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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #050: The GTM-in-an-Hour
THE PROBLEM Your launch plan is a Slack thread and a prayer. You're launching something new. There's a date on the calendar....
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #051: The Data Persona
THE PROBLEM Your personas are fiction. Your customers are real. Someone made personas two years ago. They have names like 'Marketing Mary'...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #052: The Brief That Works
THE PROBLEM A bad brief wastes more money than a bad campaign — because it guarantees one. The brief is the most...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #046: The Video Template
THE PROBLEM Starting a video from scratch is the worst part. You know the style you want. You’ve seen examples. But translating...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #044: The Transformation
THE PROBLEM The before-and-after needs to be dramatic. Not just different — dramatic. You have the before. You have the after. But...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #045: The Prototype Demo
THE PROBLEM The product demo needs to look real. The product does not exist yet. The prototype is in development. The investor...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #043: The Visual Story
THE PROBLEM You need a visual story. Not a slideshow — a story. The narrative is compelling. The data supports it. But...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #042: The Campaign Video
THE PROBLEM The campaign needs video. The budget says no. TV-quality campaign video: scriptwriter, director, crew, talent, location, post-production. Six weeks. Five...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #040: The Photo-to-Film
THE PROBLEM You have a photo. You need it to move. The product shot is perfect. The hero image is stunning. But...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #041: The AI Spokesperson
THE PROBLEM Your spokesperson costs more per hour than your entire AI budget. Professional talent. Studio time. Teleprompter. Multiple takes. Post-production. For...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #039: The Perfect Length
THE PROBLEM The video is perfect. It is also 3 seconds too short. The AI generated exactly what you wanted. Except it’s...
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Messy Middle Helpline — Case #038: The Creative Vision
THE PROBLEM You have a creative vision. The AI has different plans. You described the exact shot: camera angle, lighting, mood, movement....