CONTACT
No contact form. No chatbot. Just direct lines.
Pick the lane that matches your reason for reaching out. The right subject line means I see your email same day, not three weeks later.
Pick your lane.
Each route below goes somewhere different on purpose. Save us both time and use the one that fits.
01 — READER QUESTION
You read the Brief and have something to say back
Best path: just hit reply on any Brief issue. It comes straight to my personal inbox, threaded with what you read, and I see it before any cold pitch. This is the fastest way to reach me, period.
Subscribe to the Brief →02 — SPEAKING & PODCASTS
You want me on a stage, podcast, or in a feature
Send the date, format, audience size, and topic angle in the first email. I prioritize shows whose host has actually read my work. If you’ve heard the message and have a sharp angle, I’m in.
Email with [MEDIA] in subject →03 — DONE-FOR-YOU WORK
You want my team to build the marketing function for you
That’s RedShift Digital Marketing. Different site, different team, different conversation. jefflizik.com is where I publish. RedShift is where the work happens. Fair warning: we don’t take every project that walks in.
Go to RedShiftDM.com →04 — EVERYTHING ELSE
Personal note, intro, partnership, or you’re not sure
Use direct email. Lead with one sentence on who you are and one on why you’re writing. Specifics get answered. Vague gets archived. No offense.
Email jeff@jefflizik.com →What you won’t get a reply on.
Owner-operators are short on time. So am I. The pitches below get archived without a response. Saves us both the awkwardness.
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Agency-of-record pitches. I run an agency. I’m not hiring one.
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SEO link-building, guest-post, and “broken link” outreach. Not happening, ever. Stop.
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Podcast-tour spam from people who haven’t listened to one episode. Listen first. Then pitch with an angle. Easy.
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Software demo requests from cold sequences. If your tool actually solves a problem I have, send the one-paragraph version. No demo until I ask.
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“Quick call to pick your brain.” The Brief is free. The frameworks are free. The Score is free. Read those first. If you still have a question, hit reply on a Brief issue.
RESPONSE TIME
Most emails get a reply inside 48 hours.
I batch inbox time. If you don’t hear back in a week, your email got lost. Send a one-line follow-up. I won’t be offended. I’ll be grateful.