Issue 05 is out — on unglamorous consistency — read online or in print (144 pages)
03 · SECTION

Letters — short,
opinionated, direct.

Letters are the shorter pieces in each issue — 8 to 12 minutes each, one argument to the piece. They exist to give you something specific to try on Monday morning, or to give you specific permission not to try something you were about to.

Letter 1
LETTER · CADENCE

Post less. The counter-cyclical case for restraint.

The brands with the strongest organic engagement rates in our sample post, on median, one third as often as their category peers. The mechanism, and what it implies for calendar planning.

Mireille Osgood-Kwan · 8 minRead →
Letter 2
LETTER · CREATIVE

One voice, held for a decade. The unglamorous brand asset.

The single most reliable predictor of organic reach across the 200 brands we track is not creative quality, publishing frequency, or platform choice. It is the consistency of tone across three-plus years.

Sacha Bharath · 9 minRead →