The #1 thing to do in a new job 🏆

An easy Slack trick to make you a team superstar

Starting a new marketing job is tough.

You want to make an impact starting Day 1… But where do you begin?

I’ve got a simple trick that never fails: 👇

1. 💌 Create a #marketing-ideas channel on Slack/Teams

2. 📣 Invite colleagues from EVERY department (yes, even the devs)

3. 🧠 Share campaigns you’ve seen in your previous roles

Boom. Only 3 steps to boost teamwork and show you’re ready for new ideas.

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💥 Why this simple trick is so powerful

Your new colleagues (in sales, product, and engineering) live and breathe your company’s industry just like you. It’s always in the back of their minds.

When they doomscroll on social media and spot creative marketing in the wild, their brains make connections to your company. They are NOT marketers — but the gears start turning. ⚙️

But with no place to share their marketing ideas? → Poof. They’re gone.

Your #marketing-ideas Slack channel fixes that. 🎉

🚧 The only rule in the channel

In this channel, there’s no such thing as a “bad” idea. 🙅‍♂️

People should feel 100% comfortable sharing ANY thought, no matter how out there.

To get the ball rolling, drop examples of campaigns that have WOWed you (bonus points if they’re from the competitors of your previous workplace). Show the kind of ideas you’re hungry for. Set yourself a weekly reminder to share something in this channel — it’s your job to keep it alive.

💎 How I used this tactic to boost our brand

When I worked at MineOS, a privacy tech startup, a competitor launched a job board exclusively for privacy professionals. Brilliant idea. Instantly positioned them as the industry authority.

I hated myself for not thinking of it first.

Imitating them would look silly; we were in the same Privacy space, after all.

When I joined Wiz, a cloud security company, I created a #marketing-ideas Slack channel. Shared the job board idea as inspo to get the snowball rolling. Three months later—we launched our own “Cloud Security Job Board”. Massive win! 🎉

🎁 This will 100% make you a team superstar

The beauty of this approach is that everyone wins:

1. ✅ Coworkers feel valued and heard

2. ✅ You get a HUGE collection of new marketing ideas to work with

3. ✅ Your bosses get more engaged and collaborative teams

But wait, there’s more!

When you become the idea aggregator, something cool happens: People start coming to you proactively with suggestions and projects.

You become known as the one employee who’s always open to new ideas. The one who’s not afraid to shake things up. The brave person who walks the Tall Grass.

In those early days at a new marketing job, I found that reputation to be pure gold. 💛

🧗🏻 Here's my challenge

Start that #marketing-ideas channel now. Don’t wait another day. Invite your teammates, drop some examples, and let the brainstorming begin. 🧠🌩️

Trust me: It’ll be the easiest quick win you ever land in your first month.

Challenge accepted? 💪

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See you next week!

-Tom

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