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The 50% shakeout: why half of ecommerce agencies may not survive AI

Oct 28, 2026

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7 min read

The 50% shakeout: why half of ecommerce agencies may not survive AI

What a year of agency summits shows about who's pulling ahead with AI

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Pipeline & Sales

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Your agency isn't sellable if you are the marketing

Oct 16, 2026

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5 min read

Your agency isn't sellable if you are the marketing

Buyers will pay for your clients, your team and your margins. What they won't pay full price for is new business that walks out of the door with you.

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Positioning

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We asked 28 agency bosses how they market themselves. Most of them would sack a client for it.

Oct 8, 2026

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4 min read

We asked 28 agency bosses how they market themselves. Most of them would sack a client for it.

What ecommerce agencies admit about their own marketing when you promise not to tell anyone

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Team & Leadership

Your client just hired your freelancer

Sep 23, 2026

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4 min read

Your client just hired your freelancer

The clause you're about to add is a fence. Your positioning is the reason they climbed it.

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Pipeline & Sales

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Forty percent of deals die of indecision, not competition

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

Forty percent of deals die of indecision, not competition

Nobody is your biggest competitor

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Positioning

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You don't offend, you don't attract

Aug 17, 2026

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5 min read

You don't offend, you don't attract

Middle-ground marketing isn't safe, it's inert

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Targeting & ABM

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Nobody books a call about your retainer

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Nobody books a call about your retainer

What one agency owner in Edinburgh got right about cold outbound without realising it

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Pipeline & Sales

Ask anyone what they're closing in six months

Aug 6, 2026

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5 min read

Ask anyone what they're closing in six months

What a predictable pipeline actually looks like, and why almost nobody has one

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

AI

No MCP, no deal

Jul 16, 2026

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3 min read

No MCP, no deal

The only question I ask about a tool before it gets near our stack

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Pipeline & Sales

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Six figures, four inches

Jul 8, 2026

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5 min read

Six figures, four inches

The largest deals in B2B get decided on a phone. Almost nobody builds for that.

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Events

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"let's do a webinar together"

Jun 15, 2026

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3 min read

"let's do a webinar together"

Webinars peaked in 2020...

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Events

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Put a microphone in front of someone and they'll tell the truth

May 29, 2026

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5 min read

Put a microphone in front of someone and they'll tell the truth

How we get more out of events

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Targeting & ABM

There's no such thing as your ICP

May 25, 2026

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4 min read

There's no such thing as your ICP

Notes from Sydney Ecommerce Agency Sumit

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Content

You're Not a Thought Leader, You're a Thought Borrower

May 18, 2026

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3 min read

You're Not a Thought Leader, You're a Thought Borrower

Genuine thought-leadership is rare af

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Content

The "We Need to Be on TikTok" Meeting

May 8, 2026

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4 min read

The "We Need to Be on TikTok" Meeting

Have you had it?

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Positioning

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The Founder's Shadow

Apr 27, 2026

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4 min read

The Founder's Shadow

Founder-free marketing...

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Positioning

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Your Case Studies Are Boring

Apr 20, 2026

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4 min read

Your Case Studies Are Boring

(And It's Your Fault)

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Buyer Psychology

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The Testimonial Industrial Complex

Apr 9, 2026

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7 min read

The Testimonial Industrial Complex

Just change this one thing...

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Measurement

The McNamara Fallacy

Mar 30, 2026

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7 min read

The McNamara Fallacy

And Your Reporting Dashboard

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Pipeline & Sales

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The GP Receptionist Problem

Mar 25, 2026

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9 min read

The GP Receptionist Problem

I promise it's not just a rant, it's about marketing too

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Positioning

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How to Talk About AI Without Sounding Like Everyone Else

Mar 20, 2026

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10 min read

How to Talk About AI Without Sounding Like Everyone Else

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Team & Leadership

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Mise en Place for Marketing Teams

Mar 16, 2026

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10 min read

Mise en Place for Marketing Teams

I'm not a chef. I want to be really clear about that

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Events

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The Conference Circuit Is a Content Strategy

Mar 12, 2026

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12 min read

The Conference Circuit Is a Content Strategy

(If You Treat It That Way)

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Measurement

The Marketing KPIs Nobody Tracks

Mar 2, 2026

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13 min read

The Marketing KPIs Nobody Tracks

(That Actually Tell You What's Working)

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Buyer Psychology

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Humans Trust Mess

Feb 23, 2026

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7 min read

Humans Trust Mess

Why polish sometimes builds trust, and sometimes destroys it.

Will Lynch
Will Lynch

Hello… 👋 I’m Will, founder of waye.

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