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July 27, 2026

Killer marketing secrets that always work (ft. Ogilvy Adman, Rory Sutherland)

Killer marketing secrets that always work (ft. Ogilvy Adman, Rory Sutherland)

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Episode 845: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to marketing legend Rory Sutherland ( https://x.com/rorysutherland ).

Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro

(1:44) Horsepower

(12:15) Reverse benchmarking

(17:38) Pay attention to what irritates you

(21:47) Ogilvy secrets

(27:28) Marketing hacks used by Apple, UBER, McDonald's

(36:35) direct response marketing 101

(1:08:50) Recommended reading




Links:

• Alchemy - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F1HOAWA

• Illusion of Choice - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0857199749

• Nassim Taleb books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Nassim-Nicholas-Taleb/author/B000APVZ7W

• Ogilvy on Advertising - https://www.amazon.com/dp/039472903X

• Writing That Works - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060956437

• When More Is Not Better - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1647820065

• Scientific Advertising - https://a.co/d/0ixEJA1B

• The Choice Factory - https://a.co/d/0ixa769O

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