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Demand Gen

Viral content is for amateurs. Here's what actually books B2B deals.

Virality buys eyeballs, then the algorithm resets you to baseline. What books high-ticket deals is an ecosystem: attention on one channel, immersion on another, mapped to where your buyer actually is.

Updated Jul 2026·5 min read·Read →
The Craft

Micro moments, not magnum opus.

Most content flops because it tries to say everything. The fix is one specific scene, one thought. Here's the method for writing posts that actually land and compound over time.

Updated Jul 2026·5 min read·Read →
The Craft

The people ahead of you aren't magic.

Successful founders aren't superhuman. They run the fundamentals faster and more consistently. The real reason your content isn't landing, and the lacrosse story behind it.

Updated Jul 2026·5 min read·Read →
Anti-Algorithm

Feed them bread and circus.

Reach is easy: give people hope, validation, and a villain to hate. Here's the exact viral formula, why it works, and why it builds an audience that never buys.

Updated Jul 2026·5 min read·Read →
Demand Gen

How to write case studies that get inbounds.

A case study is a sales letter disguised as content. The 8-part formula for writing ones that book inbound leads, plus a worked example that got "so many inbounds."

Updated Jul 2026·5 min read·Read →
The Craft

The 4 types of content creators. Which are you?

Restless, Perfectionist, Artist, or Nice Person. Each has a superpower and a trap. Find yours, learn what to lean on, and fix the one thing holding your content back.

Updated Jul 2026·6 min read·Read →
Positioning

Your brand isn't yours to build.

Brand is what people say when you're not in the room. The anti-brand approach: three content types, real positioning, and why trying to sound like everyone is the fastest way to disappear.

Updated Jul 2026·6 min read·Read →
Positioning

You can't out-know the market.

Everyone solves the same problem the same way. You won't win on volume, knowledge, or value. You'll win on a USP. Here's how to find the one that makes buyers choose you.

Updated Jul 2026·6 min read·Read →
Demand Gen

Guess your buyer, gamble your revenue.

Fuzzy avatar, unpredictable revenue. Some months it rains, some months drought. The 8-part framework for building an ICP sharp enough to make the whole engine consistent.

Updated Jul 2026·6 min read·Read →
Positioning

KGB, guerrilla, or truth?

Three marketing philosophies, one winner per goal. Authority dominates, grassroots builds a tribe, transparency wins the long game. When to use each, and why the best brands run all three.

Updated Jul 2026·6 min read·Read →
Demand Gen

What league is your content in?

Content has a promotion/relegation ladder, like English football. Lower leagues DIY at $100k and under. The Championship wins $250k-700k but burns out. The Premier League clears seven figures on systems and people.

Updated Jul 2026·7 min read·Read →
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