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Aaron Orendorff
@AaronOrendorff
CEO @9operators | Fmr. Editor in Chief @Shopify, VP Marketing @CommnThreadCo, VP Growth FERMÀT
Portland, OR
9operators.com
Joined August 2012
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Apr 7
    Single greatest text of my life. And I waited 9 months to say yes. I am now CEO of The Operators. Chief Executive Officer (Yeah, holy f****** s*** 😬) Never thought I’d wear that title. Wasn’t even in the realm of possibilities. Like everything in my career and life, one
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Apr 17, 2021
    WE BOUGHT A HOUSE TODAY ... A FREAKING HOUSE 🥳 How crazy is that? Stupid — just flat-out ridiculous — the journey + grace of the last eight years, two months, and seven days.
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Sep 23, 2021
    10 Warning Signs Your Content Writer or Agency Is Full of S*** 🧵 Met with a friend yesterday, and it broke my heart to see their brand having been absolutely taken advantage of by an “SEO writer.” Here’s my best tips to save yourself from that fate … Number 9 will shock you
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Apr 6, 2021
    Marketing is ... 1% great ideas 4% executing them 95% logistical operations* *Making sure all the s*** nobody ever sees doesn’t break
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Feb 19, 2021
    Great content marketing and great copywriting are two different skill sets.
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Apr 3, 2024
    Here’s the best, most-ridiculously-stack, should-not-be-free resource ever created on … Ecommerce landing pages ↓ - 100+ examples in Notion - 10 Figma templates - 4.2k words w/ checklists I hope it’s helpful: bit.ly/3vCDDJN
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Mar 5, 2020
    So, I wrote something. And the @nytimes published it ... After five years of trying. 🙏🏿🙏 #LetsGetRejected (More to follow; I’m buried getting tomorrow’s “Future of DTC” post all set.)
    Your Colleagues Don’t Read Anything You Write. Here Are 8 Ways to Change That. (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Aaron Orendorff
    @AaronOrendorff
    Dec 8, 2019
    1/ The Basics (read: Not Basics) Ecommerce Growth Equation commonthreadco.com/blogs/coachs-c… DTC Metrics, Explained medium.com/ro-co/dtc-metr… How Online Brands Can Pave a Path to Profitability outline.com/JXMdVz Brand and Performance Marketing youtube.com/watch?v=VFA3ws…
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    Taylor Holiday
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    Dec 8, 2019
    Imagine you are tasked with training Navy Seal level e-commerce growth strategists. You have 90 days to equip them. Give me the required reading for your training program. (blogs, podcasts, books, all fair game) Give me the training activities you put them through.
    10 Ecommerce Marketing Strategies: Your 2022 Plan for Profit
    From commonthreadco.com
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Mar 19, 2022
    99% of marketing is figuring out what your audience already says … and then saying it better.
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Jul 6, 2023
    Our AI SMS campaigns are now driving 1.5x–2x more revenue vs traditional texts. Today, we unlocked the full tool. No account. No demo. No credit card. It’s f****** magical. And I want you to experience it. bit.ly/447rQzh
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Sep 2, 2022
    Real talk … to win in B2B, SaaS, or agency content — i.e., to drive traffic, leads & revenue — you only need 10–15 pages organized into three types: 1️⃣ Center(s) of marketing gravity 2️⃣ Industry + trend reports 3️⃣ How-to guides
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    Aaron Orendorff
    @AaronOrendorff
    Aug 19, 2022
    1,455 days after I fell in love … Friday will be my last day as VP of Marketing at CTC. Is it cliche to call it the heaviest decision of my career? Sure. Will I let that stop me from dropping a profanity-laced ode of gratitude and a flex? F*** no 🧵 + 🤬 x 😍
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Feb 8, 2023
    I’m ten years sober today. A decade. And I’m floored. All I can say is …
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    Aaron Orendorff
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    Nov 11, 2022
    5 Reasons I Decided to Join a Company I’d Never Heard Of Or … the biggest bet of my marketing career 😬 ‘cause the headwinds are pounding + everybody’s bigger than us.
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