Hi. It's me, Ash. Was that obvious? I'm sorry to pardon your regular programming, but today we're going to talk numbers. I hate numbers–you can go square root your mom. But sometimes, you&
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You know how I’m always ranting on about making an emotional connection in your copy, your brand, your message and every single thing that you do? And you’re all, “What does that even mean, Ash?” And I’m
Keep reading →READ THIS FIRST. People are moving so fast now that they don’t have time to think. They’re scanning, swiping, clicking, liking, tweeting and moving on at full velocity. They’re making decisions based on feelings, not facts. They
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