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Jun 2024
15m 37s

Everybody is stealing from each other!

Edward Sturm
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E343: What a crazy day.

One of the biggest faceless marketing Instagram accounts steals my viral script and reuses it with ElevenLabs.

I get my first impersonator on TikTok. Somebody creates 4 accounts impersonating me to scam people with.

One of the biggest business podcast hosts steals copy from a friend after going on a tirade about how people are stealing his content.

I steal that business podcast host's initial email flow.

This is the reality of the Internet.

00:00 The Dark Reality of the Internet
00:16 The Moldy Whopper Campaign
01:27 My Script Gets Stolen
03:16 Hypocrisy
07:54 Confessions of a Content Creator
12:29 The Halo Connection and Marketing Inspiration
14:16 Impersonation and AI Detection
15:25 Reflecting on a Wild Day

#contentmarketing #digitalmarketing #instagrammarketing

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