Possibly one of my all time favorite marketing strategies I’ve seen in 2026

Possibly one of my all time favorite marketing strategies I’ve seen in 2026.

In order for you to redeem this free hat from Mercury Bank, you have to run a command in your terminal.

It then brings you to an order page and you can grab the hat.

Brilliant. This could easily be transferred over to having people sign up for your AI newsletter or get a free ebook you’ve written.

Obviously you’re not going to have this for your “quilting culture for retirees” newsletter.

Know your audience.

But IF that audience fits, this is a great strategy.