Scaling isn’t just about adding more clients or revenue—it’s about building leverage. Without it, growth becomes unsustainable, and founders risk burnout.Why Scaling Feels Harder for Founder-Led Businesses Founders are often deeply connected to their business. This...
Why Every B2B Founder Needs a Personal Brand on LinkedIn
In today's business world, the lines between personal and professional brands are blurrier than ever. If you’re a founder, your personal brand isn't just an extension of your company—it's an essential asset for driving growth, building trust, and creating meaningful...
Bridging the Gap: How CEOs and COOs Can Take the Lead on Marketing
Let's face it – CEOs and COOs can't afford to be hands-off when it comes to marketing. It's not just about flashy campaigns or catchy slogans. Marketing is the engine that drives growth, and as leaders, we need to be firmly in the driver's seat. At OTM, we work with...
5 Steps to Leveraging Focus Groups and Customer Interviews for Business Growth
In today's ever-evolving market landscape, understanding your customer base inside and out is more important than ever. No matter how strong your relationship is with your customers, or how much you think you already know about them and their problems/needs/wants, the...
Digital Marketing Strategies For B2B Professional Services To Embrace In 2024
Professional service firms are increasingly turning to digital marketing strategies to gain an edge in positioning their business amongst their competitors. Marketers create digital marketing strategies for B2B positioning every day to target specific audiences and...
4 Steps to Refreshing Your Marketing Strategy for 2024
It can be easy to “set it and forget it” when it comes to your marketing strategy, especially if it feels like things are going well. However, we firmly believe that every business should revisit its marketing strategy at least once a year (along with any time you...
How to Create a Solid Growth Strategy for Your Business
Starting and growing a business is no walk in the park. In fact, 45% of new businesses fail within the first five years and only a select few ever reach significant revenue milestones. So how can you set your business up for success? Every successful business, no...
The Erosion of Business Moats: How to Protect Your Competitive Advantage
Our team has spent years trying to understand, build, and strengthen a business moat around OTM while helping our clients do the same. Also known as an “economic moat,” the term refers to a business’s ability to build and maintain a competitive advantage that is...
Unleash Your Company’s Potential: Client Engagement Models For B2B Professional Services
In today's crowded business landscape, B2B service firms must stand out to succeed. An effective way of doing this is by focusing on building strong client engagement models. These models can improve engagement for B2B professional services firms to differentiate...
Core Values Make the Difference in Our Culture at OTM
At OTM, the idea that we are committed to our core values is practically an understatement. Our core values are deeply embedded in everything that we do - from the way that our team members interact with one other to how we approach the solutions we provide to our...