Series 1 · Episode 2 · October 30, 2026

Relevancy at Scale

Your targeting’s accurate but engagement rates are flat? Will and El show you how to make every message resonate with the right segment, without producing a single extra asset.

In this episode

  1. Why accurate targeting still produces flat engagement

  2. How to build audience segments from pain-point clusters

  3. How to adapt messaging for each segment using the content you already have

  4. The approach behind one client’s 17% CTR, 4x their previous year

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In this episode

Your hosts

  • Will Smibert, CEO

  • El Bryant, VP of Revenue & Operations

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