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Featured · Marketing Strategy·5 min read·August 18, 2026

Advertising When You Cannot See Three Months Ahead

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30
Days of commitment, maximum
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Things worth protecting
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What Actually Survives a Downturn

When revenue tightens, advertising is the first line cut and usually the wrong one. What to protect, what to cut, and the ord…

August 13, 2026
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County over
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The Market Next Door That Nobody Is Advertising In

Everyone competes for the metro. The adjacent counties often have the same customers, a fraction of the competition, and a th…

July 30, 2026
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Models, one honest comparison
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In-House, Agency, or Platform: Pick by Budget, Not by Pitch

Each of the three ways to run marketing has a budget range where it is clearly right, and ranges where it is clearly wrong.

June 27, 2026
10
Minutes, start to decision
Marketing Strategy · 5 min

The Ten Minutes When Someone Decides to Call Somebody

For urgent local services, the entire buying process is about ten minutes long. Everything you do either shows up inside it o…

January 15, 2026
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Stages that actually matter
Marketing Strategy · 9 min

The Marketing Funnel for People Who Hate Funnels

Funnel diagrams are consultant furniture. Underneath the jargon are three genuinely useful questions about your own customers…

October 30, 2025
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Filters for any trend
Marketing Strategy · 5 min

Which Marketing Trends Deserve Your Budget

Three questions that separate a trend worth 15 percent of your budget from one worth ignoring entirely.

October 28, 2025

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