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The Hypothesis

Thrive Digital

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/27d. Total Eps: 24

The Hypothesis is a biweekly show where industry experts debate and discuss growth marketing approaches, digital advertising tactics, measurement plans, plus creative and growth strategies. Prefer video? Check out the recording of the show on YouTube every two weeks at https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

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🇨🇦 Canada - marketing
28/03/2026
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27/03/2026
#55
🇨🇦 Canada - marketing
07/11/2025
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Ad data can't tell you everything about your audience

Season 3 · Episode 22

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 • Duration 32:58

Think hyper-targeted audience segmentation is the key to better campaign performance? Think again.

In this episode, our host sits down with data experts Eric and Madeline to dismantle some of marketing's most persistent myths about audience targeting. They discuss why those detailed marketing personas fall flat in actual media buying, how small sample sizes lead to bad strategic decisions, and why your "best performing" audience segments might actually be the least incremental.

You'll learn:

Why demographic data from ad platforms doesn't tell the whole story
The real (limited) use case for marketing personas
How to avoid the segmentation trap that fragments budgets and kills learning
Why creative does more targeting work than your audience settings
What brands should focus on instead of chasing granular demographic details
How to actually use your first-party behavioral data

If you've ever wondered whether you're over-optimizing based on platform reports that don't reflect reality, this conversation will reset your thinking on audience strategy.

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Maddy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinesilver1/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/

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Are "best practices" killing your marketing performance?

Season 3 · Episode 21

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 • Duration 36:12

In this episode, we dig into digital marketing best practices and why following all of them might be doing more harm than good. This week's hosts, Creative Director, Tyler Power, and Thrive's VP of Data & Strategy, Eric Sloan, break down:

- Why vendors push "best practices" that benefit them, not you
- When static images beat video (despite what everyone tells you)
- The creative fundamentals that actually matter vs. trendy tactics
- How to know when to break the rules
- Why your best-performing ads should become benchmarks, not sacred objects

Key takeaway: Best practices aren't one-size-fits-all. What works for one brand might tank another's performance. The secret is knowing which principles are truly foundational (like design fundamentals and testing methodology) versus which are just someone's one-time win being sold as universal truth.

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Tyler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-power-66428497/Eric: Santana:

Search is dying

Season 2 · Episode 12

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 • Duration 35:31

In this episode, we discuss the evolving landscape of search and address the misconception that search is dying. Learn about search advertising strategies, the importance of local search optimization, search data for insights, keyword structures, comparing SKAGs vs keyword themes, and the role of automation in search campaigns.

For show notes, including links to the video, more content, and additional resources, please visit https://thehypothesisshow.com/

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Amanda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandangmarketing/

Raneesha: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raneesha-peiries-2150a6135/

Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/

Your Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales could be better

Season 2 · Episode 11

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 • Duration 55:25

Episode 11: Your Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales could be better

From poor planning to neglecting post-event strategies, in this episode we cover the most common pitfalls of planning big sales events and how to avoid them. Listen now to hear our thoughts on planning, executing, and measuring success during these critical retail moments.

For show notes, including links to the video, more content, and additional resources, please visit https://thehypothesisshow.com/

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjgerickson/
Courtney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-hutton/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana:

Performance creative should be journey-based

Season 1 · Episode 10

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • Duration 40:27

In this episode, we talk about why creative messaging should go beyond buy now, how to create an emotional bond with your consumers, where you need to place these ads, and tailoring for each channel.

For show notes, including links to the video, more content, and additional resources, please visit https://thehypothesisshow.com/

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiptomware/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/
Tyler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-power-66428497/

We’re making budget cuts worse than they already are

Season 1 · Episode 9

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 • Duration 47:58

In this episode, we discuss why marketing teams should always be looking for places to make their ad budget more efficient, how bottom of funnel is not the solve for every problem, methodologies behind effective spend reductions, and why you should be working with other departments

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiptomware/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/

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You’re wasting your marketing budget

Season 1 · Episode 8

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 40:15

Episode 8: You’re wasting your marketing budget

In this episode, we define waste vs learning, why trusting automation too heavily leads to more waste, how the wrong KPI’s and targets incentivize waste, and more.

For show notes, including links to the video, more content, and additional resources, please visit https://thehypothesisshow.com/

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiptomware/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/
Madeline: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelinesilver1/

Ugly ads are better than polished ones

Season 1 · Episode 7

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 • Duration 50:14

In this episode, you’ll learn how we define ugly creative, what pattern interrupt is, how to harness more unconventional creative in your ad program, and why ugly creative is so useful.

For show notes, including links to the video, more content, and additional resources, please visit https://thehypothesisshow.com/

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Automation is taking advantage of marketers

Season 1 · Episode 6

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 • Duration 41:07

In this episode, we tell you what exactly advertising automation is, where we think it goes wrong, how it takes advantage of busy marketers, how we use it, where we test to ensure its effectiveness, and more.

For show notes, visit https://blog.thrivedigital.com/automated-campaigns-take-advantage-of-marketers

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiptomware/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/

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When to expand advertising beyond Google and Meta

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 • Duration 35:43

Episode 5: When to expand advertising beyond Google and Meta

In this episode, we discuss why so much ad spend goes into these two channels, how to better optimize them to get the most out of your investment, what di-worsification is, why and when to start considering new channels, and where to expand.

For show notes, visit: https://blog.thrivedigital.com/when-to-expand-advertising-beyond-google-and-meta

Want to learn more about growth marketing or get help on your next performance project? Connect with us on our other platforms!

Website: https://thrivedigital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-digital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrive_digital/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThriveDigitalMarketing

Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed the show, we’d love to hear from you. Leave us a review, share with friends and colleagues, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Follow this week’s hosts:

Phil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philiptomware/
Eric: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erictsloan/
Santana: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santana-blanchette/

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