5 Skills That'll Make You Unstoppable

Plus - calling all dads

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The Full-Stack Marketing Playbook: 5 Skills That'll Make You Unstoppable

Want to be the Swiss Army knife of marketing? The marketer who can do it all? Let's break down the essential skills that'll make you invaluable in 2025.

  1. Analytics & Data Storytelling • Master Google Analytics 4 • Learn basic SQL for data pulling • Turn numbers into narratives
    Quick win: Learn one new GA4 report this week

  2. Content & SEO • Write for humans and algorithms • Understand technical SEO basics • Master content distribution
    Pro move: Build one pillar page with topic clusters

  3. Paid Media Mastery • Navigate Meta Ads Manager • Understand Google Ads fundamentals • Track attribution across channels
    Start here: Set up one conversion tracking pixel

  4. Email & Marketing Automation • Build effective nurture flows • Segment like a surgeon • A/B test everything
    First step: Create one automated welcome sequence

  5. Social Media & Community • Create platform-specific content • Build engagement strategies • Manage communities effectively
    Begin with: Audit one channel's content strategy

Why it matters:

  • Companies want versatile marketers

  • Skills complement each other

  • More career opportunities

Your 30-minute action plan:

  1. Audit your current skill set

  2. Identify your biggest gap

  3. Find one free course to start learning

Pro tip: Don't try to master everything at once. Pick one skill per quarter to focus on.

Remember: Being a full-stack marketer doesn't mean being an expert at everything. It means knowing enough to be dangerous in every area.

Calling all dads (and the awesome people who put up with them)

If Morning Brew, Huckberry, and that one hilarious dad at the barbecue had a love child… it'd be this newsletter. Dad Day is where dad wisdom, gear, and humor meet three times a week.

What's inside:

  • Dad wisdom that actually hits home

  • Gear reviews that save you from buyer's remorse

  • Workouts that fit between chaos

  • Stories of badass dads doing badass things

  • Enough humor to remind you we're all in this together

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