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Honest notes on growth.

Teardowns, frameworks, and the unglamorous work that shows up in the P&L. No thought-leadership fluff - just what we'd tell you on a call.

FrameworkPaid Media

Why 30 qualified leads beat 300 cheap ones

The case against volume. How treating paid media as a filtering problem - not a reach problem - changes every decision in the account, from keyword scope to which CPC you should actually celebrate.

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CPC
Paid Media · 5 min

When an expensive click is a good thing

For ultra-luxury, a high CPC isn't a leak - it's a qualification fee. Reading friction as data.

AI
AI & Growth · 6 min

What AI actually does in our workflow

Not magic, not autopilot. Where AI buys us speed on creative and research - and where it stays out.

pixel
Tracking · 8 min

If the pixel isn't right, the rest is theatre

Attribution before optimisation. The boring tracking work that decides whether you can scale at all.

test
Creative · 5 min

Four creatives, one audience, one clean read

How to design a creative A/B test that actually tells you something - and why the emotional angle keeps winning.

funnel
Strategy · 6 min

You can't lead-gen at the awareness stage

Why travel, considered, and high-ticket purchases need a layered funnel - and how to budget each stage honestly.

scale
Scaling · 7 min

Scaling spend without torching ROAS

The difference between scaling a campaign and chasing return off a cliff. When to push, when to hold.

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