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Quick Hits: Growth Wins, Big Retail Moves, and Upcoming Brand Launches

From Pilothouse tripling email revenue to Mikayla Nogueira’s makeup brand debut, catch the latest news, events, and quirky celebrations happening this week.

How Simple Modern Scaled to $1B While Spending Just 5% on Ads

In this podcast, Simple Modern’s co-founder shares how brand trust, Amazon SEO, and viral content fueled massive growth with minimal ad spend.

OpenAI Urges Trump to Ease AI Restrictions Amid Global Competition

OpenAI calls for relaxed copyright rules to compete with China’s AI advancements, facing backlash from top creatives defending intellectual property rights.

5 Scrappy Ad Ideas That Prove Creativity Beats Budget

From TikTok testimonials to memes, these low-cost, high-impact ad ideas show how authentic, relatable content can drive big results.

Insense Helps Brands Unlock UGC Success with the Right Creators

With over 68,500 vetted creators worldwide, Insense makes it easy for brands to find perfect UGC matches and drive real results—like boosted AOV and high activation rates.

Global Marketing Benchmark Report Reveals Key Channel Insights

Covering 10 billion campaigns across 40+ industries, this report highlights trends in email, SMS, and automation to help marketers compare performance and optimize strategy.

Today’s DTC: Scrappy Ads, $1B Brand Growth, and a TikTok Beauty Launch

Explore five high-impact ad ideas, how Simple Modern scaled to $1B without ads, and Mikayla Nogueira’s upcoming beauty brand launch.

Quick Hits: Big Brand Moves, TikTok Ad Fixes, and Events to Watch

This roundup features Pilothouse’s $3M scale with Songfinch, TikTok ROAS tips, major brand news from PepsiCo and Google, plus top marketing events happening soon.

Meta’s Advantage+ Update: New Strategies for AI-Driven Ads

In the latest DTC Podcast, Pilothouse experts break down Meta’s Advantage+ changes and share strategies to boost ROAS, optimize bidding, and convert with smarter landing pages.

Google Ads Introduces Carbon Footprint Tracking for Campaigns

Advertisers can now measure the environmental impact of their campaigns with Google’s new Carbon Footprint tool, supporting its goal of net zero emissions by 2030.

Minisocial Delivers Micro-Influencer Content That Converts

Minisocial helps brands scale with licensed UGC by pairing them with micro-influencers who create engaging content for ads, socials, emails, and more.

How Set Active Turned a Production Mistake into a Viral Campaign

Set Active’s transparent and playful “BLOOPERS” campaign transformed a sizing error into a brand win, boosting affinity, authenticity, and sustainability.

Simplify Global Tax Compliance with Avalara for Shopify

Avalara’s new whitepaper shows how ecommerce brands can tackle tax complexities, adapt to omnichannel growth, and prepare for peak seasons using automation.

Today’s DTC: Viral Product Mistakes, Meta Advantage+ Tips, and TikTok Ad Fixes

Learn how Set Active flipped a production error into a win, get the latest on Meta’s Advantage+ updates, and uncover 3 key questions to improve your TikTok ad performance.

Social Highlights, Scale Wins, and Upcoming Marketing Events

This roundup covers a viral ad from Drink Oshun, Pilothouse’s $3M scale story with Songfinch, key marketing events, and major brand moves from OpenAI, HEYDUDE, and Louis Vuitton.

3 Proven Steps for a Successful DTC Brand Launch

From building pre-launch hype to creating scarcity, Pilothouse shares a repeatable strategy that helped brands like Set Active and Rhode hit seven figures at launch.