📬 The Thursday Hustle
Quick hits from the frontlines of content, websites, and marketing that actually respects your budget.
Hey—
Happy Thursday. We took a short newsletter pause while everyone soaked up summer and eased back into the back-to-school grind.
Meanwhile, Chasing Creative’s been busy—we’ve welcomed a new operations and customer success teammate and kept pushing projects forward for our clients.
Here are a few tools, lessons, and recommendations we’re leaning on for the next cycle.
Most LinkedIn outreach still looks like it did in 2015—manual connection requests, generic follow-ups, and inconsistent tracking.
Tools like Salesflow aren’t replacing real conversations—they’re removing excuses. You can keep your pipeline moving every day without the grind.
92% of sales leaders say automation is key to hitting targets in the next 2 years.
→ Source: LinkedIn State of Sales
We’re using Salesflow to run targeted LinkedIn outreach campaigns for clients that connect them with hundreds of ideal prospects monthly. What used to take 2–3 hours a day now takes 15 minutes.
Consistency > Quick Wins. Agencies building real stability aren’t chasing every trend—they’re stacking reliable monthly recurring revenue, one client at a time.
We grew MRR by 40% in a year without any “viral” moments—just consistent outreach, great retention, and strong delivery systems.
“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.” — Proverbs 21:5
We’re using Pipedrive, Elevenlabs, Warmly, and Axeptio to keep our pipeline full, nurture leads, and turn small projects into ongoing retainers.
This week’s video: cracking open a Splash Wines subscription box and breaking down their referral program perks.
Links & Deals:
▶️ $25 off Splash Wines
▶️ Join the Splash Wines Referral Program
▶️ Discover Coravin wine preservation
▶️ Shop Riedel wine glasses
If you’re into wine clubs, referral rewards, or discovering new flavors, it’s worth a watch.
Danielle Cordero
Client Success and Operations Lead — Keeps every project flowing smoothly, ensuring collaboration, creativity, and quality from start to finish.
Still reading? Here’s your nudge:
✅ Pour the glass and publish the messy version
✅ Email that lead before the bottle’s gone
✅ Don’t overthink the landing page—just ship it
Finish strong, sip well.
–Blake, Founder of Chasing Creative