The Text to Buy Resort Analogy
Picture this:
You are on a well deserved vacation, staying at a tropical resort. It's another picture perfect day: 85 degrees but not too humid, the birds are chirping, and not a single worry about LTV or CAC.
After working up an appetite floating down the lazy river all morning, you decide to hit up the swim-up pool bar for a snack. Chips and guacamole sounds nice. You put in the order:
- Bartender: "You got it. What's your room number?"
- You reply: "Room 807"
Voila, payment made, order complete.
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