Thinking out loud.

Takes on ads, creative, and why most marketing is just expensive noise.

Why your creative is killing your ROAS (and how to fix it)

Everyone's obsessing over bidding strategies and audience targeting. Meanwhile, the ad itself is doing all the work — or quietly killing your results. Here's what to look at first.

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The death of the generic ad: what actually works in 2026

Generic ads still run. Generic ads still get approved. They just don't work anymore. Here's what's replaced them — and why most brands still haven't caught up.

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5 things I learned spending $10M on paid ads

After $10M+ in managed ad spend across Meta, Google, TikTok and more — here are the five lessons that actually changed how I think about paid advertising.

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