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Head of⚡EV Growth • Decoding Innovative Playbooks for GTM Community • Ex-Fortune-500 Marketing Consultant

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You can't change beliefs with billboard ads. It was education that made this a $2 billion referral program at Tesla.

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$2 Billion Playbook Behind the Referral Program at Tesla
How Tesla Built a $2 Billion Referral Engine: https://garberson.substack.com/p/the-2-billion-playbook-behind-the Most referral programs are "meh" because they focus on sales. Tesla’s was different.…
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December 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
If you feel like electric vehicles aren't making progress in the US, bookmark this chart from the 2025 driver survey by Plug In America
December 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Is owning an F1 team worth $2 billion? I calculated the "Ad Equivalent Value" to understand how many incremental cars Cadillac has to sell just to pay back its F1 investment.
Guess Marketing Value vs Cost of Starting an F1 Sports Team
If you’ve ever analyzed the cost of a click, try justifying a $1 billion sponsorship deal. In this video, I break down Cadillac’s massive Formula 1 investment — using some back-of-the-napkin math…
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December 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Most referral programs are just discount codes. Tesla's generated $2B because it turned early adopters into educators.

If you’re building in a misunderstood or emerging category, here’s the part of Tesla’s playbook you need to steal:
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Yet another #EV myth busted, courtesy of the fine folks at @recurrentauto.bsky.social.

TL/DR: No, your electric bill is NOT rising due to greater numbers of EVs on U.S. roads. Here's why.
Is EV charging driving up everyone’s electric bills?
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September 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
EV charging in Middle America was not fun. That's the truth. Now it's bordering on Convenient. Here's what's changed.
June 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Take it from someone in the "winter is no fun" camp: your EV will be fine out there in the cold
February 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM