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Escaping the "productivity" trap
What happened when we focused on 1 thing instead of 5
Oct 25 • 
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35 reflections after 35 years
35 thoughts on life, work, and even marketing
Oct 18 • 
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Back in the weeds
First principles, focus, and fingertip feel
Oct 11 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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I stopped trusting LinkedIn's ad recommendations
This will save you tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of dollars in wasted ad spend
Oct 4 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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September 2025

We cut our best keywords
And saw our pipeline influence increase dramatically
Sep 27 • 
Sam Kuehnle
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When goals aren't actually goals
A tale of marketing hitting 120% while sales missed by 25%
Sep 20 • 
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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 • 
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August 2025

The "Alligator Effect"
No, not talking about a sequel from Ashton Kutcher
Aug 30 • 
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Preventing problems > solving problems
Being great at solving problems is reactive, being great at preventing problems is leadership
Aug 23 • 
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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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