Channel: ryevalley-cape Permalink: https://ryevalley.slack.com/archives/C0AQM802YHZ/p1787173063370339 Source: Ben Gusberg (Cape client/POC, U07BH2UQU5R) Date: 2026-08-19
Signal
A person on Ben Gusberg’s team (U07BH2UQU5R - appears to be a Cape team member managing their account) mentioned in the ryevalley-cape channel:
“also fyi - we’re doing a free trial of a service that gets our posts more impressions for the next 2 weeks starting today”
When Blake asked what the service was, the reply:
“Ironically it’s also called Megaphone”
What This Means
Cape is trialing a separate service - unrelated to Rye Valley’s Megaphone - that also goes by the name “Megaphone” and claims to boost post impressions. This is a 2-week free trial starting Aug 19.
Why It Matters
- This is a named Megaphone competitor operating in the X/social impression amplification space
- Cape is actively testing it while on Rye Valley’s Megaphone service - possible overlap or dissatisfaction signal worth monitoring
- If the trial goes well, it could affect Cape’s perception of our Megaphone value proposition
- The service name collision (“Megaphone”) may cause client confusion in future conversations
Watch
- Monitor Cape channel for any commentary on trial results
- If/when the trial ends, surface to Michael whether Cape plans to continue with it
- Michael should know that Cape is testing an impression-boost tool in parallel with our service