The Funnel Is Dead. Here’s What Full-Funnel Actually Means Now

About this episode

The episode discusses the evolution of digital marketing strategies, emphasizing the importance of brand storytelling and emotional positioning in modern advertising.

Is your digital strategy outdated? Let our experts audit it and give you the blueprint you need to scale. Book your spot: https://www.tiereleven.com/audit (only 3 spots available). Are your ads blending in, allowing cheaper competitors to win? If you’re still leading with product features and price, you’re playing a losing game. The real question is: are you selling what the product does or how it makes people feel? Today, we break down a major shift we’re seeing with Meta and modern performance marketing, where brand storytelling is no longer optional. We walk you through a real case study with a premium hammock brand that couldn’t sell a $4,000 product until we leaned into the founder story, mission, and emotional positioning. We also unpack why relying on Google or Amazon alone is a dangerous strategy and how brands without identity get commoditized overnight. If you want higher margins, better customers, and scalable growth, you’ll need to rethink your entire approach. We’ve got some tips to get you started, so tune in! In This Episode: - Old vs new advertising model - $4,000 Hammock case study - Mini funnel inside ads on Meta - Risks of relying on Google or Amazon only…

People in this episode

Host: Ralph Burns

Topics covered

• digital strategy
• performance marketing
• brand storytelling
• advertising models
• emotional positioning

Keywords

• full-funnel
• Meta
• $4,000 hammock
• Google
• Amazon
• emotional brand positioning
• advertising model shift

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Products: Mini, Meta, Google, Amazon

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