What to read this week 🚀


What You'll Learn Today

In 5 minutes, you'll be learning about the following:

  1. Facebook Content Strategy for 2025: What’s Actually Working Right Now
  2. How Basecamp Makes $99/Month Feel Like a Steal
  3. ​🚀 Missed It Live? Watch the Replay: 11 AI Prompts & Tools Every Marketer Needs​
  4. ​How to Build the Ultimate Lifestyle Business with Josh Nielsen [PODCAST]
  5. Your AI-Powered Personal Shopper [TOOL]

What did everyone enjoy last week?

The most clicked link was ... ​How AI Avatars Can Simplify Video Creation​

Cheers,

Jim Huffman, GrowthHit CEO
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My Take of the Week​
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Alignment = Growth. Is Your Team on the Same Page?​

If your team thinks growth is just marketing’s job, you’re already losing.

Growth isn’t a department. It’s a mindset.

Imagine this:

  • Sales is doing one thing.
  • Product is doing another.
  • Marketing is on an island.

Growth? Not happening. Alignment? Mandatory.

Winning teams know this:

âś… Product builds for customer delight.

âś… Sales aligns with real customer needs.

âś… Marketing fuels the engine with the right message and channels.

Growth happens when every part of your company works together toward a single goal.

Think about this as you focus on your 2025 goals.

Special Find: Team Pick

​Hero Section Inspiration: Personalization Meets Engagement​

Maven Clinic uses a scrolling hero design to showcase their employees and the types of doctors users can access.

Why we love it:

  • Human-Centered Appeal: Builds trust by spotlighting the people behind the service.
  • Showcasing Expertise: Highlights the team as a core part of the offering.
  • Interactive Engagement: The scrolling feature draws attention and keeps users engaged.

Credit to Morgan Davison, our Senior CRO Manager, for finding this gem!

FREE GROWTH CLINIC

​🚀 Missed It Live? Watch the Replay: The 11 AI Prompts & Tools Every Marketer Needs​

AI is changing the game in marketing, but only if you know how to use it.

If you missed our live interactive session, don’t worry—you can still catch the replay!

In this session, I break down 11 powerful AI prompts and tools that can:

âś… Streamline your workflow

âś… Supercharge content creation

âś… Unlock new growth opportunities

Whether you're looking to automate tasks, improve messaging, or scale faster, these AI-powered strategies will give you a serious edge.

Don’t miss out—this could be the competitive advantage you need for 2025! 🚀

Curated Growth Tips of the Week ​
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2 Growth Tips to Grow Your Biz

Featuring growth tips and insights sourced from other publications.

​1/ Facebook Content Strategy for 2025: What’s Actually Working Right Now​

Facebook is far from dead—in fact, it’s thriving.

With over 3 billion monthly users and a shift towards interest-based discovery, marketers have more opportunities than ever to reach new audiences organically.

Here’s what’s working right now:

🔥 Content That Wins in Facebook’s New Algorithm

  • Short-Form Video (Reels): Keep it under 90 seconds, grab attention in the first 3 seconds, and focus on storytelling, not selling.
  • Image & Text-Only Posts: Use 4:5 images for better visibility and keep links in comments (not the post). Engaging text posts—either short and snappy or long-form—also perform well.
  • Color Background Posts: Bold, text-based posts on bright backgrounds grab attention and spark engagement.
  • Stories & Live Video: Stories keep you top-of-mind, while live content is making a comeback, especially for demos, tutorials, and behind-the-scenes content.

📊 Understanding Facebook’s New Metrics

  • Facebook now tracks views after just 1 millisecond, so engagement (shares, comments, private messages) is more important than ever.
  • Private message shares are a top signal for organic reach—create content that people want to DM to friends.
  • Don’t delete low-performing posts—thanks to Facebook’s discovery engine, they can pick up traction later.

🚀 AI & Facebook Marketing in 2025

Meta is leaning heavily into AI-powered content discovery and ad optimization, making it easier to target the right audience.

Key AI features:

  • Advantage+ Ads: Expands targeting beyond your original audience.
  • AI-powered ad copy & image enhancements to improve creative performance.
  • Automated comment summaries to help manage engagement at scale.

đź”® The Future of Facebook Marketing

đź’ˇ Want to maximize your organic reach? Post a mix of content types, test new formats, and stay human in an AI-driven world. Authentic, engaging content will always win.

📲 What’s your go-to Facebook strategy for 2025? Hit reply and let me know! 🚀

Source - Facebook Content Strategy 2025: What’s Actually Working Right Now​

​2/ How Basecamp Makes $99/Month Feel Like a Steal​

Pricing is all about perception, and Basecamp nails it by making $99/month feel like a no-brainer deal. Here’s how:

📌 1/ Sets Expectations Before Showing Price – Instead of just stating the cost, Basecamp frames its value first, highlighting all-in-one features like messaging, to-do lists, file storage, and scheduling.

📌 2/ Uses a Side-by-Side Comparison to Win – They don’t just say they're more affordable; they prove it by stacking their flat-rate price against piecing together Slack, Asana, Dropbox, and GSuite—which quickly adds up.

📌 3/ Anchors Users to a Higher Price – By showing how much businesses actually spend on multiple tools ($212/month for 5 people, $1,274 for 30), Basecamp’s flat $99/month fee suddenly feels like a steal.

💡 Takeaway: Customers don’t just judge your price—they judge it relative to their other options. Frame your pricing strategically to make it feel like the smartest choice.

Source - Marketing Examples​

TOOL OF THE WEEK: ​
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Your AI-Powered Personal Shopper​

Omakase.ai creates a personalized AI shopping assistant for your website in seconds—just enter your URL, and it learns your products, answers customer questions, and helps drive conversions.

Who’s This For? E-commerce brands, SaaS companies, and businesses looking to enhance customer support, reduce friction, and increase sales with intelligent automation.

PODCAST: IF I WAS STARTING TODAY

​How to Build the Ultimate Lifestyle Business with Josh Nielsen​

This week, Jim is joined by a man who is literally responsible for the creation of thousands of podcasts, including this one. Josh Nielsen is the founder of Zencastr, a podcast recording service. Josh talks about how he built the service in his free time while working as a contract engineer and reveals the tactics and hacks he used to launch and eventually pivot to a venture backed tech startup.
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​TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What is Zencastr
  • Selecting the right problem
  • Selecting the right wave
  • Marketing hack: painpoint automation
  • Pricing tactics
  • Pivoting to raising capital
  • Pivoting from product led growth to marketing led growth

Would you like to be featured on my podcast? Email me at newsletter@growthhit.com​

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NEAT BUILD IN PUBLIC - RECAP!

We acquired Neat, the sweat-proof apparel brand, in September 2023, and it's been a whirlwind ever since!

​Here's a speedy scoop ​

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I'm Jim, I’m a proud husband, a dad to two girls, and a multi-company founder. After 15 years of building and breaking things, I’ve learned one truth: Big wins don’t come from working harder. They come from better leverage. Every Thursday, I’ll share a quick hit or two to help you scale smarter, not sweatier and finally build a business that prints cash and buys back your time. Jim Huffman, GrowthHit & Neat Apparel CEO(Want a friend? Let's connect on Youtube, Twitter or LinkedIn) ⚙️ Scaling...

I'm Jim, I’m a proud husband, a dad to two girls, and a multi-company founder. After 15 years of building and breaking things, I’ve learned one truth: Big wins don’t come from working harder. They come from better leverage. Every Thursday, I’ll share a quick hit or two to help you scale smarter, not sweatier and finally build a business that prints cash and buys back your time. Jim Huffman, GrowthHit & Neat Apparel CEO(Want a friend? Let's connect on Youtube, Twitter or LinkedIn) ⚙️ Scaling...

I'm Jim, I’m a proud husband, a dad to two girls, and a multi-company founder. After 15 years of building and breaking things, I’ve learned one truth: Big wins don’t come from working harder. They come from better leverage. Every Thursday, I’ll share a quick hit or two to help you scale smarter, not sweatier and finally build a business that prints cash and buys back your time. Jim Huffman, GrowthHit & Neat Apparel CEO(Want a friend? Let's connect on Youtube, Twitter or LinkedIn) ⚙️ Scaling...