a welcome series and an abandoned cart. The other four flows are where the revenue is. Here's the full architecture.
Open rates are up. Click rates haven't kept pace. Unsubscribes are rising in specific categories. Here's what the data says, and what it means for South African senders.
Both platforms work. The question is which one works for your programme at your current stage. Here's how to choose without being sold to.
The real cost of building an in-house email team is almost always underestimated. Here's a model you can take to a CFO, with all the numbers that agencies quietly leave out.
Most lifecycle maps are 80-state diagrams nobody reads. Ours is a one-pager, and it's the only one our clients actually use.
WhatsApp is the highest-engagement channel most brands haven't earned the right to use. Here's a permission-first model that keeps opt-outs under 2%.
Apple MPP killed open rates as a measurement primitive in 2021. Three years on, most agencies still report them. Here's what to use instead.
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