Funnel design
Why traffic is not the problem
For talent leadership · Article
When careers content earns attention but the path to action is weak, the fix is routing and proof—not more reach.
Most of this stuff is a routing problem dressed up as a creative one. The instinct is to add more reach or more polish; the more useful move is usually to look at where the message reaches the wrong audience, and where the journey lacks a decisive next step.
We tend to start with what the data is already saying, then design around the moments where decisions actually happen — not the ones that look impressive in a deck.