Wal-Mart’s First Print Ad in 1962
While this small launch party in the city of Rogers, Arkansas may have not been a big deal, the rise of Wal-Mart would be a prominent part of American lives …
The 76° Apple Store Screen Tilt
In Apple Stores all screens are tilted at exactly 76° degrees, this is so you move the screen with your hand…interacting with the product more and making you feel more …
17 equations that changed the world
If you went back several hundred years with these equations, you’d be considered the smartest person on the planet.…
Super generalized business card
Some people specialize, some people generalize. This guy who is an electrician by trade decided to list evvvveerrryything he can do, plus some funny stuff for novelty 😂…
Fun visual of most visited countries
By “stacking bags” this chart makes a standard bar-chart into something more fun!…
Have you ever wondered how I blast out 50,000+ emails a week to this newsletter?
I use a service called ConvertKit.
It’s my top pick for sending out an email newsletter because:
Most email senders are complex, CK is not.
The editor is the …
Cloud of Influence
The “Cloud of Influence” is the cloud of exposure you get from posting on multiple platforms:
→ People directly subscribed (high engagement)
→ Mentions & conversations (medium engagement)
→ Exposure …
SXSW party and panel
Fun thing yesterday happened yesterday: My friend Noah Kagan threw a SXSW party and panel to talk about content creation in 2023:
It was me, @noahkagan, @thesamparr, @jwmares…
1912 mail order house plans
This ad is a little confusing, it sort of “implies” you can build a 7 bedroom house for $759 to get your attention. This ad is actually for a “plan …
Call to action based pizza ad:
This 1979 ad for Jeno’s Pizza Rolls has a strong call to action to write in (a physical letter) to Jeno, and he’ll send you back a recipe booklet. What’s …
Sphere of Influence
The “Sphere of Influence” is the cloud of exposure you get from posting on multiple platforms:
→ People directly subscribed.
→ Mentions & conversations.
→ Exposure through feeds.
It used …
Lots of medical tourism data in simple chart
This chart makes it visually very easy to see the prices of medical procedures in the USA, Korea, Singapore, and India.
Fun personal story about Indian medical costs:
In 2013 …
1951 “Instructional” Orange Juice Ad
This ad cleverly shows you how to use the product…and to use A LOT of it!
Not sure if this is considered healthy or not anymore, but the ad is …
Simple chart shows how much data NetFlix and YouTube take up
What’s very easy to see here (thanks to a this simple data chart) is how NetFlix and YouTube combined account for ~25% of all internet traffic!…
Testimonial + Pic for the ultimate social proof
This Instagram Ad uses a simple testimonial along with an aesthetically pleasing photo to make the testimonial really POP.…
Project Hail Mary
My “Splurge” recommendation today costs a grand total of $13.
It’s an AMAZING book called Project Hail Mary, and it’s been my most recommended book in the last few …
Who else is like this? 😂
Also it’s SXSW time in Austin and there’s so many meetup/event thingies going on. Went to one yesterday thrown by my friends Nick and …
Show Don’t Tell
Instead of telling people about your service, can you just SHOW IT instead? Like this before/after picture of helping people with their home video setups.
Or these patio enclosure pics:…
