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This Thursday round-up is full of actionable marketing resources, per usual:
First up is a fantastic podcast episode with Wesley St. Amand, founder of Dsrupt - a fast-growing creative agency.
Want to build an agency and avoid common mistakes? This episode is required listening.
Now, for our recommended readings. First up, a fantastic article from our friends at DTC Newsletter on how competition affects your brand’s marketing.
Next up is a write-up from the legend Trung Phan on how he predicts Elon Musk will change Twitter.
Finally, we have a thread from Jason Wong on how to make your SMS campaigns not boring. No more copy-pasting coupon codes, please.
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EP 025 - Wes St. Amand On Founding & Scaling A Successful Creative Agency
Today Rabah sits down with Wesley St. Amand, founder of Dsrupt, a creative agency. Today Wesley shares some hard earned lessons from the past year of founding and scaling a successful creative agency. If you have similar goals, you’ll want to take his advice to hear. Lot’s of heat in this episode!
How Competition Shapes a DTC Brand
Great write up from the team at DTC Newsletter on 5 ways that competition can affect your DTC brand’s approach to marketing. Definitely worth the read.
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How Elon will change Twitter - Trung T. Phan
The Tesla and SpaceX chief owns 9.1% of Twitter and sits on its board. Could he be its CEO?
Geoffrey Moore is the renowned tech author, consultant, and venture partner at Wildcat Ventures. Geoffrey has spent his career focused on the dynamics surrounding disruptive innovations and his book, Crossing the Chasm, has become a canonical work for young businesses trying to unlock mainstream markets. This discussion is a masterclass on business strategy.
The OG Twitter…
🔥 Twitter Thread Designer (free)
Here’s a cool tool we found that lets you create beautiful social media carousels out of any Twitter thread. Great for repurposing your work on Twitter to other, more visual, platforms.