Maintenance isn’t shiny or sexy. But it make things easier down the road.
\nA world without plumbers would get pretty gross.
\nDon’t hesitate to do the plumbing work. 📍
this is, of course, a metaphor for marketing, but feel free to embrace the literal plumbing work too. someone has to do it
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","summary":"","url":"https://kylemens.ing/2026/05/20/tokyo-ueno-station-notes-highlights.html","date_published":"2026-05-20T12:32:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 12:32","date_timestamp":1779280332,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90529440","content_html":"moon anchored
\nfootprint constellation
\nfrog song
The BLS Shops the Produce Aisle 🍅 📈: curiousmarketers.club
","summary":"Tomato prices have surged nearly 40% in April, reflecting broader inflation trends driven by rising fuel costs and impacting consumer wallets as summer approaches.","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/19/the-bls-shops-the-produce.html","date_published":"2026-05-19T12:47:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 12:47","date_timestamp":1779194873,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116601325237774363","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mm7gjzoszv2p"]}},{"id":"90454629","content_html":"Don’t get blinded by the dashboard.
\nTouch data.
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\n\n\nNo how against this conversation
\n
\nOf fingers and tongues, this
\nRent party above the
\nSlaughter-house.
from Muddy Waters & the Chicago Blues by Cornelius Eady
\ninBlues Poems📚
Google is in an interesting spot. It still makes a ton of money from Search ads, but their effectiveness in a vacuum has declined. It harvests demand instead of creating it.
\nIt’s watching ChatGPT’s ads rollout to see what it can steal for Gemini.
\nIt couldn’t figure out audio ads on the world’s biggest podcast platform, so it phoned a friend:
\n\n\nThe agreement makes SiriusXM Media…the exclusive advertising representative of YouTube audio advertising inventory in the U.S.
\n
Big G is far from broke. But it might start/be having difficulty generating revenue at the rate it’s used to.
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\nThese four questions for management from Peter Drucker work just as well when you ask them about clients and customers:
\n\n\n\n
\n- What does the other party want?
\n- What are its values?
\n- What are its goals?
\n- What does it consider results?
\n
How would your clients or customers answer those questions?
\nHow does your product or service align with those answers?
Everything is customer service
\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/15/everything-is-customer-service.html","date_published":"2026-05-16T02:05:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 02:05","date_timestamp":1778897143,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116581821743691385","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mlwreo7yht2z","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DYYd0OFFjk1"]}},{"id":"90125144","content_html":"Signaling & Status 📍
\nWhat you convey to your customers.
\nWhat your customers use you to convey to others.
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\nYou’re wrong
\nThe monoculture is dead
\n& your filter bubble is showing
\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/09/if-youre-basing-a-decision.html","date_published":"2026-05-10T01:54:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-10 01:54","date_timestamp":1778378061,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116547787970683904","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mlhnpvqg7e2k","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DYI_TYukVsp"]}},{"id":"89824571","content_html":"Consumer sentiment ticked down a pinch, current conditions took a hit (gas pump economics).
\n\n\nAbout one-third of consumers spontaneously mentioned gasoline prices and about 30% mentioned tariffs. Taken together, consumers continue to feel buffeted by cost pressures, led by soaring prices at the pump. Middle East developments are unlikely to meaningfully boost sentiment until supply disruptions have been fully resolved and energy prices fall.
\n
Speaking of inflation:
\n\n\ncurrent reading still substantially exceeds the 3.4% reading seen in February prior to the start of the Iran war,
\n
⛽️🗺️
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\n
\n>\nIt’s about being distinct in your comparison set.
\n>\nOr, in other words, when the world zigs, zag³.
Everyone’s saying it!
\nvia Nudge
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\nFun with extrapolation: at this rate we’re looking at $5.00 / gallon gas prices in time for Memorial Day weekend.
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/06/whats-the-first-thing-your.html","date_published":"2026-05-06T20:43:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 20:43","date_timestamp":1778100185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116529575212691219","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3ml7kvp2lbg2x","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DYAtPcOFAKa"]}},{"id":"89570383","content_html":"On 4/30, AAA posted this headline: Oil Prices Spike, National Average Up Nearly 30 Cents in One Week
\nThe national average (for regular) was then pegged at $4.300.
\nToday (5/4), the national average is $4.457. This headline might get recycled this week.
\nThis is Ozempic for wallets.
\n⛽️🗺️
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/03/what-words-would-a-customer.html","date_published":"2026-05-04T01:36:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-04 01:36","date_timestamp":1777858585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116513746813995642","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mkyjxrdelq2e","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DX5gk3ylHdL"]}},{"id":"89484235","content_html":"If you had a mascot, what would it be?
\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/02/if-you-had-a-mascot.html","date_published":"2026-05-03T02:27:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 02:27","date_timestamp":1777775271,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116508281714356252","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mkw4cjy6lz2w","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DX3BhgmFPOf"]}},{"id":"89409750","content_html":"Quality is determined by your customer.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/05/01/quality-is-determined-by-your.html","date_published":"2026-05-01T20:12:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-01 20:12","date_timestamp":1777666373,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116501144910789129","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mkswv5ywjf22","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DXzx0b-FNhB"]}},{"id":"89380926","content_html":"double hop
\ncrow wings
\nto unbloomed branch
When people get stuck in your purchase / sales journey, what’s the question they can’t find an answer for? 📍
\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/04/30/when-people-get-stuck-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-30T15:37:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 15:37","date_timestamp":1777563470,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116494403309782297","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mkpx3eop4p2l","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DXwtnQ3FH2J"]}},{"id":"89247756","content_html":"Fill your tank, empty your wallet.
\nAAA’s fuel price tracker shows as of today, average national price per gallon is:
\nIn March, Bank of America was already reporting:
\n\n\nspending at the pump surging 16.5% month-over-month
\n
Gas pump economics: the more money is pumped into tanks, the less disposable income is left for discretionary and status purchases.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/curiouskyle/89206404","date_published":"2026-04-28T23:13:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 23:13","date_timestamp":1777418024,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89193751","content_html":"Consumers were a wee bit more confident to start April, but that might be because they thought the conflict in the Middle East was winding down. As it’s clear high gas prices are putting a damper on the “present situation.”
\n\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club/2026/04/28/consumers-were-a-wee-bit.html","date_published":"2026-04-28T19:34:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Curious Kyle","url":"https://curiousmarketers.club","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2023%2F30%2F91372.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"curiouskyle"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 19:34","date_timestamp":1777404844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@curiouskyle/116484022319031876","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ybljxgmfaoqofl5g35alb32h/post/3mkldktwhw22z","https://www.threads.com/@curiousmarketersclub/post/DXr_fl1FBjf"]}},{"id":"89099219","content_html":"Consumers’ write-in responses on factors affecting the economy continued to skew towards pessimism in April. Comments about prices, oil and gas, and war increased in frequency compared to March—a likely signal of consumers’ underlying worries about how the war in the Middle East will impact their pockets.
\n
\n\nstorytelling becomes the currency of branding
\n
We are a storytelling species, and engaging narratives are the hardest things for AI to recreate in the branding process.
\nWhat does your shiny logo mean?
\nWhat do you stand for? What are you made of?
\nWhy should people care? (or, as Joe Mazzulla says, nobody cares)
Have a story.
\nAnd if you don’t, you better start making one.
\nvia Future Party
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\n\n\nLuxury, then, is a way of
\n
\nbeing ignorant, comfortably
\nAn approach to the open market
\nof least information. Where theories
\ncan thrive, under heavy tarpaulins
\nwithout being cracked by ideas.
from Political Poem in Transbluesency by Amiri Baraka 📚
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\nAlternatively, they might be trying to normalize “110(+)%”
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\nI can’t figure out the reason for this order of operations.
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\nStarted reading The Fragile Threads of Power on a friend’s recommendation and it feels similar, in some ways, to the Gentleman Bastards world.
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\nThe standard big tech rename to make something seem new and exciting.
\nThe language shift also feels significant related to how it positions power in the relationship.
\nAn influencer has the power because the value is created via their influence, which is platform agnostic.
\n“Creator” feels like it gives more credit to the tools of creation, shifting power back to the platforms.
\nAt the end of the day, to your point, the real distinction is between people that create income on the internet via tools they control vs building on someone else’s tools and being at the mercy of an external algorithm or distribution mechanism.
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\n> Making sure we’re building the right thing will always be more important than the code itself.
\nTools and tactics are points of leverage.
\nThey’re not the point.
Keep the bigger picture in mind.
\nThe paintbrush doesn’t make the painting.
@manton not how I expected to start my day🤯
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