I’ve been seeing a lot of “this is dead” takes lately. Courses are dead. Email is dead. Webinars

I’ve been seeing a lot of “this is dead” takes lately. Courses are dead. Email is dead. WebinarsI’ve been seeing a lot of “this is dead” takes lately. Courses are dead. Email is dead. Webinars

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Joanna Newton

pro

• 16h

I’ve been seeing a lot of “this is dead” takes lately.

Courses are dead.

Email is dead.

Webinars are dead.

And if you listen to enough of it, you start second-guessing everything you’ve built.

So I recorded a video as a bit of a reset.

Not a strategy breakdown. Not a trend report.

More like a real talk on what actually makes a business work long term.

Because the truth is… the core principles haven’t really changed.

The same things that worked for me in 2013, and again in 2020, are still the things I lean on today running Millennial Marketer and working with my clients.

It’s not flashy advice.

But it’s the kind that actually holds up.

Watch it here: https://youtu.be/OZcadHGT65Q

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Praise Ologunloluwa

• 2d

Getting traffic but no sales?

That’s the real problem most DTC brands are facing.

Customers land on your product page… scroll… Then leave.

Not because your product is bad. But because your page isn’t doing enough to convert.

So I redesigned this PDP to fix that:

→ Clear product hierarchy → Strong trust signals → Cleaner buying flow → Mobile-first experience and More.

No confusion. No friction.

Just a smoother path to purchase.

If your product page isn’t converting, this is where to look.

Need help fixing yours? Let’s talk. @Replo @Instant #landingpage #landingpagedesign #dtcbrands #ecommerce #shopify #development #founder

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En Zuo

pro

• 1d

I can tell you put a lot of effort into this.

BrightStudios®

max

• Jun 8

Your best demo this quarter went great, then went quiet.

You blamed the price. It probably wasn't the price.

The person who loved it can't actually buy. They have to sell you to a room you'll never be in. They forward your site and your one pager, and those surfaces show up without you.

If they look like a weekend project while your champion vouches for you like a real company, you just made them look reckless for backing you.

The leak was never your sales team. It's the surfaces they're fighting uphill against.

New BRIGHT Method breaks down what a weak brand actually costs you. Link below.

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