A Good Fit: the Agency-Client Relationship

Peanut butter and jelly are a good fit

When a prospective client first reaches out to us, they may or may not know what they’re looking for in an agency—but over the past 24 years, we’ve gotten pretty good at knowing, instinctively, when there’s going to be a good mutual fit. So while a prospect is interviewing us, we’re interviewing them right back.…

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Checkpoint: Maintaining Traction

Tire tread illustrating traction

Back in early 2015, we incorporated many of the principles of Gino Wickman’s book Traction into our business practices. Since then, we’ve recommended it to several of our clients who were looking for a practical way to focus and strengthen their business. Blending best practices from a variety of other tried-and-true business books, Traction outlines…

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Bada-bing, Bada-brand

Bada bing, bada brand branding package

Imagine you had to choose one of the following to develop a brand name and logo for your company: Your brother’s best friend’s niece who needs to do a branding project for her college marketing class An expert design firm that charges $100,000 for a brand package A lot of good brand work can happen…

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The Magic of Marketing Automation

Wizard toy

As marketing and sales efforts grow increasingly interconnected, clear communication and visibility between the two becomes more critical than ever. Yet in many companies, the two departments operate more like adversaries than teammates. So how do you achieve harmony? You could just cross your fingers that they somehow magically align—or you could try something that…

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Common Marketing Missteps and How to Fix Them

Missteps trip you up

Over our 24 years of helping companies make positive strides with their marketing, we’ve come to recognize the points where businesses tend to stray off the path. Below are a few of the more common marketing missteps we’ve seen over the years, along with some tips for course correction. Misstep #1: Too many cooks Just…

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