Quote from James A.Hart on July 16, 2025, 11:00 pmWhen a marketing campaign doesn’t perform, most people start tweaking the wrong things.
They rewrite the headline.
Change the colors.
Adjust the call-to-action.
Maybe even pause the whole thing to “rethink the strategy.”But in reality, the problem isn’t always the offer or the landing page.
More often, it’s a lack of volume.Volume reveals the truth
One ad campaign with five creatives is not enough.
You need 30. Maybe 50.Why?
Because the difference between a losing ad and a winning one can be subtle.
Sometimes a 1% difference in click-through rate turns a breakeven campaign into a profitable one.And you can’t find that 1% by sitting and guessing.
You find it by testing more variations.Volume removes emotion from decision-making
If you only test one idea, you’ll get emotionally attached.
You’ll keep trying to fix it.
But with 30 ideas running, your mindset shifts from “how do I fix this” to “which one works best?”Volume turns marketing into data.
And data tells you what to scale — without bias.Volume wins because humans aren’t perfect
Even the best copywriters and designers don’t know exactly what will work.
That’s why top-performing teams don’t rely on inspiration.
They rely on iteration.They don’t run one angle.
They test five.
They don’t make one ad.
They launch ten — then kill the nine that don’t work.It’s not magic. It’s math.
When a marketing campaign doesn’t perform, most people start tweaking the wrong things.
They rewrite the headline.
Change the colors.
Adjust the call-to-action.
Maybe even pause the whole thing to “rethink the strategy.”
But in reality, the problem isn’t always the offer or the landing page.
More often, it’s a lack of volume.
One ad campaign with five creatives is not enough.
You need 30. Maybe 50.
Why?
Because the difference between a losing ad and a winning one can be subtle.
Sometimes a 1% difference in click-through rate turns a breakeven campaign into a profitable one.
And you can’t find that 1% by sitting and guessing.
You find it by testing more variations.
If you only test one idea, you’ll get emotionally attached.
You’ll keep trying to fix it.
But with 30 ideas running, your mindset shifts from “how do I fix this” to “which one works best?”
Volume turns marketing into data.
And data tells you what to scale — without bias.
Even the best copywriters and designers don’t know exactly what will work.
That’s why top-performing teams don’t rely on inspiration.
They rely on iteration.
They don’t run one angle.
They test five.
They don’t make one ad.
They launch ten — then kill the nine that don’t work.
It’s not magic. It’s math.
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