The Simple Paid Ads Playbook That Fueled 5 Years of Growth (with Tony Bradberry from Grey Matter) | Ep. 253
Scrappy ABM · 2026-02-19 · 19 min
Episode notes
Most marketers follow a strict rule: never send paid traffic to a homepage. Tony Bradberry and the team at Grey Matter break that rule every day. Tony joins Mason Cosby to explain how a "problem-centric" homepage can actually outperform specific landing pages when the messaging is right. He argues that if your core message resonates with the buyer's problem, the homepage should be the best place to start. ㅤ They also discuss Grey Matter's evolution into a tech-enabled ABM approach. Tony breaks down their internal "Intelligent Dossier" tool, which automates research and generates custom landing pages for individual buyers. The conversation covers how to run broad high-intent search campaigns alongside surgical, data-driven ABM programs to drive sustainable growth. ㅤ Guest Bio Tony Bradberry is the Managing Director at Grey Matter , a customer acquisition agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio. With a background starting in inside sales and sales engineering, Tony applies an "engineering" mindset to B2B marketing. He helps technical and industrial companies modernize their go-to-market strategies by focusing on problem-solving rather than merely selling services.