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Most onboarding advice is garbage
Here's what our best new hires did instead
Sep 13 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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The 5 traits of great marketers
Spoiler: none of them are technical skills
Sep 6 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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August 2025

The "Alligator Effect"
No, not talking about a sequel from Ashton Kutcher
Aug 30 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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Preventing problems > solving problems
Being great at solving problems is reactive, being great at preventing problems is leadership
Aug 23 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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Apple's "1984" ad almost didn't air
The last-minute panic that nearly changed advertising history
Aug 16 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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Keep it simple, stupid
My not-so-"aha" moment from this past week
Aug 9 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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What happens if Google disappears tomorrow
One algorithm update can upend your entire business if you're reliant on one channel for growth
Aug 2 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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July 2025

"Is it working?"
3 months into our SEO journey + what we're seeing
Jul 26 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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I was solving the wrong problem
Marketing wasn’t failing. My thinking was.
Jul 19 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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The AI influencer dumpster fire
I’m not anti-AI.
Jul 12 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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June 2025

WTF am I doing with my life?
Revelations from a sterile conference room
Jun 28 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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Commodity, contender, or conqueror?
I love working for a conqueror, but not for why you think
Jun 21 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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