Five Years in Marketing: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Chaos

Five Years in Marketing: Unveiling the Truth Behind the ChaosFive Years in Marketing: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Chaos

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Adib Hakimi

• Mar 24

Marketing looks fun… until you’re five years in. Welcome to real-life marketing: Where creativity meets chaos. Everyone thinks it’s just coffee, brainstorms, and clever ideas. But five years later, you’re managing clients, chasing deadlines, fixing broken links, and still explaining why "going viral" isn't a strategy. If you know, you know.

Sadiya Mulla

• Apr 9

3 essentials of positioning so prospects care: 1) Your selling points + ROIs 2) Your edge (not 'cutting-edge') 3) Your essence These are mine written in 2 SECONDS: 1) Selling your $9k-1mn offers with LinkedIn content - $2mn+ pipeline so far 2) Getting you serious enquiries right in your DMs without pitching 3) Nailing what buyers want with my psych degree, even when they don't know it themselves

What are yours?

Istiak Ahmed Khan

• Apr 9

Great work 👌

Jasmine Sotiropoulos

pro

• Apr 9

I wrote this piece on the rise of personal and founder led branding. Worth a read if you're looking to enter the space. https://www.redbowhouse.com/post/traditional-branding-vs-personal-branding-vs-founder-led-branding-what-s-changed-and-why-it-matter

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redbowhouse.com

Traditional Branding vs Personal Branding vs Founder Led Branding. What’s Changed, and Why It Matters Now

For years, traditional branding was enough to make a business look credible. Now, that’s changed. In this piece, I break down the shift from traditional branding to personal branding and founder led branding, what each one actually means, how they differ, and why they matter so much more for women in business today.

Sydelle Creative

pro

• Apr 9

Most brands aren’t experienced through guidelines. They’re experienced in quick decisions on a busy morning, during a setup, in real time.

When I worked on Found Coffee, the focus wasn’t just how the brand looked, it was how it would actually be used. A mobile setup, changing environments, different surfaces. There’s no time to reference a document things need to just work.

So the system was built around that: – elements that are easy to repeat – flexibility across formats – decisions that hold up, even when made quickly

Because in practice, consistency doesn’t come from rules it comes from what people can actually apply.

The strongest parts of this one weren’t the most complex, they were the ones that carried through naturally, wherever the brand showed up.

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