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Strategy of the Week

Revenue is an opinion. Contribution margin is fact.

Feb 19, 2026

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7 min read

Revenue is an opinion. Contribution margin is fact.

You can grow top-line and still shrink the business if returns, discounts, shipping, and COGS eat the order.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost
The Hero SKU Is Winning By Default

Feb 17, 2026

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7 min read

The Hero SKU Is Winning By Default

The more you push your current bestseller, the harder it becomes to create the next one.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Deep Dive

Your Subscription is Too Fast

Feb 13, 2026

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8 min read

Your Subscription is Too Fast

If your data says the median replenish time is 60 days, why are you forcing 30-day subscriptions?

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Strategy of the Week

The Power of Behavioral Sequencing

Feb 12, 2026

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5 min read

The Power of Behavioral Sequencing

The second purchase is the one that counts.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Strategy of the Week

Scaling Blind: The 12-Month LTV Reality Check

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

Scaling Blind: The 12-Month LTV Reality Check

Knowing ROAS is not the same as knowing if growth is working.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Deep Dive

The New Marketing OS: A Strategic Framework For Growth

Jan 29, 2026

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16 min read

The New Marketing OS: A Strategic Framework For Growth

The Operating System Behind Profitable Growth

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Deep Dive

Portfolio Strategy: Protect Icons, Refine Entry & Elevate Top End

Jan 25, 2026

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6 min read

Portfolio Strategy: Protect Icons, Refine Entry & Elevate Top End

Icons protect brand meaning, entry points feed acquisition, and hyper-luxury maintains the ceiling of desirability.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Strategy of the Week

Stop Renting Your Business From Meta & Ad Platforms

Jan 22, 2026

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5 min read

Stop Renting Your Business From Meta & Ad Platforms

Did you escape dependency? Or did you just change landlords.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Strategy of the Week

Introducing: The E-Commerce Growth OS

Jan 15, 2026

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7 min read

Introducing: The E-Commerce Growth OS

RetentionX just shipped its biggest release ever.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost

Strategy of the Week

If Marketing Is Winning, Why Doesn't Finance Feel It?

Jan 8, 2026

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4 min read

If Marketing Is Winning, Why Doesn't Finance Feel It?

When your marketing team lives in ad managers and your finance team lives in the P&L, you don't have a performance problem. You have a reality problem.

Alexander Jost
Alexander Jost
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