2026 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ January
The Economics of Marketing Leadership: A Buyer's Guide for $5M-$20M Businesses
You're scaling. Revenue is somewhere between $5 million and $20 million annually. You've outgrown the founder-led
2026 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ January
2026: The De-Branding of AI and the Consolidation of the Retrieval Layer
Introduction: From Thesis to Mechanical Reality
In January 2025, we established the Retrieval Layer as the foundational architecture for AI-mediated
2025 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ December
When Impulse Stops Being Automatic: An Operator Brief on Marketing's Shifting Baseline
I. The Unnoticed Shift
The cart stays full. The checkout never happens.
Traffic holds steady. Engagement looks healthy. The email
2025 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ October
Why SEO, Social Media, and AI Search Are Now Business Infrastructure (Not Marketing Tactics)
What business owners need to know about discoverability in 2025
There was a time when search engine optimization meant keywords.
2025 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ September
Hawai‘i Franchise Marketing Strategy: Why Corporate Templates Miss the Mark
Franchise Marketing in Hawaii: What It Looks Like on the Ground
Remember when every real estate listing bragged about its
2025 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ June
The Summer of Fewer Mustangs: What's Really Happening to Hawai'i Tourism (Mid-2025)
I was driving to town the other day and noticed something. It wasn't the bright yellow blossoms of
2025 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ June
There's a Difference Between Agencies That Talk About Hawaii Markets and Agencies That Understand There Are 8 Main Hawaiian Islands
How to Choose a Digital Marketing Agency in Hawaii
If you've ever lived in Hawaii, you've
2025 NOTES / DISPATCHES
✦ May
Your Brewery Isn't Failing — The Market Is Changing. Here's How to Adapt
The numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole story either. Yes, beer volumes are down. Yes,
