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The 6️⃣7️⃣ Problem

Nov 11, 2025

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4 min read

The 6️⃣7️⃣ Problem

Memes go viral. Mail goes to work. Guess which one pays better.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
🥁 Black Friday Started on Halloween. Phil Collins Would’ve Started in September.

Nov 4, 2025

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6 min read

🥁 Black Friday Started on Halloween. Phil Collins Would’ve Started in September.

Retail’s been playing the holiday drum solo since October. If your mail plan’s still tuning up, you’ve already missed the beat.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
🎃 Direct Mail in a Halloween Costume

Oct 28, 2025

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7 min read

🎃 Direct Mail in a Halloween Costume

What Spencer’s Gifts, Spirit Halloween, and a 90s rom-com icon can teach you about seasonal timing and fully committing to the bit.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
💾 You’ve Got Mail. Again.

Oct 22, 2025

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6 min read

💾 You’ve Got Mail. Again.

BSB’s still touring. AOL’s gone. Print’s alive. And somehow, so is velour.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
🎤 MINI-ISSUE: We're Off to See the Boy Band

Aug 1, 2025

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6 min read

🎤 MINI-ISSUE: We're Off to See the Boy Band

The Sphere. The Show. The Shirt. The Slippers. The Sneak Peek.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
Introducing Stratcasm: The Official Language of Pre-Sorted Bullsh*t

Jul 28, 2025

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7 min read

Introducing Stratcasm: The Official Language of Pre-Sorted Bullsh*t

New masthead. Same eye-roll. Of course there’s t-shirts.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
Barbara Corcoran Joins Pre-Sorted Bullsh*t Board

Jul 10, 2025

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11 min read

Barbara Corcoran Joins Pre-Sorted Bullsh*t Board

Okay, not exactly. It’s complicated. But stay with me.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
📬 Why I'm Doing This

Jun 30, 2025

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7 min read

📬 Why I'm Doing This

Proof you can take direct mail seriously without taking yourself seriously.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
Why Digital Marketers Make Terrible Mail Campaigns

Jun 17, 2025

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6 min read

Why Digital Marketers Make Terrible Mail Campaigns

How digital habits make a mess out of direct mail—and what actually works.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
AI Can’t Polish a 💩 Offer

Jun 3, 2025

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4 min read

AI Can’t Polish a 💩 Offer

What happens when you mix AI with zero strategy.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
📬 What Your Open Rates Won’t Tell You

May 28, 2025

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3 min read

📬 What Your Open Rates Won’t Tell You

They noticed your mail. Neat. But did they do anything? Why response > vanity every time.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
QR Codes: Because Apparently It's Still 2012

May 20, 2025

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4 min read

QR Codes: Because Apparently It's Still 2012

Use them like a pro—or don’t use them at all.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
📬 The Real Reason Your Campaign, Um... Flopped

May 13, 2025

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3 min read

📬 The Real Reason Your Campaign, Um... Flopped

Hint: It’s not the font. It’s your broken strategy.

Josh Gold
Josh Gold
Direct Mail Is Dead.

May 5, 2025

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3 min read

Direct Mail Is Dead.

(Just kidding. It pays my bills.)

Josh Gold
Josh Gold

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