Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media 🍒 What’s Next? 2026 Marketing Trends with Amanda Laird
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Jan 9, 2026 Amanda Laird, a growth marketing strategist at Slow and Steady Studio and host of the Personal Business Podcast, shares her insights on upcoming marketing trends for 2026. She discusses the growing importance of building trust through vulnerability and transparency. Amanda highlights a shift towards experimental, chaotic marketing as algorithms evolve. There's also a resurgence in analog, handmade approaches and a migration of creators to Patreon. Finally, she emphasizes the rising demand for done-for-you services and how they foster accountability.
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Let Typos Signal Humanity—Be Consistent
- Lower your polish bar and accept occasional typos to signal humanity and consistency.
- Keep a consistent public persona so audience expectations match delivery and preserve trust.
Experiment With Chaotic Marketing Carefully
- Try experimental, chaotic 'YOLO' marketing to discover what works for your audience.
- Be clear, kind, and value-driven when you experiment so chaos doesn't erode trust.
Match Experimentation To Your Business Stage
- New businesses should 'fuck around and find out'—test many tactics to learn what works.
- More established businesses should run targeted experiments from a stable foundation.
