Plus a $7M offline business hiding in plain sight, the LinkedIn algorithm post-mortem, and 12 more plays worth your attention today

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Hey Guys,

Let's be real for a second.

Most marketers are still running 2024 plays. Same tired tactics. Same crowded channels. Same "post more content" advice that stopped working months ago.

Meanwhile, a small group of insiders has quietly moved to a completely different playing field.

Today's edition covers both ends of the spectrum — from a guy doing $7M a year with physical letters, to an AI prompt so powerful it builds your entire funnel from scratch. Plus the one LinkedIn algorithm change that's quietly killing 90% of creator reach right now.

This is what's actually working in 2026. Let's get into it.

1. The $1M+ Funnel "God-Prompt"

Lucas at EffectiveVSL dropped a 5,280-word prompt that effectively replaces a marketing team. Give it your offer and ideas — it structures the entire path to purchase. Based on real-world results that have crossed seven figures.

If you've ever struggled to go from "I have an idea" to "I have a live funnel," this is the shortcut you've been looking for.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

2. The Viral Product Launch Formula

Shann³ breaks down the exact three pillars behind "hype flywheels" that turn followers into buyers. The key is leading with a "World's First" hook, structuring 60–120 second videos using a 3-second retention rule, and using coordinated influencer quote-tweets to make a launch look organic.

Simple framework. High upside.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

3. Google's "Stitch" — Speech to Production Creative

Jordan Ross got an inside look at Google's new tool. You speak an idea. Seconds later, you have a production-ready ad file. It learns your brand guidelines so nothing ever goes off-brand.

There's also a 30-page PDF blueprint included for getting your creative team running this by Monday morning.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

4. The $7M "Physical Letter" Empire

Here's the reminder nobody asked for but everyone needs: while everyone else is chasing AI tools, one operator hit $36k/month within four months using stamps and paper.

A physical mail subscription business. Multiple niches. High margins. Recurring revenue. Almost zero tech overhead.

Information without action is just entertainment. Someone out there is going to build this after reading today's edition. Make sure it's you.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

5. The $500/Day Facebook "Fandom" Strategy

Van shows how to monetize high-intent niches like Harry Potter and Marvel using simple photo content instead of video reels. Photo content keeps you on the right side of copyright. US traffic targeting spikes your CPM. Combine that with Facebook's current bonus structures and $500/day becomes a realistic number.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

6. Microsites Over Cold Emails

Dan Rosenthal stopped sending text-only outreach entirely. Now every prospect gets a fully automated, personalised microsite — complete with their own logo, brand colours, TAM breakdown and ICP research pulled automatically via Gamma's API.

One repeatable template. A custom site for every lead. This is the kind of thing that makes your competition look lazy.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

7. The Death of Anchor Text Ratios?

Noel Ceta pulled the data from 10,000 backlink profiles and challenged one of SEO's longest-held beliefs. If you're still obsessing over "60% branded vs. 5% naked URLs," you might be wasting serious time on something that no longer moves the needle.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

8. R.I.P. 2026 LinkedIn Algorithm

Logan Gott did the post-mortem. Posting more is now actively hurting your reach. LinkedIn has shifted to rewarding dwell time and long comments over quick likes. The "See More" hook is the new currency. One founder hit 100k+ impressions using the first-hour engagement protocol Logan outlines.

If LinkedIn is part of your strategy, read this one carefully.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

9. 3.8M Views With Faceless Instagram Prompts

Hasanuzzaman Khan handed Instagram growth entirely over to ChatGPT — no face on camera, no chasing trending audio. Copy-paste prompts generated 3.8 million views in a single week. Zero-trend strategy. High volume. The breakdown includes the exact instructions.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

10. The 24/7 Local Biz Sales Bot

NOVA built a skill file for OpenClaw that handles prospecting to closing — fully automated. It finds businesses without websites, scores their web presence, builds a demo site, and sends a video walkthrough with a payment link attached.

No subscription. You run it on your own API keys. This one is genuinely impressive.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

11. 10 "Claude Code" Skills for DTC Agencies

Mike Futia outlines how to stop prompting Claude from scratch and start using Skills to automate your creative workflow. The highlights: an ad research agent that scrapes a brand's Ad Library and delivers a full audit, a fatigue detector that flags dropping CTR before you waste spend, and automated CSV-to-narrative reporting in 60 seconds.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

12. The $1.6M AI Recipe Page

Maria Islam broke down a TikTok account that pulled in $1.6 million in 93 days using 100% AI-generated food content. 200+ videos per month. A $25 cookbook selling on autopilot. Techniques for making AI images look like a real creator shot them.

The person who ships first usually wins. This account understood that.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

13. The "Multi-Persona" Distribution Bot

Jacob Rodri built a system running multiple AI personas across social platforms to drive app traffic. The bot researches viral niche content, writes the scripts, uses AI-generated faces as brand accounts, and posts daily with conversion CTAs. 24/7. Fully automated.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

14. Mass Automation via Superscale Agent

Patrick Haede introduced what he calls the first advanced AI agent built specifically for social marketing. It executes full marketing plans based on real-time TikTok and Meta trends, generates hundreds of ad variations from a single prompt, and integrates directly with your ad accounts to iterate fast.

The gap between marketers who use this and those who don't is going to be massive.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

15. The "Vibe Coded" Meta Ad Spy Tool

NOVA built a custom Meta ad spy tool using Claude Code that sorts competitor ads by impressions — a metric Meta normally hides. It automatically breaks down headlines, hook tactics, and messaging angles. Over 50 top DTC brands including AG1 and Magic Spoon are already pre-loaded.

This is what building your own tools looks like when you know what you're doing.

​Read the full breakdown here →​

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There you have it — 15 plays from the cutting edge of what's working right now.

The pattern you're seeing across every one of these? Speed of execution. The operators winning in 2026 aren't smarter than you — they're just moving faster and building while everyone else is still reading.

Pick one thing from this edition. Implement it today.

Talk soon,

- Tony

P.S. That $7M physical letter story in item #4 is the one most people will scroll past. Don't be most people. The best opportunities right now are the ones that look too simple to be real.