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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Braydon’s back on AKNF with the most tactical AI-for-agencies episode we’ve recorded. Eric opens with a Jeff Shannon line worth the whole listen: AI right now is a giant stack of two-by-fours that everyone got handed for free. By itself, it’s not a chair, it’s not a house, it’s…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Katie Sturino built Megababe with 60,000 followers, two co-founders who’d never had chafe, and an MOQ of 20,000 units stacked in her parents’ garage. Eight years later it’s profitable, in Target, Walmart, CVS, Nordstrom, Anthropologie, and on Amazon. Never raised a dollar. Never grew less than 33% year over…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Abby and Taylor from Pilothouse settle the loudest debate in media buying right now: does velocity equal strategy? Short answer: no. Long answer: this whole episode. Inside, Abby (art) and Taylor (science) break down what a real creative system looks like under Andromeda, how to spot AI slop in…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Full Glass Wine Co. Neha Kumar joins the podcast to break down how Full Glass Wine Co. acquired 7 DTC wine companies, integrated them under one operating system, and scaled to a $200M platform in under two years. This wasn’t a “buy brands and hope” strategy. Neha explains how…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Meta attribution has changed, and most brands are still reading performance the same way they were a year ago. Jacob, Head of Socials at Pilothouse, walks through what’s different now. Click-only attribution, incremental measurement, and how those shifts affect the way conversions show up in your dashboard. If you’ve…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup We surveyed 540+ DTC operators on how they plan and forecast. This episode, we break down the data and see why most brands are stuck reacting. We’re joined by Laura Thompson, co-founder of Three Ships Beauty, one of the few who’s figured out how to run a tight, fast,…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Helen Smith built Roo & You from hand-sewn mask lanyards in 2020 into a 100,000+ customer brand, and didn’t touch paid ads for the first 3.5 years. In this episode she walks through the Facebook community that became her growth engine, how she landed Warner Bros and Harry Potter…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus is already in ~40% of shopping sessions, and according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, customers who use it are 60–100% more likely to purchase. Most brands haven’t adjusted. Tyler Mazur (Head of Amazon @ Pilothouse) breaks down what Rufus is actually changing inside Amazon —…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup http://coyuchi.com Coyuchi is a premium bedding brand with a long purchase cycle and high AOV. That changes how you approach growth, attribution, and retention. Vicki Williams-Grahan (Brand President) explains how they tested Meta’s impact by turning it off, how they think about LTV in a low-frequency category, and why…
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Subscribe to DTC Newsletter – https://dtcnews.link/signup Meta changed attribution in March — and suddenly every brand’s ROAS looks worse. Chris Richards from Pilothouse breaks down what actually happened, why performance appears to have dropped 30–45%, and how brands should respond without damaging long-term growth. For DTC founders and operators scaling from $5M–$50M who rely on…
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