Reality Check.

Marketing is messy.

Strategies get overcomplicated, budgets get wasted, and businesses end up spinning their wheels on tactics that don’t move the needle. At Split/Level, we believe marketing should be smarter, not louder. This blog is where we break down real, no-fluff insights on strategy, growth, and making marketing work for you—not against you.

Let’s get to work.

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What Stardew Valley Can Teach You About Simplicity

Stardew Valley isn’t flashy. It doesn’t have cutting-edge graphics, a massive budget, or endless features. It’s just simple, intentional, and deeply satisfying—and that’s exactly why people love it.

Marketers, designers, and business owners could learn a lot from it. Because in a world obsessed with more—more features, more content, more complexity—Stardew Valley proves that less, done well, wins every time.

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Remote Computer People, Go Outside

If you work remotely, chances are you’ve gone entire days without stepping outside. Maybe even weeks, if we’re being honest.

You wake up, roll over to your desk, stare at a screen for 8+ hours, and then—somehow—your "break" is just more screens. Doomscrolling. Netflix. Maybe a quick YouTube rabbit hole about something completely irrelevant.

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The Future of Marketing w/ AI and Quantum Computing

AI is already changing marketing, but quantum computing? That’s next-level.

Right now, AI helps automate tasks, personalize ads, and analyze data. But quantum computing? It’s about to break marketing as we know it. Faster processing, deeper insights, and decision-making at a speed no human team could ever match.

Let’s talk about what’s coming—and what it means for marketers.

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