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On this special episode, which was recorded live earlier this month, Tim sat down with Mel McVeigh (VP Consumer Product, Conde Nast) & David Greenaway (Product Team Manager, We Make Websites)
We discuss what an analogue-digital brand is, why tone of voice is the key to scale, how to balance customers and trade partners, building online and offline communities and why brand activations opportunities with companies like Malin + Goetz are so important.
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We discuss building a personal brand on LinkedIn, the pros and cons of Gartner’s magic quadrant, his role at the MACH Alliance and how they fit into the ecosystem, the Shopify versus Commercetools debate, the rise and fall of Magento and who will be the dominate platform in 10 yrs time.
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We discuss the early rise of Christmas-related Google searches, Tesco in hot water, H&M charging for returns, OpenAi and DALL-E 3, Days going viral via Tube Girl, Shopify’s 3D modelling feature and NME making a comeback.
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We discuss the fallacy of big data, the importance of harvesting the right data, GA4’s TLDR, navigating data regulation, the power of Shopify’s product velocity and the pros and cons of being platform partner agnostic.
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We discuss the power of having a purpose, the similarities between dating and hiring, the huge potential of ex-service people, humanising SaaS branding with humour and the power of ambition coupled with trusting your gut.
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We discuss creating new channels like communities, avoiding product and marketing silos, whether brand trumps product, the rise of LinkedIn as a new medium for D2C brands (eg Surreal), who are best at adapting to the new paradigm of marketing and Joe’s take on whether to hire an agency or not.
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We discuss why they are disrupting dairy, the power of attention to detail and data, the challenges of D2C unit economics, category expansion, the pros and cons of leveraging a huge audience and why we might need to wait a while for chicken skin butter.
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In this Wednesday’s episode, Will and Tim deep dive on the eComm news of the last week. They discuss the US military sending incorrect emails, WooCommerce and TikTok partnering up, TikTok’s new fulfilment service, Youtube’s affiliate programme and the demise of Wilko, WeWork and Hopin ☹️
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