Stop spending money to test ads. Instead, publish a high volume of organic social content and identify what naturally gains traction. Then, convert only those proven, high-performing pieces into paid ads. This model dramatically lowers customer acquisition costs by ensuring ad spend only scales winners.

Instead of a one-size-fits-all message, brands should create hyper-relevant content for different demographics (e.g., high school football teams, working moms) on the platforms they use (e.g., TikTok, LinkedIn). This decentralized approach builds a stronger, more resilient brand than a single campaign.

To de-risk ad spend, use your organic social media as a testing environment. Post content regularly, identify the videos or images with the highest engagement, and then repurpose those proven winners as paid ads by simply adding a call-to-action at the end.

Startups can appear much larger by purchasing the smallest possible unit of a large-format ad (e.g., a Times Square billboard for two minutes), capturing high-quality photo/video, and then amplifying that content across all owned digital channels like LinkedIn and email.

Acknowledging that "relevance" is subjective shouldn't lead to creating generic, one-size-fits-all campaigns. Instead, it demands a high-volume creative strategy that produces dozens of distinct assets, each tailored to be hyper-relevant to a specific consumer segment or "demand state."

Brands over-invest in TV, mistaking ad placement for consumer attention. Viewers are distracted during commercials. Social media ads, integrated into feeds, capture actual attention more effectively and provide better ROI, even for older demographics who are heavily on platforms like Facebook.

Don't judge channels like Facebook Ads or direct mail in isolation. True marketing success comes from a 'marketing mix' where multiple touchpoints—like yard signs, retargeting ads, and wrapped trucks—work together to create a compounding effect that builds brand recognition and momentum.

Don't guess which ads will work. Post content organically and let the platform's algorithm validate it. When a post gets unusually high engagement, you've found a winner. Turn that specific post into a targeted paid ad to de-risk your ad spend.

Instead of large ad spends, marketers can achieve disproportionately high reach by applying very small budgets—as little as $5 on YouTube—to boost organic posts that are already showing traction. This tactic is effective across multiple platforms.