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Community as a Distribution Engine: The Growth Playbook for DTC Brands

TYB · tyb.xyz Free Intermediate

Makes the case with actual data (community members reported buying substantially more often and carrying higher LTV) that community is a distribution channel, not a nice-to-have side project. Useful ammunition when you're deciding whether to fund community work versus another ad campaign.

• Community members purchase more frequently and carry higher LTV than non-members, per platform data.
• Community compounds where ad spend doesn't - it keeps working after you stop paying for it.
• Treat community as a scalable growth engine, not a brand-building side project.