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Why your site looks great and still doesn't convert

Mar 25, 2026

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5 min read

Why your site looks great and still doesn't convert

Xavier Armand on design quality, the dev handoff, and what AI actually changes for your site.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
What actually moves the needle on Meta right now

Mar 10, 2026

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6 min read

What actually moves the needle on Meta right now

Andrew Foxwell on creative-led targeting.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
The new reality of building a consumer brand

Feb 25, 2026

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5 min read

The new reality of building a consumer brand

Amanda Greeley on racket sports, DTC reality, and why category size is the wrong question.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
Your customer's health IQ just lapped your marketing. John Scheer on why the smartest health brands are rethinking everything.

Feb 11, 2026

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6 min read

Your customer's health IQ just lapped your marketing. John Scheer on why the smartest health brands are rethinking everything.

Back of pack is the new front of pack

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
What I Read, Listened To, and Thought About This Year

Dec 31, 2025

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6 min read

What I Read, Listened To, and Thought About This Year

A short year-end note.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
Why owning your data is the only way to survive 2026 (and how to actually do it)

Nov 20, 2025

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7 min read

Why owning your data is the only way to survive 2026 (and how to actually do it)

You're making budget decisions based on platform data that doesn't add up. Meta says one thing, Google says another, and your Shopify dashboard tells a completely different story. Every platform wants credit for the same conversion, and the reporting is getting worse, not better.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
Four ways outdoor brands cracked the lifestyle code (and what you can steal)

Nov 5, 2025

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7 min read

Four ways outdoor brands cracked the lifestyle code (and what you can steal)

Jon Howard has spent decades watching outdoor brands solve the problem every brand will face in 2026: how to win when your product isn't actually unique.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
Why this marketing moment feels like early 2000s

Aug 5, 2025

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5 min read

Why this marketing moment feels like early 2000s

The AI era is wild but Wil Reynolds, founder of Seer Interactive, has seen something like this before. Here’s what we can learn.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
The woman behind $15B in DTC market share shares her playbook

Jul 16, 2025

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4 min read

The woman behind $15B in DTC market share shares her playbook

From the woman who helped launch Harry's, Hims, Smile Direct Club, and 47 other brands that collectively built $15B in market share, here's the playbook she wishes she had when starting out.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
The Next Chapter of Cobble Hill Starts Now

Jun 3, 2025

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2 min read

The Next Chapter of Cobble Hill Starts Now

Big News: Cobble Hill + Pyxl = 🚀

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
Podcasting Is Dead - So I Recorded 24 Episodes Anyway

May 28, 2025

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7 min read

Podcasting Is Dead - So I Recorded 24 Episodes Anyway

Headphones on, here’s the signal I pulled from a bunch of blunt interviews on brand, AI, and attention.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
You're thinking about AI all wrong

May 8, 2025

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5 min read

You're thinking about AI all wrong

Scaling smarter, briefing faster, and building better systems. Justin Watt's approach to AI made me rethink everything.

Austin Dandridge
Austin Dandridge
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