TOFU = TOP OF FUNNEL

Brand
discovery,
explained.

People encounter brands through search, stories, communities, and recommendations. Learn how to reach them and measure what follows.

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Discovery comes
before a purchase.

Top-of-funnel marketing reaches people as they learn about a problem, encounter a brand, or explore a category. An explanation, a community conversation, or an event can introduce your work before someone starts comparing suppliers.

Marketing
terms.

Definitions and examples for the language of top-of-funnel marketing.

Marketing
in practice.

Short explainers pair BrandTofu cartoons with examples and screen demonstrations.

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Marketing
guides.

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A sprout-headed tofu shopkeeper uses a magnifying glass to inspect routes into a ceramics shop as visitors look at mugs.
Awareness measurement

How to read shop traffic before changing your marketing

Match views, visits, and orders to the same period. Then check traffic sources, the promise in your posts, and the buying path to choose a useful next change.

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Communities and events

How to plan a small B2B discussion

Check the guest question, recruit relevant peers, assign hosting tasks, estimate the workload, and review a pilot before choosing a recurring event schedule.

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Marketing operations

How to choose social-media marketing help

Write a shared brief, compare provider responsibilities and owner time, inspect project evidence, and review a paid trial before extending the work.

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News about
marketing.

Announcements, research, and reporting about how people discover brands.

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Marketing news.
Monthly at most.

A digest of developments in brand awareness, content, search, and audience research.

At most one email each month.