Mailbrew Marketing Weekly - Marketing Weekly #222

Why Faceless Social Media Accounts Don’t Work — Lessons From Someone Who Tried • How We Cut Lead Costs by 75% with Facebook Ads (and How You Can Too) • The True Art of Being Customer-Centric • The Only 4 Marketing Metrics That Matter in 2025 • Power Up Your Productivity with Finite Time Sinks • How To Build a Personal Brand From Scratch (2025) • 350+ Instagram Caption Ideas to Make Your Own (+ Write Yours with AI) • Digital Marketing Analytics Made Simple With This Free AI Tool • New Research: How Often Do Americans Search Google? Which Search Verticals Do They Use? • Kyle Coleman (copy.ai) on Building Trust at Scale with AI-Synthesized Content
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How To Build a Personal Brand From Scratch (2025)
Charles MillerMar 4

A few years ago, I had no network and zero followers.  I spent the past several years consistently posting on...

The post How To Build a Personal Brand From Scratch (2025) appeared first on Copyblogger.

350+ Instagram Caption Ideas to Make Your Own (+ Write Yours with AI)
Charu Mitra DubeyMar 6
Over 350 funny, clever, or meaningful Instagram caption ideas for you to use on your next post, along with a guide to creating your own AI caption generator.
Digital Marketing Analytics Made Simple With This Free AI Tool
Mateusz MakosiewiczMar 6
Basic digital marketing analytics is easier than it sounds and provides enough information to evaluate your performance, create reports, and plan your strategy. What’s more, you can do it with free tools, and the process becomes even simpler when using
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New Research: How Often Do Americans Search Google? Which Search Verticals Do They Use?
Rand FishkinMar 4
Last quarter, we published an extraordinary analysis of hundreds of millions of Google searches alongside our clickstream panel partners at Datos (A Semrush Company). That analysis opened many marketers and creators’ eyes to the reality of how people use Google in 2024, i.e. navigational-heavy, and significantly weighted toward the top …
Kyle Coleman (copy.ai) on Building Trust at Scale with AI-Synthesized Content
Ty Magnin and Tim MetzMar 6

Not all conversations on AI and content marketing feel inspiring. This one does. Kyle Coleman, CMO at copy.ai, brings clarity and wisdom that will energize you. His perspective is positive, practical, and backed by results: over $50 million in pipeline for copy.ai with just $37,000 spent on demand generation. Kyle …

4 Similarweb Alternatives for Better Competitor Research
Kate StarrMar 5

Similarweb is powerful for digital intelligence. But like any tool, it has limitations. You might want deeper insights into your competitors’ content strategies. Or need more reliable data for SEO planning. Or you’re simply looking for a more affordable solution. I’ve spent months testing and researching the best Similarweb alternatives …

How Marketers Are Using AI for Writing [Survey]
Devesh KhanalMar 7
There’s a lot of debate about how AI can be used in writing. Is it the future, or is it ruining the internet with bad content? While the debate continues, we decided to gather data. We surveyed over 50 marketers, from freelance writers to C-suite executives, on how they’re using …

Newsletters

The Year of The Egg 🥚
Shannon SankeyMar 7

RIP Skype, boutique eggs, and Happy Hour.

The post The Year of The Egg 🥚 appeared first on Carney.


Podcasts

Agency Growth Starts with Existing Clients
John JantschMar 6
Agency growth consultant, author, and podcast host Max Traylor discusses how marketing agencies can dramatically increase profitability by focusing on existing client relationships rather than constantly chasing new business. Max shared strategies for improving client retention through smarter pricing models and positioning your agency as a true marketing leader for …
Create Like a Scientist: How Tiny Experiments Can Transform Your Work and Life - with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
podcasters.spotify.comHeyCreatorMar 8

In this episode of The HeyCreator Show, Matt sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff—author of Tiny Experiments and founder of Ness Labs—to talk about the power of small, low-risk experiments in boosting creativity and productivity.

They break down how micro-experiments can help creators avoid burnout, build momentum, and make …

Bubble Tea with Missy Maio, Vice President of Markteing at Gong Cha
John Wall and Christopher PennMar 7

In this Marketing Over Coffee: What’s Happening at the World’s Hottest Bubble Tea Franchise? Direct Link to File Brought to you by our sponsors: Wix Studio and NetSuite Gong Cha has 2,200 Stores Globally and 500+ in America Starting out in Operations for Aramark Over to Coca-Cola and then Burger …

'Bluesky Wants to Help Creators Make Money' — COO Rose Wang: Introducing Buffer Chat

Buffer Chat is Buffer's brand-new show — get a sneak peek of what to expect in this bonus episode.


Find all episodes of Buffer Chat here →


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Bluesky wants to be a new home for creators, on their terms. 🦋

In this episode of Buffer Chat, host Kirsti Lang …




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