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Episode 730: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk about the trend of cinematic content creators on TikTok and YouTube.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Creator Camp
(7:41) Wesley Wang’s Viral Short Film
(17:00) The Iron Snail
(20:08) Michael MacKelvie
(24:52) Ryan Trahan’s Candy Commercial Masterpiece
(27:20) Different Is Better Than Better
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Links:
• Creator Camp – http://creatorcamp.co/
• nothing, except everything. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hif5eI5pBxo
• Batmalle – https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK1n403ok0k/
• The Iron Snail – https://www.youtube.com/@TheIronSnail
• Michael Mackelvie – https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelMacKelvie
• “We Need To Talk” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImQ1nY0y9HA
• Joyride – https://www.joyride.com
• STICKS – https://www.youtube.com/@STICKS
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Check Out Shaan’s Stuff:
• Shaan’s weekly email – https://www.shaanpuri.com
• Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents.
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Check Out Sam’s Stuff:
• Hampton – https://www.joinhampton.com/
• Ideation Bootcamp – https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/
• Copy That – https://copythat.com
• Hampton Wealth Survey – https://joinhampton.com/wealth
• Sam’s List – http://samslist.co/
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