In this episode of Create Like The Greats, Ross returns from the Spring 2025 event buzzing with creative energy, fresh ideas, and deep insights on marketing, AI, community, and consistency. He shares standout conversations, tools worth exploring, and reflections on how face-to-face connections still matter in a digital-first world. Ross also dives into highlights from presenting Distribution.ai, lessons from fellow marketers, and personal takeaways on building sustainable growth—both for business and personal development.
Key Takeaways and Insights:
1. Why Spryng 2025 Was Different
- Spryng 2025 stood out not because of keynotes or sponsors, but because of the human element—energizing conversations and real community vibes.
- Event offered space to discuss Distribution.AI and validate its pain-point solution.
2. AI is Everywhere—and Still Just Beginning
- AI permeated almost every discussion at the event.
- A challenge was issued: talk about the future of marketing without mentioning AI—most struggled to do it.
- An eye-opening use case: uploading sales calls into LLMs like ChatGPT to extract winning messaging patterns.
3. The Distribution.AI Problem-Solution Fit
- Ross introduced Distribution.ai at the event, which helps marketing teams repurpose unused blog content.
- Most marketers acknowledged they underpromote content.
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Distribution.ai repackages blog posts, writes emails, and creates usable assets to distribute across channels.
- “We give you the emails you can upload into HubSpot or whatever it might be.”
4. Reconnection & Real-Life Moments Matter
- There’s unmatched value in face-to-face connections:
- Breaking bread with peers
- Conversations that go beyond digital metrics
- Realizing your followers and connections aren’t just leads—they’re humans.
- Key message: Show up for those who show up for you.
5. Fresh Perspectives on Sales & Go-To-Market
- Sales conversations highlighted outdated vs. effective go-to-market strategies.
- Topics included:
- Evolving attribution challenges
- Differentiation in a saturated agency space
- The importance of revisiting and returning to fundamentals that once drove success
6. Consistency > Novelty
- Chasing new trends can pull you away from what works.
- Foundation’s past growth came from sticking to its unique POV and execution strategy—time to return to that place.
- A reminder that what made you great can still make you greater… again.
Resources & Tools:
🔗 Distribution.ai
🔗 ChatGPT
🔗 Claude
🔗 Perplexity
🔗 Singulate
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