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40 years of advertising experience. Written down so you can stop making the same expensive mistakes.

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November 4, 2020

5 Mistakes Marketers Make

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5 Mistakes Marketers Make

You're making mistakes in your marketing and don't even know it. BTW, I make mistakes too. Here are a few of them that are killing you.

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November 3, 2020

Special Ad Categories: Why You SHOULD Be Using Them

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Special Ad Categories: Why You SHOULD Be Using Them

Some version of this question has been asked of the Ad Zombies team a LOT lately: can you write me an ad for X type of business that Facebook will accept?

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October 30, 2020

Practical Growth Advice ANY Business Can Use

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Practical Growth Advice ANY Business Can Use

I cannot stress this enough. You should be documenting EVERYTHING in your business, not just SOPs or internal how-to's.

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October 20, 2020

Succession

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Succession

I've been thinking a lot lately about transition and succession in my business.

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