Fanatical in working out and reading a book with chamomile tea and a scented candle.

My day usually starts with a run or a high-intensity workout, a cold shower and a 10-minute meditation session. After that, I dive into working at my agency D-DOUBLEU MEDIA.

We help 7-9 figure Ecommerce businesses scale through performance creatives and paid media.

Dennis W.

You're not a creative strategist.

You're someone who screenshots competitor ads and calls it "research."

Strategy is understanding why something works.

Copying what works is not strategy.

It's plagiarism with a marketing title.

If your entire creative process is "let's try what they're doing" — you're a copycat, not a strategist.

Build original angles or admit you're just remixing other people's homework.

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Slashing acquisition costs via performance creatives and paid media for 7-9 figure Ecommerce brands.

Unpopular opinion:

Most founders shouldn't be running their own ads.

Not because they can't learn.

Because the opportunity cost is insane.

Every hour you spend in Ads Manager is an hour you didn't spend on product, team, or strategy.

You're not saving money by doing it yourself.

You're spending your most valuable resource on your lowest-leverage activity.

Hire it out. Stay in your zone.

Dennis Willeboordse 👨🏼‍🦰

True story:

Brand came to us spending $2K/day. Stuck. Couldn't scale past it for 5 months.

Their diagnosis: "The market is saturated."

Our diagnosis: One winning ad carrying the entire account. No system to find more winners.

We didn't touch the budget.

We rebuilt their creative process from scratch. Research-driven angles. Structured testing. Iteration system.

90 days later: $8K/day. Same market. Same product.

The market wasn't saturated.

Their creative system was.

The 5 reasons people don't buy:

1. They don't know you exist
2. They don't understand what you sell
3. They don't believe it works
4. They don't believe it works for them
5. They don't believe it's worth the price

Your ads should solve ONE of these per awareness level.

Unaware? Solve #1.
Problem aware? Solve #2.
Solution aware? Solve #3.
Product aware? Solve #4.
Most aware? Solve #5.

One ad trying to solve all five converts no one.

Focused ads convert everyone they're meant for.

Every winning ad answers one of these:

1. Why should I care? (Hook)
2. Why should I believe you? (Proof)
3. Why should I buy now? (Offer)
4. Why should I buy from you? (Differentiation)

If your ad doesn't answer at least one clearly — it won't convert.

If it answers all four, it'll scale.

That's the whole game.

Hot take:

Most ecom brands shouldn't be running ads at all.

Weak product. No differentiation. Negative margins at scale.

Ads just expose the problem faster.

You're not one winning creative away from success.

You're one honest conversation away from realizing your business model doesn't work.

Paid ads are gasoline.

If your house is on fire, more gas won't help.

UGC is not a strategy.

It's a format.

Brands hiding behind "authentic content" because they're too lazy to do real research.

Most UGC is just pretty people holding products saying nothing.

That's not authenticity. That's aesthetic laziness with a trendy name.

The UGC that works? Built on customer research and real angles.

The rest is just technically acceptable garbage.

This will upset people.

Good.

I'm not here to validate bad business models.

Dropshipping can be a starting point. But if you're still running the same operation 2 years in with zero moat, you're not building, you're gambling.

The market rewards people who solve problems.

Not people who find products before others do.

Your creative team is brainstorming hooks.

Your competitors are studying the ad library.

The brands printing money are reading 3-star Amazon reviews.

Here's what nobody tells you about reviews:

5-star reviews are useless for ads. Written by fans who were already sold.

1-star reviews are useless for ads. Written by people who should never have bought.

3 and 4-star reviews? That's where your next winning angle lives.

These are written by skeptics who bought anyway. People who had real objections but something convinced them.

They'll tell you:
→ What almost stopped them from buying
→ What finally pushed them over the edge
→ What surprised them about the product
→ Who the product is actually for

That's not a review. That's a creative brief.

I wrote a full breakdown on how to extract angles from reviews and turn them into ads that convert.

Your competitors are studying the ad library. Your agency is "brainstorming" hooks. Meanwhile, the brands printing money are reading 3-star Amazon rev

The Gold Mine Everyone Ignores: Why 3-Star Reviews Are Worth More Than Your Entire Creative Team

A client asked me last week: "What's the one thing that matters most for scaling?"

I gave them a boring answer. But it's the truth.

Customer research.

Not the creative. Not the media buying. Not the offer.

The research that informs all of it.

Every winning ad I've ever seen started with an insight about the customer. Something specific. Something emotional. Something most competitors miss.

The brands that scale aren't more creative.

They're more curious.

They talk to customers. Read reviews obsessively. Mine Reddit threads. Study cancellation surveys.

Then they turn that into ads that feel like mind-reading.

That's not talent. It's process.

And almost nobody does it.

The "UGC creator" industry is a scam and nobody wants to say it.

Most UGC is just attractive people reading scripts they don't understand to audiences they've never researched.

That's not authenticity. That's acting with extra steps.

The UGC that works is built on customer research, real angles, and strategic briefs.

The rest is just technically acceptable content that makes brands feel like they're doing something.

Harsh? Maybe.

True? Absolutely.

Unpopular opinion:

Most media buyers are just expensive button pushers.

They optimize what's already there.
They don't create what should be there.

A great creative strategist will outperform a great media buyer 10 to 1.

But media buyers are easier to hire.

So brands keep buying the wrong solution to the wrong problem.

You're not an entrepreneur.

You're a Shopify store owner with a supplier in China and a prayer.

Entrepreneurship is solving real problems.

Dropshipping the same product as 400 other stores with slightly different branding is not a business.

It's a coin flip with extra steps.

If your entire competitive advantage is "better ads" you don't have a business.

You have a temporary arbitrage that's about to collapse.

Build something defensible or get out.

"We're testing."

No. You're guessing with a budget.

Testing has hypotheses.
Testing has structure.
Testing has learning built in.

What you're doing is throwing creatives at the wall and praying.

That's not testing.

That's gambling with a content calendar.

You're not a media buyer.

You're a dashboard watcher who occasionally changes a number.

Adjusting budgets and blaming CPMs is not a skill.

It's babysitting with extra tabs open.

You're not "building a brand."

You're running a Shopify store with a Canva logo and an inconsistent Instagram grid.

A brand has:
- A point of view
- A reason to exist beyond profit
- Customers who would miss it if it disappeared

If your customers would switch for 10% off elsewhere, you don't have a brand.

You have a transaction with aesthetic packaging.

"Our product is for everyone."

Then it's for no one.

You're not being ambitious. You're being lazy.

Picking a niche is scary because it means saying no.

But saying yes to everyone means your message is so diluted it resonates with nobody.

The riches are in the niches isn't a cliché.

It's math.

Narrow the target. Sharpen the message. Watch conversions climb.

"Everyone" is not a customer segment.

It's a cope.

Eugene Schwartz wrote about awareness levels in 1966.

Brands still don't get it.

They run one message to everyone. Then blame the algorithm.

Here's reality:

Someone ready to buy needs an offer.
Someone comparing needs proof.
Someone exploring needs positioning.
Someone hurting needs hope.
Someone asleep needs a wake-up call.

Five different people. Five different messages.

You're running one ad and wondering why it doesn't scale.

It's not the platform.
It's not the product.
It's not the market.

It's you. Talking to everyone. Resonating with no one.

Fix this and watch your "saturated market" open up.

The dirty secret about "scaling agencies":

Most of them scale your spend, not your profit.

Higher budgets = higher retainers.

Your ROAS drops but their invoice doesn't.

Then they show you "total revenue" screenshots while your net margin bleeds.

Revenue is vanity.
Profit is sanity.
Your agency reports are designed to hide the difference.

Ask for profit metrics. Watch them squirm.

Why your retargeting doesn't convert:

You're showing the same ad to people who already said no.

That's not retargeting. That's nagging.

Smart retargeting:

- Different angle than the first ad
- Addresses why they didn't buy
- New proof, new objection handling
- Feels like a conversation, not a repeat

If someone didn't buy after seeing your ad 3 times, showing it a 4th time won't help.

Change the message. Answer what's holding them back.

Kilian Markert

🚀 100k+/mo without daily firefighting 🧯🔥 A-Player Team, Efficient Processes, Predictable Sales | Helping Agency & eCom Founders scale to 7 & 8 figures without being stuck in the operations.

Your agency is doing $10-50k+ per month
 
But how do you scale past $100k+ p/m without even more hours? 👇

- You’re great at what you do
- You’ve got happy clients
- You know how to deliver results

But your lead gen?
Still unpredictable.

Your team?
Still needs you for everything.

And your clients?
They're okay, but they could be better.

That's the real bottleneck.

You see, I've worked with over 130+ agency owners,
and most of them wanted 3 things:

1 - A predictable pipeline with premium clients
2 - A team that can run without them
3 - The time to work ON the business.
(Instead of being stuck IN delivery & ops 24/7)

Here’s how we help them achieve that:

1️⃣ - We help you install a predictable in-house lead gen system,
 so you can book 1-3 quality calls per day without doing manual outreach yourself.

2️⃣ - We help streamline your ops with systems and AI,
so you can serve more clients while keeping quality high.

3️⃣ - We help install our proven A-player hiring system to find, hire, and train an elite team,
without having to waste 100s of hours looking for the right people.

Getting results like this for our clients:

📌 Nicolas (Digital KIXX): 

Went from €10k p/m & 2 people,
to €130k p/m & 10 people in 12 months,
And now he's at €8.5M/year with 35 people.

 📌 Vlad (Nova Media): 

Scaled to $105k p/m,
while cutting time in ops by 90%(!)

 📌 Deividas (Triple Scale): 
 
Went from 15k to $80k p/m,
while cutting time in ops in half.

 📌 Helge (OneTwo Social): 

Scaled to €550k p/m & 50 people,
While optimizing his leadership, team & delegation.

So if you’re:

- Running a marketing agency
- Already at $10k+ p/m
- Ready to scale without being trapped in the ops

Hit the ‘Book an Appointment’ button at the top of my posts,
And we'll show you how this would look for you specifically.

If you have any questions or just want some of our best SOPs & systems, just drop me a message here on LinkedIn!

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I take my clients from 

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▪️having fluctuating energy and focus levels
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▪️optimized sleep, diet & exercise
▪️ending workdays 1-3h earlier, while 
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My clients achieve this within 89 days in our program, as we go through my proven C. P. S. Framework to achieve lasting performance optimizations.

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Business owners that have achieved some success but realize that they have a lot of potential left in the tank and need to handle their personal performance in all areas to get to the next level. 

▶︎𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦:

The approach is field-tested by other high-performing entrepreneurs, myself, and science itself. Instead of quick fixes, it focuses on combining smart changes in your biology and behaviors with sustainable lifestyle and habit changes.

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🗣"This was probably the best investment I ever made in my life. It helped me in so many ways that I can't count. This is the biggest ROI that I can get. ​I really recommend working with Kilian." 
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My program is strictly "invite-only". We only accept the most committed in the program where we are sure to get their performance to another level.

To see if you qualify, book a call with me right now at:

www.kilianmarkert.com


I don't let my team work from home,
they get very lazy.
 
That’s the biggest myth ever.
 
I run a team of 12+ people.
They all work from home.
 
And are way more productive
than 95% of in-office teams.
 
I've seen the same
with 100+ agencies.
 
So if someone is slacking,
the problem isn't "remote work".
 
It's most likely:
 
- WHO you hired
- HOW you manage them
- HOW you track progress + time
 
Lazy people will be
lazy anywhere.
 
Whether it's office or home,
they’ll always do bare minimum.
 
So the key is NOT WHERE they work.
It's WHO you hire.
 
And most importantly,
HOW you manage them.

🚀 Scale Your Agency Past 100k+/mo & Cut Your Time in Ops in Half 🧯🔥 | Predictable Leadgen, Efficient Processes, A-Player Team

How I got 1,067 leads with AI cold emails
 
(In just 6 months)
 
Here's how It works:
 
This is NOT a mass spam
cold email system.
 
It’s personalized.
Automated.
Scalable.
 
And it runs with just
30mins/day of your time.
 
Step 1: Find the right leads,
using AI + automations.
 
We start by sourcing leads using:
 
→ Apollo
→ LinkedIn Sales Navigator
→ n8n Custom Sourcing Flows
 
This part alone used to take
hours when I did it manually.
 
Now we scrape, verify, and clean
the data with automations
before we use it.
 
Step 2: Personalize emails at scale with AI
 
Once we have the leads...
 
→ We use Clay to scan each
lead’s website or LinkedIn.
 
→ It writes a custom compliment
for every single one
 
→ Using AI + prompts we designed
to sound human and relevant
 
Step 3: Automate sending with AI
 
We use Instantly AI to:
 
→ Run campaigns + follow-ups on autopilot
→ Handle replies automatically
→ Track opens, CTRs and replies
→ And take out negative reply leads.
 
Step 4: Qualify leads before calls
 
→ When a lead books a call,
they go through a custom funnel
 
→ Fill out a form to qualify themselves
 
→ Only high-quality leads
get on our calendar
 
The rest of the leads?
 
→Our sales team calls to send them
more info and see how we can help.
 
Step 5: Delegate once it’s working
 
Once the system ran smoothly,
I handed it off to a cold email manager.
 
And now it runs without me,
While I focus on other areas.

How I got 1,067 leads with AI cold emails.

I don’t give raises to my team.

If they want more, they can leave.

That’s the dumbest take ever.

But still, a lot of managers hate giving raises.

They think it’s a waste of money.
Or that people should just "be grateful to have a job".

But that’s not how it works.

People should be paid for the value they bring,
not for how long they’ve been around.

If someone’s impact grows,
their paycheck should grow too.

Good people don’t leave because they’re lazy.
They leave because they feel stuck and not valued.

When you reward growth,
you're not just keeping "great people".

You're pushing the whole business forward.

P.S. When do you think someone should get a raise?

I DON'T care about "employee happiness".
 
I care about employee usefulness.
 
That way of thinking is stupid.
But a lot of managers really think that.
 
They believe only "output" matters.
 
But here's the thing:
 
You can't have a productive
team if people hate
working for you.
 
The truth is simple:
 
People do their best work
when they feel:
 
- Trusted
- Respected
- And taken seriously.
 
Team morale is not a "nice to have".
It's the foundation to everything else.

I haven't cooked or cleaned my house in years.
 
My partner doesn't mind.
 
Here's why...
 
For years, I've seen 100s of founders
waste 21+ hrs/wk on house chores.
 
I used to do the same.
Until I realized it was slowing me down.
 
Now?
 
Everything at home runs
without me or my partner.
 
Because we hired and trained a chef/housekeeper
with a SOP we've perfected over 6+ years.
 
And now, she handles meals, cleaning, laundry...
While we get back 21+ hours every week.
 
Inside this SOP, you’ll find:
 
👉 Hiring templates to get top candidates
👉 Test tasks and interview scripts
👉 Full SOP for ALL house chores
👉 How to set up pay + coms
👉 Onboarding checklists
 
It’s not about being lazy.
It’s about getting back your time.
And using it to grow your business.
And putting it on more important things.
 
1 - Like this post
2 - Comment “HOUSE”
3 - And connect with me
(so I can send it)

I don't hire assistants anymore.
 
They're a waste of time & money.
 
That’s the dumbest take ever...
But I still hear it from many founders.
 
I used to think I could do everything myself.
That I "didn't need help".
 
But it kept me stuck for years
because I wasted 100s of
hours on admin tasks.
 
Now, I run a 7-figure business,
and it's just because I removed myself.
 
Everything is delegated,
and it all started with my Personal Assistant.
 
So, I spent 20h condensing years of experience
with Executive & Personal Assistants...
 
Into a massive SOP + whiteboard with:
 
👉 Full Job post templates
👉 Screening scripts & test tasks
👉 Daily task management system 
👉 Offer and onboarding checklists
👉 Interview questions & scoring sheets
👉 And everything to hire & manage a PA/EA.
 
So you can:
 
✅ Delegate inbox, scheduling & distractions
✅ Free up your time from low value tasks
✅ Focus on scaling your biz instead
 
Want it?
 
Like this post
Comment “PA”
Connect with me (so I can send it)

I fire people on their first big mistake.

If they mess up once, they'll do it again.

That’s the dumbest take ever.

Because 95% of the time...
The first mistake isn’t a character flaw,
It’s a training gap.

The real problem are people who:

- Never make mistakes (because they do nothing)
- Make the same mistakes repeatedly
- Don't learn from feedback
- Or blame others

Here’s how I see it now:

1st big mistake → Training opportunity
2nd repeated big mistake → Serious talk to fix root cause
3rd repeated big mistake → Friendly let go

And every time something goes wrong,
I ask myself first:

Did I help them address the root issue?
Did I set clear expectations?
Did I give proper training?
Did the system fail?

Because here’s the truth:

99% of “people problems” are actually system problems.
Most managers just don’t want to admit it.

Agree?

This is how I started my business.
 
People used to laugh at me for it.
 
But it's all I had when I started...
 
Two suitcases,
a shaky IKEA table,
and an old MacBook.
 
No mic.
No big screens.
No comfortable chair.
 
But... it was enough to
hit my first $10K/month,
and build the foundation.
 
Today, I run a 7-figure biz
and the biggest lesson
I got from those years is this:
 
Success doesn’t come from a "cool office".
It comes from WHO you are.
And WHAT you do.
 
Specially when no one believes in you,
and nothing seems to be working.
 
So if you're in that season:
 
Don’t compare your chapter 1
to someone else’s chapter 20.
 
Keep going.
And keep working.
 
Your time will come.

I get 100s of leads/week with viral LinkedIn posts.
 
Now I'm giving you my system for free.👇
 
I studied 100+ viral B2B giveaways for 3 weeks.
 
- Breaking down their copy
- Analyzing their creatives
- Creating viral templates
 
And I collected ALL of them
inside a MASSIVE database with:
 
👉 All original visuals included:
GIFs, videos, and images
 
👉 B2B niche filters to sort by
agencies, consulting, and more
 
👉 Fill-in-the-blank templates
from posts with 5,000+ comments
 
👉 Resource type filters for PDFs,
whiteboards, spreadsheets, etc
 
👉 Engagement filters to sort posts
from <500 to 10,000+ comments
 
So you can:
 
✅ Steal the best creatives
✅ Copy the best resources
✅ And use their post templates
 
While avoiding wasting 100s of hours:
 
❌ Creating giveaway posts with 0 comments
❌ And figuring out how to go viral
 
Just:
 
1 - Open the database
2 - Pick a post
3 - Model it
4 - Get 100s of leads
 
Want it?
 
Like this post
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Getting clients from LinkedIn in 2026 will be impossible for agencies and consultants.
 
(At least if you do it the old 2023-2025 way)
 
Here's why...
 
I booked 235+ sales calls
last year just from LinkedIn.
 
BUT... doing the complete
opposite to most people:
 
Before, I used to spend my days
doing manual outreach and content.
 
Everything depended on me.
My work, my time.
 
Now, I don't even touch my DMs.
I barely spend time on content.
 
But I get 10x more leads because
I created a system that does the
heavy lifting for me.
 
The secret?
 
We used AI + automations
and delegated key specific parts
so we could book 10x more calls.
(With 50% less time and work)
 
130+ agencies are using this system,
with some even closing $20K
in just ONE week.
 
So, I spent 20+ hours creating
a massive whiteboard with:
 
👉 All our automation tools
👉 Our entire sales process
👉 Our exact outreach scripts
👉 How to use AI to get more leads.
 
Everything you need from A-Z
to make 2026 your best $$$ year.
 
⚠️ This system is so effective
some of our clients couldn't even
handle the amount of leads they got...
 
So don't use this if your operations
aren't prepared to handle the work.
 
Otherwise, just:
 
Comment "SALES"
and I’ll send it to you!
 
(We must be connected first)

Stop saying “2026 will be my year.”
 
It won’t be.
 
Not unless you change this... 👇
 
Every year I see the same pattern:
 
- Smart founders
- With big goals
- Working 14h days
 
But... still stuck in the same
spot they were 12 months ago.
 
Not because they don’t work hard.
But because they work the same way.
 
More hours.
More manual work.
More “I’ll do it myself.”
 
The founders I’ve helped scale past
$100K, $300K, $500K+ a month
didn’t focus on working more.
 
They created LEVERAGE:
 
- They built better systems.
- They used AI and automations.
- And built teams of real A-players.
 
So if you really want to
make 2026 your year...
 
Don't focus on doing more.
Focus on leveraging more.
 
Otherwise nothing will change.

I started my business at 8 years old.
 
With my mum, at our local library.
 
(Just not in the way that you might think)
 
Here's why...
 
I grew up in the German countryside,
and we didn't have much money.
 
My parents were very hard workers.
But we had no extra cash for luxuries.
 
Still, my mom understood
something most people don't:
 
You don't need money to
give your kids a chance.
 
You just need the right habits.
 
So every week, she took my brother
and me to the local library...
 
She'd read with us in the evenings...
And made stories come alive.
 
I didn't know it back then...
But that library wasn't just about books.
 
It was about planting something deeper:
 
- A passion for learning.
 
And that one habit is what built
my 7-figure business decades later.
 
Not the books themselves.
But the curiosity they created.
That she created.
 
That's why I say I started my
business back then with her.
 
Because without that library,
it would have taken way longer
to hit all my goals.

This client paid agency $2k/mo for 6 months.
 
Their site wasn’t even indexed on Google...

That's what Jeff discovered after landing this new client.

Most agencies stop reaching out when they hear:

“We already have someone.”

But that’s exactly when you should keep going.

Because in many cases,
that “someone” isn’t doing things right.

But... the client doesn’t know it.

That’s why we always follow up.

Not to spam.
But to add value.

A simple Loom with free value can change everything.

It builds trust, shows expertise,
and proves you actually care about results.

Follow up with value.
That’s the whole game.

He didn’t close any clients.
 
Yet he's making 2x the money. 👇
 
Before:
 
- He got €2.5K for 2 clients
 
Now:
 
- He gets ~€4K for the same work.
 
The only thing that changed?
The commission bonus.
 
Most agencies underprice by default.
 
Flat retainers.
And limited upside.
(Even when results are strong)
 
But this 2x rev increase happened without:
 
- New hires
- New leads
- Or more hours
 
Just smarter deal structure.
 
If he delivers results,
he gets paid more.
 
That's how it should always be.

He used to book NO calls from LinkedIn.
 
Now, he books 2 calls/week on autopilot.
 
Here's how...
 
Before working with us,
Dominik was doing everything alone.
 
- No team.
- No systems.
- No delegation.
 
He couldn't scale his agency
because he had zero leverage.
 
But now:
 
✅ His DM setter booked 2 calls last week
✅ Holiday break worked seamlessly
✅ Delegated 95% of feedback work
✅ His PA hired a VA on her own
 
This is what happens when
you stop being the bottleneck...
 
And you build the right structure
to scale while cutting your time down.
 
You don't just get leads.
You get your time back.
And your agency scales without you.

My biggest weakness is not quitting.
 
Even when everything says I should.
 
Most people fail because they quit too early.
 
They try something for 2 weeks.
It gets uncomfortable.
They jump to the next shiny thing.
 
I have the opposite problem.
 
I stay too long.
I grind even harder.
And I try to push through.
 
Even when the market shifts.
Even when the strategy stops working.
Even when the numbers clearly say: pivot.
 
That’s the downside of being disciplined.
 
Consistency can turn into a disadvantage.
And persistence turns into stubbornness.
 
And I see the same with agency owners.
 
Some quit too fast,
and never give anything a real chance.
 
Others stick too long,
and waste months on dead strategies.
 
The skill is knowing the difference.
 
Persistence is staying with a proven system
long enough for it to compound.
 
Stubbornness is ignoring data
because your ego is attached to the method.
 
I’ve wasted years because of that.
 
Not because I lacked effort.
But because I lacked perspective.
 
The fix wasn’t more work.
It was my lack of awareness.
Of outside help and perspective.
 
Someone who could have said:
 
“This worked before,
but it doesn’t anymore. Change it.”
 
That’s what mentors are really for.
 
Not just telling you what to do.
But telling you when to stop.
And when to go again.
 
Know your strengths.
Know your blind spots.
 
And don’t try to fix both alone.
It will save you years of work.

Our clients closed $393k last year just from LinkedIn.
 
Here's why most agencies can't do the same:
 
1 - Your offer is too generic
 
Bad:
 
"We help online stores grow with ads."
 
Good:
 
"We help 7-figure DTC eCom brands scale to 8-figures with AI UGC ads"
 
Why?
 
- Generic offers get ignored
- Specific offers attract serious buyers
- High ticket clients pay for expertise, not vague services
 
2 - Your messaging is confusing
 
Bad:
 
"We do marketing, branding, and lead gen."
 
Good:
 
"We help 7 figure eCom brands increase LTV by 30%+ through retention marketing."
 
Why?
 
- If your message is not clear, they won't buy
 
The fix:
 
- Simplify
- Niche down
- Clarify how you get results
 
3 - You have no unique mechanism
 
Bad:
 
"We scale brands with Facebook ads."
 
Good:
 
"We use our AI optimized Conversion Amplifier to triple ROAS in 60 days."
 
Why?
 
- Everyone sells ads
- Everyone sells “growth”
- Everyone looks the same.
 
A mechanism makes you stand out,
and helps you justify higher prices.
 
The fix:
 
Position yourself like an authority.
Not a commodity.
 
- Dial in your offer
- Simplify your messaging
- Build a unique mechanism
- Send DMs that actually convert
 
Don't be just another agency.

How to close more deals from LinkedIn

You don't need school to make money.
 
I made €50 in a day at 8 years old.
 
Is that crazy money?
Of course not.
 
But here's my point...
 
Growing up in the German countryside,
we had cherry trees on our property.
 
One summer, my brother and I
spent days picking cherries.
 
We filled bucket after bucket.
 
Then some tourists from Munich
drove through our village.
 
We saw an opportunity.
And walked up to them
to pitch our cherries.
 
"High quality, freshly picked.
Better than anything in the city."
 
They bought a full bucket for €50.
(Yes, they really liked cherries. lol)
 
We split the money.
And I remember thinking:
 
"Wait... I can make money
by offering valuable things to people?"
 
That was my first real business lesson.
 
Not from school.
Not from a course.
But from actually doing it.
 
Most people wait until they're "ready" to start.
 
They wait for the perfect offer.
The perfect setup.
The perfect time.
 
But success in your business doesn't
come when you feel ready.
 
It starts when you see a problem
and decide to solve it.
 
Even if you're 8 years old
with a bucket of cherries...
 
Results don't come from school,
books or courses.
 
They come from DOING.

How would you handle this on a call? 👇
 
"I've worked with other agencies before…
I'm not sure you can get me results."
 
You know how it goes...
 
An uncomfortable silence kicks on the call.
 
You freeze.
Trying to think what to say.
But nothing good comes to your mind.
 
You try to push through.
Showing him case studies.
Dropping the names of other big clients you’ve worked with.
 
Trying to convince them that you’re different.
That you can deliver.
 
But deep down...
You’re not sure if it’s working.
 
Then it happens.
They hit you with the good old:
 
"Let me think about it..."
 
You hang up... 
Hoping they'll reach out.
 
But days and weeks go by... 
And you never hear anything again.
 
Another sale lost.
Another hit to your confidence.
  
We’ve all been there…
But here’s the truth:
 
You don’t get a second chance with these big clients.
 
If they are not 100% certain after talking to you?
 
They’re gone.
 
They don’t care if you’re nervous.
Uncomfortable.
Or if you hate sales calls.
 
They only care about results.
 
It doesn’t matter if you’re the best agency out there.
 
If you can’t close calls like that...
You’re leaving money on the table.
 
And for a lot of agency owners...
That’s the biggest bottleneck.
 
They’re great at what they do...
But they struggle to:
 
- Communicate the value of their offer.
- And handle objections on the phone.
 
That’s why I uploaded a full mastermind recording of our sales training...
 
Where I go over the same system that helped clients like Kyle...
 
Close over $20,000 in recurring revenue in just 60 days.
 
Just click the link in the comments to watch it now
 
- Kilian

He used to get ZERO leads from LinkedIn.
 
Now, he gets multiple each day. 👇
 
Just these 2 weeks, he got:
 
- 2 calls booked last week
- 3 more calls for this week
- 1 (or more) positive replies/day
- And his first inbound content leads
 
Before, his outreach went nowhere.
 
- No replies.
- No leads.
- No calls.
 
He would send tons of messages,
emails, and connections...
 
Only to get zero replies,
or get rejected.
 
But once he plugged our agency
lead gen system on his profile...
 
It only took him a couple of weeks
to start getting leads for his agency.
 
So if you're trying to figure LinkedIn out,
but you're still not booking enough calls...
 
Just remember:
 
Outreach works.
But only if you do it right.
 
Once you get that down,
the rest is easy.

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