The GaryVee Audio Experience The Mid-Funnel is the Biggest Opportunity in Marketing
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Mar 3, 2026 
Gary Vaynerchuk, entrepreneur and founder of VaynerMedia known for social-first marketing, shares his take on the mid-funnel opportunity. He discusses relevance driving purchase. He explains validating creative organically before paid spend. He highlights live social shopping, YouTube Shorts, and why courageous marketers and CFO buy-in matter.
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Make Every Day A Production Day
- Produce content every day with intent and post‑produce it to maximise organic reach before amplifying with paid media.
- Gary uses production, technology, and a validation step on organic reach to decide which creative to scale.
How Wine Library Grew By Selling Relevance
- Gary built Wine Library by focusing on sales while also investing in brand, renaming the store and targeting many wine buyer segments.
- His dad required ROI at the register, so Gary used relevance to sell both $15 and $5,000 bottles.
Live Social Shopping Is The Next Big Channel
- Live social shopping is the next major frontier for any business that sells physical products.
- Gary points to China’s $600bn market and early Western moves from TikTok, Whatnot and Twitch as signals to prioritise live shopping.