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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.
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 weekContent & SEO • Write for humans and algorithms • Understand technical SEO basics • Master content distribution
Pro move: Build one pillar page with topic clustersPaid Media Mastery • Navigate Meta Ads Manager • Understand Google Ads fundamentals • Track attribution across channels
Start here: Set up one conversion tracking pixelEmail & Marketing Automation • Build effective nurture flows • Segment like a surgeon • A/B test everything
First step: Create one automated welcome sequenceSocial 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:
Audit your current skill set
Identify your biggest gap
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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