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What you can borrow from the big Christmas ads
We’ve broken down a few of the latest Christmas ads from major retailers to look at the research and strategy driving them...

How to turn your social feed into a revenue system
Today, we are looking at how one brand shifted away from the portfolio mindset to build a recognisable content system, adding 95,000 followers in two years in the process.

How to capture high-intent buyers from AI search
If your brand isn't showing up when customers ask AI for recommendations, you are being completely cut out of the modern buyer journey. This is how to fix that...

Three questions for your next website test
Genuine double-digit website lifts from a single tweak are rare. Bugs, bots and broken traffic splits are not. This week we're looking at the 3 checks to run to find out. Plus, with BFCM close, why your Meta budget might be finding the wrong customers.

Why your Meta strategy won't work on Pinterest
Today, we are breaking down why you need to rethink your approach to Pinterest and how their latest AI-driven campaign updates can do the heavy lifting for you.

Is your loyalty program rewarding the wrong behaviour?
Is your loyalty programme rewarding brand affinity, or are you giving a delayed discount for a transaction they were going to make anyway?

Could your competitor use your exact product descriptions?
Take one of your top-performing product descriptions. Delete your brand name, and type in your closest competitor's name instead. If the description still perfectly fits their product, your copy might be missing the unique spark that actually sells.

Are your customers treating subscriptions like one-time discounts?
Are your customers treating your "Subscribe & Save" option like a one-time discount code? Today, a growing number of brands are evaluating a different approach: charging customers a small fee for the privilege of shopping with them.

Is your discount strategy costing you revenue?
This week, we are looking at the arithmetic behind website AB testing, and the metric you need to track.

How to tell an AI browser from an AI buyer
You've probably got AI traffic in your reports. Do you know which half of it was ever going to buy? This week we're breaking down how to spot which is which, and what to put in front of each.

Most of your website tests should actually fail
This week, we are looking at why having a surprisingly low win rate is actually the sign of a healthy testing program...

How to force your ads to hunt for net-new buyers
Are your acquisition campaigns acting like an expensive email flow? Today, we break down the things you need to change to force these algorithms to hunt for net-new customers...

Is your high-converting AI traffic actually spending less?
AI traffic converts 42% better than non-AI traffic. This week, we're looking at why that could be misleading...

Does your next launch pass this test?
This week, we are borrowing a brilliant litmus test from an 8th-generation, 229-year-old brand. It is a practical approach they use to launch products that build long-term value.

Stop copying competitor tests until you read this...
This week, we are breaking down this trap of 'Best Practice' and revealing the one thing you actually should be stealing from competitor case studies to drive real conversions.

Are you asking your customers to learn too much?
This week, we are looking at how to market the unfamiliar using the playbook of Natalie James, founder of helloSKIN, as well as a quick invitation for our Northern brand builders...
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