Sam's Marketing Meditations

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Borrowed thinking
Why outsourcing our thinking has never been easier...or more dangerous
May 9 • Sam Kuehnle
The unsexiest growth lever
Why I'm obsessing over a 1% conversion rate
May 2 • Sam Kuehnle

April 2026

Nobody built it, so I did
The story behind Affect + why it took 15 years to get here
Apr 25 • Sam Kuehnle
The 2026 10x moat
Product moats are collapsing - here's what's replacing it
Apr 18 • Sam Kuehnle
Letter to the future CMO
What I'd want to know before I got there
Apr 11 • Sam Kuehnle
Letter to the first-time VP
On accountability, ecosystems, + velocity
Apr 4 • Sam Kuehnle

March 2026

Letter to a first-time director
On titles, brand + the weight of being wrong
Mar 28 • Sam Kuehnle
Letter to a first-time manager
To the first-time manager figuring out how to manage a budget and people.
Mar 21 • Sam Kuehnle
Letter to a first-year marketer
A letter to the marketer who just got the role
Mar 14 • Sam Kuehnle
Things I believe
25 principles that have shaped how I work + approach life
Mar 7 • Sam Kuehnle

February 2026

When common practice buries common sense
Most problems aren't new, they're just dressed in different clothes
Feb 28 • Sam Kuehnle
The brand coefficient
It's brand TIMES demand
Feb 21 • Sam Kuehnle
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