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How Much Should You Spend to Test a Marketing Channel?

Aug 11, 2026

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8 min read

How Much Should You Spend to Test a Marketing Channel?

"How much should I spend to test a channel?" is two questions in one. Here's how to budget a channel test—and why statistical significance is out of reach.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
How Much Should You Spend on Google Ads? [2026 Budget Guide]

Jul 28, 2026

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10 min read

How Much Should You Spend on Google Ads? [2026 Budget Guide]

The answer to "how much should I spend on Google Ads?" isn't an industry average. It can only be your own unit economics. Here's the math, the benchmarks, and the rules.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
How To Measure Marketing Lift in 2026

Jul 22, 2026

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8 min read

How To Measure Marketing Lift in 2026

Attribution is broken. So you need to measure marketing lift. This guide will tell you how to do that and use it to make smarter budget calls in 2026.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
How to Prioritize Marketing Channels When Resources Are Tight

Jul 22, 2026

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6 min read

How to Prioritize Marketing Channels When Resources Are Tight

When marketing budgets are tight, doing less works better than doing more. Here's how to pick the channels that generate what you need: revenue and feedback.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
The Secret To Killer Ads Is...The Scientific Method?

Jul 22, 2026

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8 min read

The Secret To Killer Ads Is...The Scientific Method?

Ad trouble? Learn how applying the scientific method—yes, the one from school—can improve your ad performance, reduce waste, and build repeatable success.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
When Marketing Metrics Help (& When They Hurt)

Jul 22, 2026

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7 min read

When Marketing Metrics Help (& When They Hurt)

Marketers love metrics. It's too bad that metrics don't tell the truth. CTR & ROAS don't mean much unless you pair them with sound business logic.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
How Do You Set Reasonable Marketing Benchmarks?

Jul 21, 2026

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7 min read

How Do You Set Reasonable Marketing Benchmarks?

A "reasonable" marketing benchmark isn't the industry average. It needs to be grounded in your own economics and data. Here's a framework for setting one, even from a cold start.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
What Measurement Can't Do (And Why I Measure Anyway)

Jul 14, 2026

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6 min read

What Measurement Can't Do (And Why I Measure Anyway)

I measure everything I can in marketing. But simple fact: you can't measure everything in marketing. You just can't. Thinking you can is a mistake.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
What SEO Can't Do (No Matter What You Pay)

Jul 7, 2026

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6 min read

What SEO Can't Do (No Matter What You Pay)

SEO is powerful, but it can't create demand, fix a weak offer, or work overnight. Knowing the limits is how you spend on it sanely.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
How to Add Keywords to Your Website [2026 Guide]

Jun 30, 2026

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6 min read

How to Add Keywords to Your Website [2026 Guide]

How to add keywords to your website the right way: not stuffing words into tags, but matching pages to the searches that actually book jobs.

Brandon Rollins
Brandon Rollins
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