DTC Newsletter - All Issues

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June 13, 2025

DTC836: Amazon Brand Building Tactics, Marketing To Gen X, and ChatGPT Outage

The DTC newsletter explores essential strategies for B2C brand success, emphasizing the shift from PPC to brand-building on Amazon and the importance of customer experience. It also covers topics like marketing to Gen X, U.S.-China tariff updates, and the rise in ChatGPT searches following a brief outage.

DTC835: Tech Stack Hulken, Welcome Email Flows, and DHL Strike

Discover how Hulken's tech stack drives $1.3M/month in DTC sales, explore welcome email strategies from brands like KITH and Everlane, and get the latest updates on U.S.–China tariffs and the DHL Canada strike.

DTC834: Ways To Raise AOV, Shiti Coolers Humor-Based Marketing, and TikTok Ban Update

Learn how to boost your AOV, maximize ROAS, and use humor-based marketing with actionable insights from the DTC Newsletter. This issue also covers TikTok’s potential U.S. ban, tariff updates from U.S.-China trade talks, and AI agents revolutionizing ecommerce efficiency.

DTC833: Marketing Stunts, Hestan’s Retention Strategies, and Manifest Dream Life

Discover how brands like Liquid Death and Hestan are using shock marketing and smart content strategies to drive virality and retention in this DTC newsletter for June 10, 2025. Get updates on U.S.–China tariff talks, influencer marketing alternatives to paid ads, and how top brands are preparing for Q4 amidst economic uncertainty.

DTC832: TikTok Ad Features, Zara Paid Growth, Scaling Creatives with AI, and RXBar Chrome Extension

TikTok releases big new ad updates like Search Ads Center, Market Scope and Brand Consideration Ads to optimize campaigns across the entire funnel.

DTC831: Simple Amazon Ad Strategy for Sellers

We explain why Amazon sellers need to distinguish between two key goals: incremental revenue and incremental profit when scaling a DTC brand.

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June 5, 2025

DTC830: AI Trends 2025, Customer Cohort Profiles, and Burt Bee x Mike’s Hot Honey Partnership

We unpack tech analyst Mary Meeker's 340-page report on AI trends, share insightful stats, and discuss why she's optimistic about the future of AI.

DTC829: Chivas Regal Father's Day Ad Breakdown

We breakdown this emotional Father's Day ad from the whiskey brand Chivas Regal and explain how you can use these techniques in your own ad copy.

DTC828: Touchland's Premium Website Breakdown

We dive into Touchland's website and analyze how the hand sanitizer brand delivers a premium and personalized experience that drives repeat purchases.

DTC827: Why Brands Are Starting Substacks

We discuss why brands and founders are using Substack as a way to connect with Gen Z and share insightful stats on the platform's recent growth.

DTC826: Google's Smart Bidding Exploration Tool

We discuss how Google Ads Smart Bidding Exploration is its biggest update in over a decade and how this new tool will capture more qualified leads.

DTC825: Lancôme 's Juicy Kissing Web Ad Campaign

How Lancôme’s Y2K-inspired campaign featuring celebrities like Ed Westwick reminded audiences about their product's cultural impact in the early 2000s.

DTC824: Four-Day Amazon Prime Day Tactics

We discuss how an unprecedented four-day Amazon Prime sale will impact sellers, plus why this larger window will make this period more competitive.

DTC823: Instagram Lockable Reels Tactics

We share how ecommerce brands can leverage Instagram's new lockable Reels feature to boost site traffic and expand their email subscriber list.

DTC822: Shopify Summer Editions 2025 Updates

We dive into Shopify's biggest new updates during its Summer Editions 2025, which include improvements to Sidekick and its new AI Store Builder.

DTC821: Google's Biggest AI Updates from I/O

We dive into Google's latest batch of AI updates which includes AI Mode, Google Shopping's virtual try-on tool, and AI video generator Veo 3.

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