In 2026, building a product is the easy part. The real challenge is distribution. In this video, Brian breaks down the 5 core digital marketing strategies that allowed him to scale his businesses and exit to companies like Semrush. Try Semrush One free for 7 days ► https://www.semrush.com/lp/semrush-on... 00:00 - Introduction: Selling Two Multi-Million Dollar Companies 00:21 - Strategy 1: Treat Distribution as Part of the Product 01:11 - Case Study: Getting 25,000 Visitors in One Week 01:36 - The Power of Ungating Your Data 02:36 - Strategy 2: Build Marketing Assets That Compound 03:37 - How One Page Earned Backlinks from Forbes & Fortune 04:36 - Strategy 3: Why Email Still Beats Social Media 05:29 - How Email Lists Drive Higher Exit Valuations 06:09 - Strategy 4: High-Value Content vs. AI Noise 07:36 - Strategy 5: Hyper-Specific Positioning (The LLM Advantage) 09:25 - Conclusion: Fundamentals Over Shiny Objects 🔗 Mentioned in this video: Exploding Topics ► https://explodingtopic