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The Ecommerce Playbook Podcast

Hosted ByTaylor Holiday & Richard Gaffin

2020 transformed the world of ecommerce forever. For the modern DTC brand, the rewards have never been greater. But the waters have also never been choppier, and the way forward has never been more uncertain. So how do you navigate this dangerous new reality? No matter how you do it, you’d better not do it alone. That’s where the Ecommerce Playbook Podcast comes in — join Common Thread Collective’s Taylor Holiday & Richard Gaffin as they bring you guiding insights from across CTC’s portfolio of growing DTC businesses. Whether you need a clear view on the macro issues affecting the world.


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The Ecommerce Playbook | Story vs. Volume: The Creative Conflict Killing Your Ads

Is your marketing stuck between creating meaningful stories and pumping out endless ad variations? This episode of Podcast breaks down the critical tension between creative storytelling and the high...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Story vs. Volume: The Creative Conflict Killing Your Ads
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The Ecommerce Playbook | I Almost Lost My Business — Here’s Exactly How I Fixed It

In this episode, Tara Austin, founder and CEO of Ruthie Grace, reveals the raw and honest story of how she nearly lost her seven figure ecommerce business—and exactly what...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Taylor & Andrew Break Baseball Cards & Break Down DTC in 2025

In this episode of The Random Show, Taylor Holiday and Andrew Faris are back—new set, same chaos. They dive into the uncomfortable truths of e-commerce: zero barriers to entry,...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Taylor & Andrew Break Baseball Cards & Break Down DTC in 2025
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The Ecommerce Playbook | Meta’s New Attribution Model Will Blow Up Your Ad Strategy—Here’s Why

Meta just dropped a game changing attribution feature, and it could completely upend how you measure ad performance. In this episode of the Podcast, CTC’s VP of Paid Media...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Meta’s New Attribution Model Will Blow Up Your Ad Strategy—Here’s Why
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The Ecommerce Playbook | CMOs: Stop Measuring, Start Creating Moments

In this solo episode of the Podcast, Taylor shares a powerful lesson from Cozy Earth’s CMO, who broke free from the measurement rabbit hole to create a viral TikTok...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | CMOs: Stop Measuring, Start Creating Moments
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The Ecommerce Playbook | Diagnose Your Ecommerce Growth Potential in 5 Minutes

Is your brand truly set up for growth? Or just treading water? In this episode of the Podcast, Taylor and Richard introduce CTC’s brand new Strategic Growth Scorecard—a 7-metric...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Diagnose Your Ecommerce Growth Potential in 5 Minutes
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The Ecommerce Playbook | 95% of Ecommerce Businesses Are Worth NOTHING

95% of ecommerce brands are worth ZERO. Why? In this episode, we unpack the harsh reality behind most DTC businesses, why logical decisions don’t drive entrepreneurship—and what actually does....

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The Ecommerce Playbook | 95% of Ecommerce Businesses Are Worth NOTHING
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The Ecommerce Playbook | Daily Ad Tweaks Are Wasting Your Budget

Are you obsessively tweaking your ad campaigns only to see flat results? In this episode of the Podcast, Richard sits down with Luke Austin, to expose why daily bid...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Inside the $10M+ Brand Growth Workflow (Real Client Example)

Ever wonder how $10M+ ecommerce brands make their next move? In this episode of the Podcast, Taylor and Richard walk through a real world growth scenario pulled directly from...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Inside the $10M+ Brand Growth Workflow (Real Client Example)
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The Ecommerce Playbook | We Killed the Growth Map! Here’s What Replaces It

We just did something radical: we killed the Growth Map—CTC’s signature media buying tool used for years across hundreds of ecommerce brands. Why? Because AI changed the game. In...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | We Killed the Growth Map! Here’s What Replaces It
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The Ecommerce Playbook | Growth Is a Muscle—Here’s How to Train It

Most brands think they have a growth problem—but what they really have is a DOING problem. In this episode, we break down why volume of action is the single...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | Growth Is a Muscle—Here’s How to Train It
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The Ecommerce Playbook | How Skullcandy Used a Competitor to Win New Customer

What happens when you collaborate with a competitor instead of competing with them? In this episode of the Podcast, we sit down with Skullcandy CEO Brian Garofalow to unpack...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | We Built Our Own Incrementality Testing Tool

After years of relying on expensive, limited solutions, we decided to build our own. In this episode of the  Podcast, CTC’s VP of Ecommerce Strategy Luke Austin is joined...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | March Report Card: Did We Hit or Miss the Forecast

How did our clients actually perform in March 2025? On this episode of the podcast, Taylor and Richard break down the latest performance scorecard across our client portfolio—revealing exactly...

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The Ecommerce Playbook | 2025 Guide to Profitable META Media Buying

Meta’s ad platform has changed—again. In this episode, we break down the exact strategies we’re using at Common Thread Collective to drive profitable growth for ecommerce brands in 2025....

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The Ecommerce Playbook | 2025 Guide to Profitable META Media Buying
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