field notes.

Stories from
the craft.

Thoughts, frameworks, and a few hard-earned lessons on brand, social, and making content people actually remember.

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Straight from
our feed.

Quick takes on brand, content, and the craft. Follow @contentheartsco for more.

the journal

Notes &
thinking.

Essays on brand, craft, and the stuff nobody tells you about running an agency. Click any story to read the full piece.

01
Social Media Strategy

Unethical ways to go viral on TikTok (and why they don’t grow your business).

Fake before/afters, cringe skits, dance trends. The virality tactics brands fall for — and a better way to measure social media success.

02
Small Business Marketing

Why cheap marketing solutions are the most expensive decision you’ll make.

DIY marketing feels like saving money. It’s usually the opposite. Why I paid for a 5-figure coach when my business was making $0.

03
Brand Positioning

Attention vs branding: finding our hybrid agency positioning.

Traditional 4As thinking or content creator mindset? Big ideas or conversion hooks? A founder’s honest take on the hybrid we became.

04
Small Business Branding

They built a 7-figure business on $600 of branding. Now they’re paying to undo it.

Why waiting to invest in branding gets more expensive over time — and what we restructured when an SME client finally called.

05
Meta Ads

Low-quality creatives, high-quality leads: pick one.

Running 4-figure Meta ads with zero investment in creative? Here’s why your lead quality is low — and what to fix before spending another dollar.

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