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brand & marketing · september 2026

steal this marketing framework: stepps

six principles that explain why some ideas spread and others disappear.

  1. 01/

    social currency

    people share what makes them look good. make following you feel like good taste.

  2. 02/

    triggers

    people share what they keep bumping into. tie yourself to one everyday thing so they think of you without trying.

  3. 03/

    emotion

    people share what makes them feel something strong: humor, awe, excitement, even anger. boring never travels.

  4. 04/

    public

    people copy what they can see. if engaging with you is visible, others want in. this is our whole thesis.

  5. 05/

    practical value

    people pass on what helps. teach one useful thing clearly and it gets sent from person to person.

  6. 06/

    stories

    people forget points but keep stories. wrap the message inside a moment so it cannot fall out.