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The Dispatch is Post Road Marketing's blog, real marketing advice for women entrepreneurs who are done following strategies that don't fit their business. New posts every week covering brand messaging, social media strategy, content creation, email marketing, and more. No fluff, no guru nonsense.

  • The marketing tactic I refuse to use

    Someone asked me at a workshop last week: “What’s your cold outreach strategy?” I said, “I don’t do cold outreach.” You should’ve seen their face. Like I’d just admitted I sacrifice small animals under a full moon or something equally unhinged. But here’s the truth: cold outreach feels spammy to me. And I’m not doing…

  • The trap I didn’t see coming (and you might not either)

    The trap I didn’t see coming (and you might not either) Here’s a question worth 10 minutes of your time today: If you needed to move your website tomorrow, how hard would it be? Not “would you want to” – how hard would it actually be to take everything with you? I’ve been on Kajabi…

  • Marketing When You Hate Self-Promotion: A Guide for Introverts

    Think you are at a disadvantage in marketing because you are an introvert? Think again. Discover how your natural strengths like deep listening and empathy are actually your secret weapons for building a brand without the loud self-promotion.

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  • Done-For-You is Dead. Do It With You is the Future

    They want to learn, not outsource. That’s the secret your best clients wish you knew. They don’t want you to do it for them. They want you to do it with them. They don’t want you to do it for them. They want you to do it with them. But the done-for-you model is exhausting….

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  • Before you set new goals, read this.

    Feeling Behind? Here’s a Different Way to Look at It Right now, I feel like I’m behind. There’s too much in motion. Too many open loops. And definitely no work-life harmony to be found. I’ve been here before. Every time I start measuring myself against what’s not done, it looks like I’m standing still. That’s…

  • AI Isn’t Your Content Mill. It’s Your Thinking Partner

    They ask you to write another email. And you’d rather scrub your grout with a toothbrush. You know you need to email your list. You know it’s the only marketing channel you actually own. But the thought of coming up with another idea, writing another subject line, and staring at another blank screen makes you…

  • Don’t hate me… but this part of your site needs to change

    Don’t Hate Me… But This Part of Your Site Needs to Change Last week, I told you there was another small moment on your site that creates more friction than you would ever expect. It is subtle, familiar, and easy to miss because almost everyone does it without thinking. It is the social media icons…

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