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Imagine a world without ads

A world without ads sounds nice—until you remember mass marketing is still how most people find out you exist in the first place.

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Being relevant is overrated

Brands don’t get big by whispering to individuals—they grow by shouting to the crowd and making everyone care at once.

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The many ways to greatness

The best marketers know the trick isn’t choosing emotion or purpose—it’s knowing which parts of marketing change, and which never do.

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