It's Not Techy
Riyan Kapoor
Growth & Paid Media Lead

Riyan Kapoor

🇺🇸 New York

Riyan runs paid media across Meta, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, and programmatic. Deep focus on creative testing, CAC payback, and media mix modeling — every account ships to clear unit economics.

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Recent articles by Riyan

Social Media

Instagram Reels: The Three Tempo Patterns That Convert

After analyzing 500+ Reels, here are the editing tempos that reliably drive higher watch time and saves.

Jul 18, 20243 min
Video Production

The Video Library Every Brand Should Build in Year One

The foundational video assets we help every brand produce in their first 12 months — ranked by ROI.

Jul 18, 20243 min
Analytics

The Attribution Model We Actually Trust

Why we use a blend of data-driven attribution and post-purchase surveys — and why neither alone is enough.

Jul 12, 20243 min
Paid Marketing

The Landing Page Mistakes That Kill Paid Campaigns

Why paid traffic is the harshest test of landing page quality — and the five mistakes that sabotage campaigns.

Jul 7, 20243 min
Video Production

Motion Graphics That Earn Their Budget (And The Kind That Don't)

The category of motion work that reliably pays back — and the category that's pure vanity.

Jul 5, 20243 min
Content Marketing

The Brief-to-Draft Ratio That Separates Good Content Ops from Bad

If your content briefs are shorter than your drafts, you're not briefing. Here's the bar we hold ourselves to.

Jul 4, 20244 min
CRO

The Mobile-Specific Tests That Win 80% of the Time

Three mobile CRO tests that reliably produce lift across industries.

Jul 2, 20243 min
Local SEO

The Review Generation System We Deploy for Local Businesses

How to earn 50+ new reviews per month without feeling spammy — and without violating platform terms.

Jul 1, 20243 min
SEO

Core Web Vitals Won't Save Bad Content (But They Can Break Good Content)

The pragmatic take on Core Web Vitals: they're not a ranking rocket fuel, but a site that fails them can't win.

Jun 29, 20243 min
Web Design

The Accessibility Checklist That Catches 80% of Issues

The high-leverage accessibility checks that eliminate most issues without hiring a specialist.

Jun 26, 20243 min
Marketing Platforms

The MarTech Audit Template We Run Before Recommending a Single Tool

How to audit an existing martech stack so you know what to keep, kill, or consolidate — before anyone suggests a new tool.

Jun 26, 20243 min
Local SEO

Geo-Modifier Content: How to Write Location Pages Google Loves

The writing pattern we use on location pages that reliably ranks without getting flagged for thin content.

Jun 21, 20243 min
Content Marketing

Ghostwriting for Founders: The 20-Minute-a-Week Model

How we ghostwrite for busy founders using a 20-minute weekly async check-in — no drafts emailed back and forth.

Jun 19, 20243 min
Ecommerce

Merchandising on the Homepage: Category vs Product Hero

The eternal ecommerce debate settled with data: when to lead with categories vs products.

Jun 19, 20243 min
Ecommerce

Product Page Elements Ranked by Conversion Impact

The specific PDP elements that move conversion — ranked by actual test data.

Jun 19, 20243 min
Content Marketing

The Content Distribution Mistake 90% of Marketers Make

Publishing isn't distribution. Here's what most teams skip — and the distribution ratio that actually works.

Jun 18, 20243 min
Web Design

Why We Build With Server Components on Every New Site

The performance and DX wins of Next.js Server Components for marketing sites.

Jun 16, 20243 min
Video Production

The Pre-Production Doc That Saves Every Shoot

The one-page pre-pro doc we use for every shoot that eliminates 90% of day-of friction.

Jun 13, 20243 min
SEO

Canonical Tags: 5 Mistakes That Tank Rankings

Canonicals are supposed to prevent duplicate content. Here's how most teams accidentally break them.

Jun 12, 20243 min
Paid Marketing

Meta's Advantage+ Changed the Game. Here's How We Structure Campaigns in 2026.

Our current Meta campaign structure for DTC and lead gen — consolidation, creative, and what we've stopped doing.

Jun 12, 20244 min
CRO

Form Abandonment: The Field That Kills Completions

The specific form fields that drive the most abandonment — and what to do about them.

Jun 11, 20243 min
Marketing Platforms

The CDP Question: When You Actually Need One

CDPs are oversold. Here's the clear criteria for whether your business actually needs one.

Jun 10, 20243 min
Ecommerce

The Black Friday Prep Calendar: 90 Days Out

The phased plan we run 90 days out from Black Friday — the shops that start in October always lose.

Jun 9, 20243 min
Content Marketing

The Two-Hour Weekly Writing Habit That Actually Ships

A writing routine that produces consistent output without requiring superhuman discipline.

Jun 7, 20243 min

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