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Add Creative

Welcome to Add Creative, a new podcast from Pencil that’s dedicated to sharing the unexpected ideas that changed the game for DTC founders & operators that you can leverage to grow your business. Hosted by Chase, Head of Marketing & Growth at Pencil, Add Creative will cover a lot of ground and a wide range of topics, from how founders got their ideas for their business to what is the most profitable channel for your verticals and much more. But every interview will hit the level of tactical depth where actionable advice is found. We hope you’ll join us. Subscribe to “Add Creative” now and learn more at trypencil.com
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Episodes

Episode 13 - Everything you create matters

In today’s conversation, Jess shares his journey to founding the Fire Team agency. How being the biggest agency isn't his end goal, he wants to do great work, which, in his opinion, takes time and thoughtfulness. We also go deep on creative theory and how every person can create a meaningful impact through the ads they produce. Excited for you to hear this one! Join 5400+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, expert insights, and opinions from the world of DTC M...

Aug 01, 20221 hrEp. 13

Episode 12 - You can't half ass anything

In today’s conversation, Alexa shares her unique journey from educator to brand marketer with a stop on the performance marketing express along the way. The skills she learned with creative/data and how that's helped her communicate brand values for Triple Whale. Her most immense skill is connecting with people and understanding what makes them tick/why did they buy...or not? She shares some very actionable frameworks on how to extract customer feedback at scale. She drops heat, I hope you're re...

Jul 18, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 12

Special Edition: Episode 11 - Is creative the biggest lever in performance?

In today’s conversation, we debate one of the hottest topics in DTC marketing. Is creative the biggest lever in performance? The topics range from: Creative = the new targeting Targeting doesn't really exist anymore CRO drives more meaningful lift Offer is the biggest lever (John's Ferrari example is just 😂) You can be the judge of who won but we hope you take away from great knowledge that will help you make better decisions and run smarter tests that help grow your business. Join 5200+ e-comm...

Jul 14, 20221 hr 39 minEp. 11

Episode 10 - KPI's kill brands

In today’s conversation, Eli shares some of his core concepts around how you can build an exceptional CX experience, no matter the industry. How travelling the world helped him understand people on a much deeper level. That imposter syndrome, especially coming from a "non-traditional" background, and how doing things that don't scale can have an outsized impact on your business. There's way more to this episode than that summary, enjoy! Join 5200+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive cre...

Jul 12, 202255 minEp. 10

Episode 9 - Better creative is the answer to iOS14

In today’s conversation, Dan digs into how much of his upbringing helped shape his entrepreneurial hunger which drove him to starting a business (the story is amazing) in college. From there he started his agency, right out of school, working with massive VC-backed companies on performance marketing. His major insight was, they don't have the power creative workflows to test at scale. This led him to founding Marpipe. Our conversation goes left and right but it is focused on how we can deliver t...

Jul 04, 202257 minEp. 9

Episode 8 - I'm really against hacks and best practices

In today’s conversation, Carl shares how learning about himself unlocked massive possibilities for a new business. That being a founder/operator of a business before starting Accelerated helped him think about the business and understand his target market's painpoints. Why website testing is still in its infancy and how you can get some quick wins on the board. There's so much more to learn from Carl here. Enjoy! Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, ...

Jun 28, 202250 minEp. 8

Episode 7 - Double down on your niche

In today’s conversation, Amanda shares her thoughts on how you'll be able to grow in the future on twitter, what you need to focus on when trying to grow your personal brand, that focusing on a niche and driving at it repeatedly is the key to finding an audience, and how having a personal brand can help drive organic traffic to your brand. This is a masterclass on building yourself into a brand that benefits whenever you work. Enjoy! Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creati...

Jun 22, 202251 minEp. 7

Episode 6 - How do I get people to pay attention?

In today’s conversation, Barry shares his thoughts on the difference between growth & performance marketing and how you should be thinking about it. How to work properly with creators and how to create content that cuts through the noise to drive meaningful impact to your business. There's so much more in here to enjoy! Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, expert insights, and opinions from the world of DTC Marketing, straight to their inbox, you...

Jun 14, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 6

Episode 5 - We have $10,000 to not mess this up

In today’s conversation, Ron shares his thoughts on how to connect with your manufacturers to leverage them as a innovation centers, how trust is the core of all great founding relationships, how being focused on delivering for the customers, no matter how hard it is has been a true differentiator, and how not every deal is the right deal for your business. This one is incredible! Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, expert insights, and opinions fro...

Jun 07, 202257 minEp. 5

Episode 4 - A simple thesis: a product, a price, and some humor.

In today’s conversation, Ovadia & Zack share their perspective on how to grow a profitable business that can weather economic hardship. How involving customers and their feedback in the process can help you develop new products and how a simple thesis, and delivering on that time and again is a BIG IDEA. This is a good one! Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, expert insights, and opinions from the world of DTC Marketing, straight to their inbox,...

Jun 01, 202259 minEp. 4

Episode 3 - Some channels are speed boats and others are ocean liners

In today’s conversation, Tye shares his perspective on the channels that are working best for his clients. How there is a right time to start running affiliate campaigns, and the observation that growth is still very misunderstood in DTC. This is a good one! Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, expert insights, and opinions from the world of DTC Marketing, straight to their inbox, you can sign up right here . You can connect Tye on twitter @ https://...

May 25, 202247 minEp. 3

Episode 2 - Build an insights flywheel to fuel your innovation

In today’s conversation, Felix shares his learnings from growing up in his family business in Germany, how insights are still underhyped and utilized in a world of tactics, and how audience + niche are the things that will drive growth for businesses into the future. Our favorite part at the frameworks he gives us to either create these process with no capital on hand or at scale. Join 4300+ e-commerce marketers + operators who receive creative breakdowns, data, expert insights, and opinions fro...

May 17, 202245 minEp. 2

Episode 1 - How an Emmy-winning producer transitioned to founder of a beauty brand

In today’s conversation, Rob explores the ins and outs of transitioning from his successful career as a film producer to DTC founder. Rob pulls back the curtain on the many challenges he's faced during his journey, learning how to run his business from the ground up. We also dig into the tools that have helped him automate his revenue generation process and meet his customers where they are and he shares an unusual audience that has been a core driver of the brand's success. Join 4300+ e-commerc...

May 10, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 1
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