Thinking out loud.

Takes on ads, creative, and why most marketing is just expensive noise.

The new laziness: AI scripts, AI copy, AI targeting. And why your ROAS is still flat.

Everyone automated their ads. Nobody improved them. Here's why AI tools are the new form of lazy — and what to do instead.

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AI-generated creative is everywhere. Here's why most of it still doesn't convert.

Everyone's using AI to make ads now. The ads are still bad. Here's why AI-generated creative keeps missing — and what the brands actually winning with it are doing differently.

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Why your creative is killing your ROAS (and how to fix it)

Everyone's obsessing over bidding strategies and audience targeting. Meanwhile, the ad itself is doing all the work — or quietly killing your results. Here's what to look at first.

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The death of the generic ad: what actually works in 2026

Generic ads still run. Generic ads still get approved. They just don't work anymore. Here's what's replaced them — and why most brands still haven't caught up.

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5 things I learned spending $7.5M on paid ads

After $7.5M+ in managed ad spend across Meta, Google, TikTok and more — here are the five lessons that actually changed how I think about paid advertising.

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