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Paul Ruscoe

I bury marketing bullshit. Writing on marketing and media science without the fluff. 20 years in strategy, now calling out the myths and showing how growth really happens.

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OPINION: Quick to Mind × Easy to Find 2030

Why AI Isn’t Rewriting Marketing

Quick to Mind, Easy to Find:

An Evidence-Led Model for Growth (or actually, just survival!)

Reframing the Role of Performance: It's Like Paying Rent, But It Wont Buy You Lunch

Why a lot of performance marketing is a necessary evil. Like paying tax

Television’s Timeless Lessons:

What Digital Advertising Could Learn Before the Bell Tolls

Why History Might Be Repeating Itself with AI

March 3, 2025

Why Do Marketers Fear Brand but Fund Failure?

April 3, 2025

Profit: The Two Levers of Sustainable Growth

June 9, 2025

From Ad-Junk to ESOV: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How Smaller Brands Can Actually Achieve It

Introduction

The Predictable Reality of Buying Behavior:

Why Double Jeopardy Still Matters

OPINION: The Misguided Demand to “Tie It Back to Sales”

Rethinking Expectations of Upper-Funnel Advertising