3 key lessons from $0-$10M/year

 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Happy Monday! I want to share 3 key lessons I learned on my way from $0-$10M/year. While my businesses & social media may look fairly “polished” today, it certainly didn’t use to be that way… When I first started, there weren’t any courses on how to build an agency or deliver email marketing as a service. This meant for the first few years I was forced to learn the hard way: Through a brutal process of trial & error. It was tough… But it was also a blessing in disguise… Because those difficult years now make me USEFUL to people like you who are earlier on in their journey & looking for guidance. So with that being said, I want to share [3 key lessons I learned on my way from $0-$10M/year.]( Leading eComm + DTC brands have a way of using UGC creators + micro-influencers for UGC acquisition, organic posting, and whitelisted ads on Meta and TikTok. - The Snow Agency scaled UGC production for whitelisted ads to drive higher ROI for their clients - Wonderskin sourced 100 UGC video assets with less than a $5K budget - Upper Echelon Products scaled UGC and whitelisted ads that increased conversion rates from 8% to 20% But why micro-influencers? They have a more engaged and niche audience, they’re a cost-effective solution, and they build social proof to drive higher conversions. I know it can be hard to get enough creative to test, which is why you ideally have a great system for sourcing new creatives. The best teams are using [Insense]( to do this. [Insense]( is an all-in-one platform that combines a creator marketplace, interactive brief, integrated chat feature, and more. 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From privacy updates to rising CAC to layoffs and a looming recession. It's been tough, to say the least. And while there's no silver bullet — there is one asset that will make weathering the storm (and thriving during it) a lot more likely: Your owned audience: Email + SMS. A company I'm advising called [Retention.com]( has built a platform that'll help you do 2 primary things around identity resolution: 1. Their platform will help you send more abandonment emails (up to 5x-10x more), resulting in a boatload more revenue being generated for your or your client's brand. 2. Their platform will help you to capture more emails of people visiting your site. You're spending a lot of money to get people to your site, you might as well maximize your email capture. And no, your current popup just isn't cutting it. 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I highly recommend [chatting with them]( about your marketing needs. sponsored Subject line of the week from one of my clients: - Vertical: Food & Beverage - Recipients: 130,838 - Content: Raise + Retail Announcement, Intl Women’s Day - Subject Line: Big news - Preview Text: Mama we made it - Open Rate: 52.80% - CTR: 1.00% Do you run or work at a brand that needs marketing help? Reply to this email and let's chat! My newsletter stats from last week: - Recipients: 62,805 - Subject Line: 10 cognitive biases for high-converting copy - Preview Text: From a $100M marketer - Open Rate: 39.50% - CTR: 1.32% Coupon Codes are KILLING your business. Every time someone uses a coupon code, your margins literally SHRINK. Check out what happens when you switch to a CashBack model instead: - 17% of people request cashback - 26% of people request store credit - 57% DO NOTHING In other words, you literally add $4,035.44 back to your bottom line since it's gone unclaimed. The beauty of this model is that shoppers pay full price and then redeem post-purchase for either cash or store credit. But the reality is more than 50% never redeem either. And those that redeem store credit will spend $$$ with you in the future. Between unclaimed $$$ and those that opt for store credit, you're now WAY more profitable. This is crushing for my clients, so I just joined [Fondue]( the app that powers this, as an advisor. [Learn more about them here.]( Have a great week and make sure to send some emails! - Chase P.S. Here's my tweet of the week: © 2023 Chase Dimond No longer want to receive these emails? [Unsubscribe](. Chase Dimond 2960 Champion Way #1701 Tustin, CA 92782 ‌