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You're drowning in marketing tactics (and it's killing your career) 🌊

The difference between $80k and $250k marketers

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Tom Orbach
Feb 14, 2025
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Most marketers spend their careers collecting tactics. ❌

  • “Post exactly at 9 AM on LinkedIn!”

  • “Use these 5 email templates!”

  • “Copy this landing page format!”

But here’s what nobody tells you: Top marketers ignore all that.

They play a completely different game.

They hunt for ideas. ✅

Let me show you what I mean.

Tactics have an expiration date 📅

The moment a tactic works → everyone copies it → it stops working.

That’s why:

  • Yesterday’s “perfect” cold email template = today’s spam

  • Last month's “viral” LinkedIn format = this month’s cringe

  • 2024’s “genius” landing page = 2025’s generic template

The half-life of marketing tactics is getting shorter and shorter.

But ideas? They’re timeless.

Why most marketers stay stuck at $80k 🪜

The career ladder in marketing looks like this:

  • $80k = Tactical execution

  • $120k = Tactical innovation

  • $170k = Idea spotting

  • $250k+ = Idea creation ← this is where you want to be 💡

Most marketers NEVER make it past tactical innovation because they’re too busy:

  • Copying viral templates

  • Following tactic-focused newsletters

  • Chasing trends instead of understanding why they work

It’s not about your level, years of experience, or whether you’re in a leadership role. It’s about always looking for ideas (instead of tactics).

Your $250k promotion lives in this one question 🔑

The secret to finding breakthrough marketing ideas is simple:

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