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I grew Jubilee Media to 14M subs on YouTube with $2k video budgets. 90% of brands can’t do the same with $200k budgets. Here’s how to build TV quality production on a tiny budget: Most brands overspend to make these videos because they're used to working with large-scale TV productions. But times have changed. Creating Netflix-quality content has a much lower barrier to entry. You really only need 3 basics: 1. Good audio 2. Good lighting 3. Good composition There’s a caveat to the budget of course: talent costs more than $2K. BUT… All you need to start making REALLY beautiful stuff is 1 producer (~$9k / mo) and 1 editor ~$8k / mo). That's it. They can get you 1 high-quality long-form episode every 2-3 weeks. We helped Proton scale to 100K subscribers in just 7 videos - from zero - with only a producer and editor. Cost of production is $3-5K per month… - Peerspace studio (7 hrs @ $150/hr) = $1050 - Talent (expert) = $500 - Table/Chairs (FB Marketplace) = $250 - 2x light rental (Aputure 300d) = $250 - Softbox + diffusion = $100 - C-stands rental (4) = $100 - Wireless lav system (4-channel rental) = $200 - Lunch (4 people @ $15/head) = $60 - Travel = $500 TOTAL = $3,010. You can shoot a couple episodes in one day and have a nice backlog to start. I promise you don’t need to make it complicated. I remember one time at Jubilee, we wanted to test the antithesis to this… We kept asking “what if we had a bigger budget” and eventually we tried it out. Turns out, the more we spent, the worse the content performed. You see there’s actually a tipping point with content - when things look too polished it actually hurts you because the YouTube platform and audience is built on authenticity. So beyond a certain budget, every dollar you spend on production actually makes it LESS likely to work. Now obviously, there are exceptions... Mr. Beast running trains into holes isn't cheap. But, for what most brands are trying to do... You don't need much. At the end of the day, winning with brand content isn’t about “expensive”. - You win subscribers by understanding the platform. - You gain traction by showing up consistently. - You retain viewers with quality content. This is what separates brands that grow REAL audiences, from brands that burn money on unenjoyable content. So if you have budget fears right now, reach out. I’d love to help you execute organic brand content the lean and effective way.

Successful South Korean brands like K-beauty giants Innisfree and Laneige didn't conquer the global market with trendy products alone. They won hearts by diving deep into local cultures. 💡 The Insight: Culturally relevant ads increase engagement by 25% (Source: IPG). By embracing cultural nuances and everyday struggles, these brands created value that resonated globally. 🤔 Reflect on this: 1️⃣ What cultural currents are you ignoring in your marketing strategy? 2️⃣ How can your brand speak to the unspoken desires of your audience? 3️⃣ What local stories can you tell to resonate globally? What Indian Brands Can Learn from K-Beauty? 📖 👉 Don't just export products, export cultural relevance: Transcend transactional sales by embedding your brand in local culture. Adapt products, packaging, and messaging to resonate with regional tastes, traditions, and lifestyles. 👉 Tap into the aspirations and values of your audience: Uncover the hidden desires, hopes, and fears of your customers. Craft messaging that speaks to their emotional needs, validating their identity and amplifying their voice. 👉 Authenticity beats advertising: Ditch scripted marketing narratives and embrace genuine storytelling. Share your brand's purpose, struggles, and passions to build trust, credibility, and loyalty with your audience. 💡 Tips for Indian Brands: ✅ Study the cultural context, not just consumer data: Look beyond demographics and sales trends. Analyze local customs, traditions, values, and nuances to craft resonant messaging that respects and reflects the cultural landscape. ✅ Collaborate with local artists, writers, and influencers: Partner with creative voices who intimately understand the local culture. Their authentic perspectives will enrich your branding, content, and messaging with subtlety and depth. ✅ Focus on empathy-driven storytelling, not just product feature: Shift from touting features to sharing human stories. Highlight how your brand solves real-life problems, validates emotions, and enhances experiences, forging a deeper connection. 👍 Benefits for brands: 1️⃣ Increased cultural relevance and credibility 2️⃣ Improved brand affinity and loyalty 3️⃣ Enhanced storytelling effectiveness. Invest in cultural immersion to create brand value that transcends borders. Your customers will thank you. #marketingstrategy #thoughtleadership #thethoughtleaderway

Campaigns are not one-size-fits-all. Especially when you're talking to customers across different regions. Combining marketing teams into a single unit that looks after multiple geographies bring efficiency. But it also introduces complexity—because what works in New York won’t always land in New Delhi. So, how do you really connect with customers across such diverse markets? You test. Run localized market experiments to uncover: What benefits resonate most in Texas versus Toronto. How value propositions shift between Sydney and Singapore. What creative actually feels culturally relevant (not just translated). Here’s how you get it right: - Test benefits, messaging, and cultural fit on live platforms like Meta or LinkedIn using Heatseeker. - Use behavior-driven insights—CTR, CPA, engagement metrics—to guide decisions. - Stealth test where needed to mitigate risk and gather unbiased feedback. - Optimize campaigns iteratively to scale what works, fast. The result is campaigns that speak the language-beyond just words. Data-backed insights into what drives customers in that specific local. A scalable playbook for delivering localized campaigns that convert. Your streamlined team now has the tools to drive success.

Most creators obsess over the product. Few obsess over the rollout. The release is part of the art. Not an afterthought. Taylor Swift understands this. Midnights hit 1.4 million equivalent album units in 5 days. Fastest-selling album of 2022. Spotify record for most-streamed album in a day. Radiohead proved it differently with In Rainbows. Pay-what-you-want strategy. Made $3 million instantly. Sold 3+ million copies total. Compare this to most launches: Only 40% of tech products hit their launch goals. Companies that run pre-launch campaigns see 30% higher engagement. Yet 68% of creators launch with less than 2 weeks of planning. The difference? Strategic rollouts. Here's the 7-step framework that turns launches into breakthroughs: 1. Build anticipation, not just awareness Swift's cryptic countdown posts drove millions into detective mode. Create mystery before revelation. Tease features, don't announce them. Let your audience solve the puzzle. 2. Treat timing as a creative choice Radiohead released when the industry said "impossible." Their timing made a statement about value. Your launch date is part of your message. Choose it like you choose your words. 3. Plan for the long arc Most creators go silent after launch day. The best ones create seasons, not moments. Map content for 90 days, not 9 days. Think campaign, not event. 4. Map your content ecosystem One launch needs multiple content formats. Behind-the-scenes videos for YouTube. Process breakdowns for LinkedIn. User stories for testimonials. Each piece feeds the others. 5. Build community before you need it Swift had Swifties before she had albums to sell. Start building relationships today. Engage in comments, not just posts. Your launch audience should already know you. 6. Design feedback loops Launch, listen, adapt, repeat. Every comment is data for your next move. The best launches become conversations. Plan how you'll respond, not just how you'll speak. 7. Create momentum multipliers Design each piece to generate the next piece. User-generated content campaigns. Media coverage from early adopters. Referral programs that reward sharing. Success should snowball, not plateau. Your creative work deserves a creative launch. Stop treating the rollout like an obligation. Start treating it like an opportunity. ♻️ Share this with someone ready to launch their work strategically 🔔 Follow Kabir Sehgal for frameworks on creativity

𝐈𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. Most brands think distribution = platforms, algorithms, timing, budgets. That’s only half the story. Because content here doesn’t spread through platforms. It spreads through 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. And people share based on culture. How it actually works: Watch → Relate → Send → Spread That’s distribution. No algorithm needed. So the real question isn’t: → “Where should we post?” It’s: → “𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬?” And the answer is cultural. Content spreads when it taps into: → Shared experiences → Cultural moments → Language familiarity → Social dynamics That’s why: Polished content gets ignored. Simple, relatable content travels. One is digitally optimised. The other is culturally aligned. Most brands optimise for: → Trends → Formats → Algorithms But ignore: → Context → Behavior → Real-life triggers So their content stays on the platform. It never enters conversations. Winning brands get this: 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐨. And people share what: → Feels like “us” → Says what they couldn’t express → Makes them look relevant Before chasing reach, ask: → What cultural truth are we tapping into? → Who will share this? → Is this “forward-worthy”? Because in India, 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. #ContentMarketing #DistributionStrategy #MarketingIndia #ConsumerBehavior

"Leading Marketing Across 7 Countries Taught Me That Growth Is Both Human and Strategic" #Marketing across 7 SEA and Pacific markets has taught me that success isn’t just about great campaigns—it’s about building 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Every market has its own rhythm: what engages customers in Singapore might not resonate in Australia or the Philippines. The key is finding the balance between global strategy and local authenticity. Over the years, I have learned that driving ROI across borders takes more than numbers—it takes empathy, data, and trust. Here’s what made the biggest difference: ✨ Listening to local market data and human insights before shaping regional campaigns. ✨ Empowering country teams to localize creative and media while keeping brand consistency and playbooks. ✨ Aligning every marketing activity—#contentmarketing, #PR, #communications, merchandising and #partnerships—towards measurable outcomes like brand lift, revenue generation, and engagement. In one in-store campaign in Thailand, this balance led to stronger brand affinity with local market, drove footfall and increased growth—all while developing stronger, marketing teams in localised campaigns to target audiences. Because when people feel trusted to make impact, they don’t just execute—they own the results. ❓𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨? #MarketingLeadership #IntegratedMarketing #MarketingCommunications #CrossCulturalMarketing #360Marketing #BusinessGrowth #TeamEmpowerment #GlobalMarketing #LeadershipInAction #RegionalMarketing #PeopleAndPerformance

Do product launches feel like a last-minute scramble? Here's how to fix it. For Company X, the only thing consistent about product launches was that they were delayed, often by weeks. Each delay pushed back revenue, annoyed prospective customers, and frustrated the sales team. The teams were left rushing to pull together last-minute go-to-market materials. What was going wrong? The product team stopped once the product was built. They were time-pressured and had to get straight onto the next piece of work. They knew the marketing team handled messaging and they didn't have time for a big handover at the end of the project. It was unclear who was responsible for pulling together materials, like screen grabs, features and benefits. Sound familiar? Here's the fix: 🚀 Start launch planning at the beginning of the project. Involve reps from marketing, CX, and support in the kick off meeting and agree what ongoing involvement is needed up front. 🚀 Collaborate in parallel. By starting launch planning early, you eliminate a handoff. Marketing gets all the information they need and can work in parallel. Both product and marketing enjoy efficiency benefits, and the product launches on time. 🚀 Share meaningful show & tells. Invite stakeholders to regular demos (tailor the content to meet their needs). A great demo doesn't only show functionality; it prepares, elicits feedback, and gets buy-in. When I helped this company change their approach, their launches became timely and far more effective. Marketing had better messaging, meaning the product landed better with customers. The noise from exec stakeholders disappeared. --- If this sounds familiar, let's talk (just drop me a DM). I help time-strapped CTOs & CPOs build collaborative, effective product teams that deliver impact. You don't have to do it all alone.

Most product teams have one launch checklist. They use it for everything. And that's why customers tune out.                                                                                           A good launch starts well before distribution. First, you align on the basics: → What does this feature actually do? What are its limitations? → What's the value proposition? → Who is the primary target persona? → What's the key visual or demo moment? That part most teams get right these days. Where they stumble is varying their "launch volume". Not every feature deserves the same external push. Treating a minor workflow improvement the same as a category-defining release is a waste. It trains your audience to stop paying attention. That's where launch tiering comes in: 🔴 Tier 1: Grand Launch Category-defining. Repositions the product or unlocks new revenue. → 1-2 times a year, maximum → Tactics like founder video, paid ads, PR, webinars, dedicated email blast, landing page 🟠 Tier 2: Spotlight Launch Valuable and broad. Most active users will care. → 1-2 times a quarter → Multiple LinkedIn posts, newsletter feature, demo video, changelog 🟡 Tier 3: Minor Drop Useful for a specific segment. Not everyone needs to know. → 1-2 times a month max → In-app notification, newsletter mention, knowledge base article ⚪ Tier 4: Soft Update A config change, bug fix, or subtle design tweak. → Internal note to support + changelog. Nothing more. One more thing that's underrated: before any external push, Product Marketers need to align with PMs to make sure the self-discovery layer is solid. In my experience, existing customers don't always read launch emails. They need to stumble onto the feature inside the product itself. Think contextual tooltips, visual callouts, in-flow prompts. Slack does this well. Drop a Google Drive link and it immediately surfaces the integration. No campaign needed.    If the product doesn't surface the feature, the launch email carries all the weight. That's too much to ask of one round of announcements.  Now, some mistakes I've made in the past: 1. One checklist for every tier. Even within a tier, hand-pick the tactics that fit. Not every Tier 1 needs a webinar. A Tier 2 might land better through a partner's post than your own channels . 2. Labelling everything "exciting." When every release is "game-changing", your audience learns to ignore all of them. Save the big words for when they earn it. 3. Treating Tier 1 like a bigger Tier 2. A Grand Launch doesn't just need more tactics. It needs genuinely different content. Something that stops people mid-scroll. Ex: Clay got influencers to shoot video skits for their Signals feature. 4. Never re-launching. Customers forget, and features improve. A relaunch 6 to 12 months later introduces the feature to everyone who has joined since. The tier system doesn't make launches easier.  It makes the decision clearer. What's the biggest launch mistake you've seen?

Stop thinking about creating one animated video - at - a - time. Here's a "new" approach to improve results, quality and brand consistency! Starting every new video project from scratch can feel overwhelming. The approvals, the creative brainstorms... it’s like climbing a mountain each time. But it doesn’t have to be that way. • Are approvals dragging on longer than they should? • Were all your 2024 videos consistent with your brand and goals? • Was onboarding a new video team this year more stressful than expected? • When you think about January, are you ready with animation assets, or are you starting from zero? Here’s a framework to help you rethink video creation. It’s not only about solving today’s challenges; it’s about setting yourself up for success next year and beyond. • Mini projects ---------------------------------- Think of your quarterly needs: maybe it’s product explainer videos, internal communications, or campaign launches. But before planning each video, look at what could be shared among them. • Reuse with Purpose ---------------------------------- Start by identifying patterns in your content needs. What elements like style, characters, visuals or concepts like RTB's, USP's and brand values ... can you use across multiple animated assets? Think beyond one-off videos to assets that evolve and adapt. The first project is developing these assets to align with your brand, audience, and goals. It might feel like a step back for a moment, and it is, but this step back will provide perspective. • Quality First ---------------------------------- This isn’t about cost-saving. It's about a more efficient way to plan your creative as a long-term asset that scales with your brand. Reusable systems elevate your creative quality. A well-crafted library becomes a tool for consistency and innovation, ensuring every video reflects your brand’s story. And when you inevitably need something quickly, you are already part of the way there. • Stakeholder alignment ---------------------------------- This one is a huge win! If you position the first project as an exercise in creating a strategic animation system, all other video content created with it will already have alignment from leadership. It's like a cheat code for the approval process. Instead of reviewing everything each time, just review what's new, and because it's based on an animation system, it will be a much smoother process. • Long-Term Value ---------------------------------- Think about it like planting seeds for your brand. The ROI isn’t just in cost efficiency or the performance of each video based on the system, but in the exponential value, these assets create as they’re reused, refined, and expanded. The right approach isn’t about making content faster but building a strategically designed animation library that grows with your brand. #AnimationStrategy, #BrandConsistency, or #CreativeSystems.

Want to know why product launches fail? It's rarely because the product is bad. The real killer? Treating go-to-market as an afterthought. The "build it and they will come" mindset is a recipe for disaster. Your product (amazing as it is) won't reach its potential without a solid go-to-market strategy. So I teamed up with Aakash Gupta from Product Growth to create a launch playbook for PMs that don't have product marketing support. Some of the OG founding PMMs 💪 Here's a quick summary of what it takes to get to launch day: 1️⃣ Competitive Research: Analyze competitor messaging, market needs, buying habits, and potential positioning gaps. Start with internal research, but also get out there and talk to people. 2️⃣ Segmentation: Define your Customer Profile (ICP). Don't fall into the trap of being too broad — you want your audience to feel like the product was made just for them. 3️⃣ Pricing & Packaging: Set a clear pricing and packaging strategy early. I learned the hard way that last-minute pricing surprises can derail a launch, so planning a review can save a lot of stress later. 4️⃣ Positioning & Messaging: Craft a compelling launch narrative that drives your positioning home. A solid messaging framework can help distill complex ideas into simple stories that truly connect with your audience. 5️⃣ Assemble Your Launch Team: Establishing clear responsibilities early on prevents last-minute confusion and keeps the launch process running smoothly. 6️⃣ Clear Objectives: Establish measurable OKRs. Setting concrete, meaningful goals from the start helps keep everyone aligned and accountable before and after the launch. 7️⃣ Distribution Channels: Choose realistic, high-impact channels. Trust me, it’s more effective to focus on one or two channels that deliver results. Don't spread yourself too thin. 8️⃣ Launch Milestones: Set key dates and work backwards. Mapping out major milestones first makes it a lot easier to plan the little details more accurately. 9️⃣ Bill of Materials: Project management is still a big part of a successful go-to-market. List all content and deliverables needed. Breaking down tasks in a simple project board or spreadsheet keeps everything and everyone organized. 🔟 Enable Sales & CS: Equip teams with assets and training. Looping in your sales and customer success teams early ensures they’re confident and ready, turning them into powerful advocates on launch day. 1️⃣1️⃣ Launch Day: Execute, monitor, and celebrate every win. Remember, your enthusiasm is contagious and sets the bar for everyone else. By celebrating even the small wins, you build momentum that propels the entire team forward. There you have it - a framework for launching products that actually get traction. Want the complete playbook with templates and examples? Check it out here → https://lnkd.in/gGZmDyhT