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Agency Insights + Perspectives

Agency perspectives, marketing insights and inspiration for businesses who want to connect and understand the digital economy and grow their brands in impactful ways.

How to Lose a Customer in 20 Slides or More.

September 15th, 2024|

The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently is paramount in both sales and marketing. Yet, many leaders, particularly CEOs and founders, fall into the trap of overloading their presentations, pitch decks, and sales materials with excessive information. While they may believe that covering every possible scenario ...

Beautiful, Broken, and Unusable: The Tale of Neglecting UX & Product Management.

September 7th, 2024|

Discover why relying solely on a UI designer and an engineer to build a product often leads to failure. Explore the importance of incorporating UX professionals and product managers to avoid costly redesigns and enhance user experience, illustrated by real-world examples like Snapchat, Google Glass, and the failed Humane AI Pin.

Rethinking B2B Marketing: Five Strategies for Modern Success

August 24th, 2024|

Five cornerstones of modern B2B marketing that will help your business navigate a changing landscape. Learn how to balance trust and sales, enhance human interaction, maintain consistent messaging, go beyond intent, and prioritize relevance over personalization for sustained growth and success.

Review Wars: The Battle for Five Stars and the Death of Honesty

August 8th, 2024|

Discover the truth about the broken internet review system, where businesses and consumers alike abuse the process. Explore real-life examples, the consequences of manipulation, and potential solutions to restore honesty and transparency. Join the conversation on how to fix online reviews.

Innovate Your Startup: Embrace First Principles Thinking

June 18th, 2024|

Without question, startups are chaotic by nature, and making sound decisions is crucial for success. Yet, many entrepreneurs and founders find themselves trapped in conventional thinking, relying on analogies and existing models that may not suit their unique challenges. This is where "first principles" thinking can ...

OKRs vs. KPIs: How to Measure What Matters

June 5th, 2024|

This comprehensive guide explores the key differences between OKRs and KPIs and how each framework can drive startup success. It provides unique characteristics, examples, and strategic benefits.

INSIGHTS

Agency Insights + Perspectives

Agency perspectives, marketing insights, and inspiration for businesses who want to connect and understand the digital economy and grow their brands in impactful ways.

MVP vs. MLP: What Founders Get Wrong About Early Product Design

July 1st, 2025|

The MVP—Minimum Viable Product—has become gospel in startup circles. Build fast, test fast, fail fast. But in today’s crowded market, viability alone won’t cut it. Customers have too many options. Attention is short. If your product doesn’t spark delight from the first click, you’ll lose users before ...

Why Repeat Customers Are the Backbone of Business Survival

June 4th, 2025|

Many small business growth strategies include the dangerous assumption that success comes from acquiring more customers. However, customer acquisition without customer retention is a leaky bucket strategy, and most companies are bleeding out. Kevin O’Leary didn’t mince words when he said, “If they don’t buy ...

The Power of Sequenced Campaigns in Sustainable Growth

May 27th, 2025|

Effective marketing requires strategic campaign sequencing to guide prospects methodically through each stage of their buying journey. Random, disconnected marketing tactics rarely deliver sustainable growth. Sequenced campaigns, by contrast, carefully structure each step, enhancing engagement, fostering trust, and significantly improving conversions. In this detailed, instructive ...

Why Shiny Object Syndrome Is Your Biggest Business Threat

May 27th, 2025|

Every entrepreneur knows the adrenaline rush of a new idea. The promise of opportunity is exciting, it feels innovative, creative, and groundbreaking. But the dark side of chasing every new idea is a phenomenon known as Shiny Object Syndrome. It’s seductive and deadly, pulling your focus ...

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The importance of marketing and brand messaging in uncertain times and how to get it right

Throughout these hard times, businesses have to adapt quicker than they ever have before to ensure key stakeholders are supported and engaged. Plus, marketing teams are under much more pressure to find new ways to communicate even with the necessary budget cuts many companies have to make.

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My 2025 Marketing Playbook

January 2nd, 2025|

Explore actionable marketing strategies for startups in 2025, including expected trends and step-by-step tips to implement them effectively. Stay ahead of the competition with this comprehensive guide.

Coasting Isn’t a Skill: When Startup Slackers Sink the Ship

October 14th, 2024|

Being a team player in startups is essential, but what happens when helping out turns into doing someone else’s job, too? This article explores the fine line between supporting your team and the growing resentment when slackers tip the balance into burnout and frustration.