Senior Social Media Manager at Motion

Howdy 🤠 -- I'm Trav!

I produce scroll-stopping digital content for technology companies.

Sometimes it's funny. Sometimes it's educational. And hot-dang, sometimes it's both!

I'm a creative marketing & communications professional with 8+ years of experience working in B2B SaaS. I work judiciously with in-house teams, creative vendors, freelancers, and agency partners to bring revenue-driving, community-building campaigns to life on LinkedIn & YouTube.

Travis Tyler

Do me a favor and follow AirOps if you're seeing this.

Because my new job is to now grow their socials.

Excited to see what we can do together Jessica Rosenberg!

And special thanks to Ryan Quindlen 🦇 and Connor Lewis 🎬 for helping connect me to this incredible opportunity.

Today is my last day Motion (Creative Analytics). 

And so we're retiring the "Ad Dad."

It's been a fun 2-year ride, but it's time for something new.

My wife said, "Aw but I love the Ad Dad"

I do too.

So much love and appreciation for the team who took a chance on me back in 2024. These humble Canadians are true ad tech nerds who just let me be me and celebrated my goofyness. Never trying to stifle me.

What a breath of fresh air it was for me to join after I had really struggled to be myself in my previous role.

Hoping whatever companies I end up at in the future will become Motion customers because the tool is a no-brainer for anyone who's serious about paid social and nothing even comes close.

More information on my next role coming soon (or you can DM me to find out sooner).

Today I turn 35.

And I want to use my day to promote sobriety, going to therapy, and getting on psych meds.

Some of us should be a little less worried about our engagement rates or our product launches and a little more about our untreated mental illness.

If you are sober curious I recommend checking out the Reframe app, the Sober Awkward podcast, and DMing me.

If you’re frustrated with a bad therapy experience I’m sorry about that. But there are some incredible ones out there, don’t give up on it yet.

Love you guys.

Keep going, you’re never as alone as you might feel.

PSA my baby isn’t going to smile at you because he does not know you. 

To him, you are a stranger to observe.

It’s not because he’s “shy” or “grumpy”.

I don’t smile at people that idk either. 

I nod. Maybe.

You wanna make him smile?

Give his dad a tech CEO who understands the power of brand marketing 

and do some peek a boo for cryin out loud

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the only way i survive my job

is by deleting every single social app from my phone on Friday at 5pm

and then re-downloading them monday morning

this stupid digital detox is my non-negotiable

I talk to 50+ B2B social media managers regularly.

Here's what they're seeing but won't say publicly:

Which one pisses you off the most?

2026 B2B SaaS marketing is going to make you mad.

In 2014, a therapist handed me this worksheet and I laughed in his face.

"It's called the wheel of life," he said.

"Uh ok" I replied.

But I shut up and did it anyway.

And then I realized it was actually pretty helpful for someone with a crippling amount of anxiety 

My all-or-nothing thinking made it feel like I was failing in all aspects of life.

The stupid chart showed me that I was actually flourishing in some areas.

And it helped me zero in on where to focus right now.

So I'm sharing it with all of you now just like I did with Alina Dallal from Oktopost during our podcast recording earlier this month.

Use it to map out 2026 both professionally and personally.

That is a much more effective way for setting up goals you want.

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Give it a listen and maybe it'll help you too
https://lnkd.in/epECyAUQ

Can you guess which thumbnail won in this A/B/C test?

The results surprised me.

A = 37% watch time share
B= 18% watch time share
C= 44% watch time share

I thought for sure B would be the winner.

But no, it was me dressed up as a gold-miner made using Gemini 😂

AI slop ftw??

Keep testing my marketing friends!

ayo ElevenLabs 

can you build us a chrome extension/app or whatever where we can get decent voice narration for any article we come across on any website?

like for example,

i'm walking my son for 30 minutes in a stroller

I don't wanna be looking down reading this article the whole time

would love to have an elevenlabs voice to read the article to me over my airpods

Substack you gonna get in on this auto-narration or nah?

this hack for mining reddit for ad angle ideas is genius

⏰ TIMECODES ⏰
0:00 - Why Market Research Is Too Expensive & Slow
0:14 - Brennan Tobin's Free Reddit Workflow
0:43 - Step 1: Start with the Problem, Not the Product
1:26 - Using Reddit Answers Feature
1:54 - Step 2: Dive into Real Reddit Conversations
2:40 - Step 3: Build Your Quote, Emotion & Hook Database
3:12 - Step 4: Feed Your Database into Claude/ChatGPT
3:51 - Reviewing the AI-Generated Market Research
4:42 - Step 5: Turn Research into Ad Hooks & Briefs
5:23 - Final Result: 9 Ad Clusters Ready to Test


s/o Brennan Tobin and Konstantin Prodanovic this workflow is what AI is meant to do for marketers

B2B leaders will have $40M in VC 

But will cap their paid social budget at $15k a month to promote ebooks and demo requests

That is SUCH a huge problem.

And I’m looking around the b2b SaaS ecosystem like why tf is no one talking about this!?

For the last two years I’ve seen how the best in B2C run their paid social programs

Ngl it makes b2b just look embarrassing

And b2b has soooo much capital

Please make it make sense.

Someone drop this rant in a public slack channel at your company where your CFO and CEO hang out 

That way they can hear me SHOUTING IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS 

You need to be pushing $150k-$250k in meta ad spend per month or you should just pack it up and close up shop.

Your growth engine is stalling because you’re not investing serious resources or the right people to tackle it

Have your growth marketing team and brand team work together to launch 5 new ads each week (at a minimum) and constantly be testing new ideas new angles new visual formats

Put some got dang spend behind it

And go do this to promote your biggest tentpole moments of the year (should have at least one huge GTM moment each quarter)

𝗜𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗦?

Let’s refill your funnel.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱™
is your recipe for stronger leads and smoother conversions in Hospitality B2B.

You don’t need another shot of inspiration.

You need a solid pour of strategy.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱. 

❌ Cold pitches? Ghosted. 
❌ RFPs? Ignored. 
❌ Automation? Annoying..

At Lure Agency, we help hospitality brands, both hotels and vendors, ditch the noise and pour up a proven strategy that actually converts.

Because the smoothest moves start with a method.

🍋 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿?
Your sales strategy is running on fumes.
Your inbox is empty. Your leads are cold.

Sales and marketing? Totally out of sync. 
And your competition? Getting sharper and more AI-savvy by the minute.

Whether you’re trying to fill group blocks or break into a new hotel account, you're stuck in a system that no longer works.

🌶️ The Old Way? All Buzz, No Buzzed.
✔️ RFP roulette
✔️ Cvent overload
✔️ Cold outreach
✔️ Cringe automation
✔️ A dry pipeline

🍸 The Solution: The WINS Method™
A bold blend of connection, clarity, and conversion:

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 – Your 24/7 bartender. Serve the right first impression.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹 – Know who’s thirsty and when.

𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 – Build trust with value-forward content.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹 – Close with bold messaging and better timing.

Whether you want full service, a mixologist, or just the recipe—we’ve got your pour.

Let's connect and chat about it.


▶︎ 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘:

"Our results with Lure Agency have been crazy impressive!! This strategy has been a lifesaver for us. We're now efficiently operating with two salespeople instead of the previous 3.5, all thanks to a stream of highly qualified leads."

Julie Petit
Director of Sales & Marketing 
Stonewall Resort

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“Lure Agency has great ideas, increased our web presence, and generated more leads for us. 
I highly recommend their services. “

Organic website traffic increased by 23%, time spent on the site by visitors grew by 37%, and revenue grew by 6.3%.

Steve Blidner
Founder & CEO
TTI Technologies
 
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Would you like to learn how your sales team can identify, convert, and retain more revenue?

Call me directly at 619-889-8156 or email me (cory@lureagency.com) and let's have a conversation about your goals and objectives.
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#digitalmarketing #sales #hotelmarketing #hotelsales #marketing #integratedmarketing #b2bhospitality #hospitalityb2b #hoteltech #hotelrevenue #hotelbusiness

Cory Falter

Early check-in vibe.
Never gets old. 😂

Growing Revenue For Hospitality B2B Is My Bottom Line 🔺 Partner at Lure Agency 🔺 Co-Founder at Sales on Tap 🔺 President HSMAI San Diego 🔺 SDSU Dad of Twin Daughters 🔺 Former Pro Motocross Racer 🔺GenX New Waver 🤙

The best salespeople don't chase.

They help.

Big difference.

One comes from desperation (I need this deal).

The other from confidence (I know I can solve this).

How's it done?

➝ When you scroll LinkedIn looking for signals instead of targets?
➝  When you DM value instead of pitches?
➝ When you answer questions nobody asked yet?

That's not prospecting the old way,

That's positioning.

How are you approaching specting differently?

New Year's resolutions fade.
Your opportunities? 

Those don't have to.

Kicked off the year with a stellar group of pros who came ready to think, challenge, and level up.
 
➝ New year. 
➝ New conversations. 
➝ Same rule: surround yourself with people who move the needle.

Follow. 
Reach out. 
Let’s make this year loud.

🔴 Tom DiScipio 
Managing Partner, VP of Brand at IMPACT

🔴 Laurean Sahilices  
Strategic Hotel Marketing Consultant | Partnering with luxury resorts & boutique hotels to align visibility with commercial growth | Ex Marriott, Accor, IHG, Minor Hotels

🔴 Chuck Shaver  
LinkedIn Expert at CS Sales Consulting
We help businesses unlock LinkedIn to elevate sales, amplify marketing, and accelerate the pipeline by leveraging its strengths. 1) Public Branding 2) Target Marketing 3) Strategic Prospecting, without outdated ad spend

Expand your network.

And your opportunities. 🚀

Connections and conversations

I didn't need more motivation.

I needed better systems.

Motivation fades.

Systems stick.

I learned this the hard way when I opened Lure Agency over 13 years ago.

Early on, I'd get pumped after a conference or big win. 

Then life would hit, energy would drop, and momentum would stall.

The shift happened when I partnered with Susan Tucker and stopped relying on feeling inspired, and we started building repeatable processes.

Here's what changed:

→ Morning routines became non-negotiable, not mood-dependent.

→ Team meetings followed agendas, not vibes.

→ Client strategy calls are more strategic, less winging it.

→ Delivering services moved to a structured, repeatable framework that produces positive outcomes in less time.

The result?

Consistency. 
Growth. 
Less stress.

When you build systems, you remove the decision fatigue. You show up whether you feel like it or not.

And that's where real progress lives.

Not in the highlight reel moments.

In the unglamorous, day-after-day execution.

So if you're waiting to feel motivated before you start, you've got it backwards.

Build the system first.

The motivation follows.

What's one system you're building in 2026 that's got you fired up?

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