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A Channel Isn’t Proven Because It Performed

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Original article written by Miles Kailburn, CEO of OTM, on Substack here. Attribution counts contacts. Influence counts accounts. Most firms never build the second one, and that gap is where good channels get killed for the wrong reasons. In nearly every strategy...

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The Rainmaker Model Is Running Out of Road

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Five years ago, a sales call left almost nothing behind. A legal pad, a few fields updated in the CRM, maybe a recap email if the deal was big enough. The record of what happened was whatever the seller remembered to write down. Today, that same call is transcribed,...

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Marketing Ops Maturity Assessment

Business Leadership, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Is your marketing built on a foundation, or just producing output? Most teams skip the stage that makes everything else measurable: planning, building, and managing the operation. They jump to campaigns, then get stuck managing data in silos and guessing whether it's...

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Why Adding More Marketing Activity Won’t Build Momentum Toward Predictable Growth

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Uncategorized

You're looking at a dashboard full of marketing activity and a pipeline that hasn't changed in six months. Open rates are healthy. LinkedIn impressions are climbing. Outreach sequences are firing. By every measure on the dashboard, the machine is moving. But...revenue...

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Two women sit at a table with laptops, working and smiling in a modern office setting. Documents related to sales and marketing alignment and a plant are on the table, with an abstract landscape painting hanging behind them.

Is Your Sales and Marketing Disconnect Costing You Deals?

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy

You hired a marketing person to generate leads. They're creating content, running campaigns, and updating the website. They're busy. You have salespeople making calls, taking meetings, and working deals. They're busy too. But when you look at the results, something's...

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Four people are seated around a white table, collaborating on laptops and a tablet. They appear to be reviewing documents and discussing a project. The table has notebooks, pens, and a planner, while modern chairs and a bar counter with stools can be seen in the background.

The $5M Revenue Wall: Why Strong Delivery Alone Won’t Get You to $10M

Business Leadership, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

You've built something real. Your clients love the work. They keep coming back, expanding projects, referring colleagues. Revenue has grown steadily to $5M, maybe $7M. You've hired good people, delivered exceptional results, and built a reputation you're proud of. So...

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Three men stand outside by a stone wall, engaged in conversation. Two face each other while the third gestures with his hand, appearing to explain something about prospecting. All are dressed in casual shirts and jeans.

What Nobody Tells You About Hiring Your First Sales Person

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Before hiring for business development, you need positioning clarity, documented processes, and success metrics. Learn what has to exist before your BD hire can succeed.

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A professional woman in a plaid blazer is presenting to a man in a navy suit in front of a whiteboard. The whiteboard displays a visual workflow with sections labeled "Discover," "Validate," "Position," "Strategy," and "Launch," connected by arrows. The woman is smiling and pointing to the "Validate" section, while the man listens attentively, hand on his chin, in a thoughtful pose.

Why Your Prospecting ‘System’ Is Actually Just Founder Hustle in Disguise

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Most B2B founders believe they have a prospecting system. They've invested in a CRM, bought a prospecting database subscription, and set up email sequences. They have documented processes and weekly routines. But when they're honest, pipeline generation still depends...

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Infographic titled "The Cost of DIY Prospecting." It shows prospecting costs—visible ($2,400–6,000 for tools), hidden (founder time and opportunity cost: $65,000–165,000), and a Year One total cost of $67,000–171,000.

The True Cost of DIY Prospecting (and Why It Slows Your Growth)

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Most B2B founders approach prospecting messaging testing with one of two extremes: they either blast their entire prospect list with untested messages, or they test so extensively they never actually launch at scale. Both approaches have the same root fear: what if I...

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How to Test Prospecting Messaging Without Wasting Your Best Prospects

Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Strategy & Consulting

Most B2B founders approach prospecting messaging testing with one of two extremes: they either blast their entire prospect list with untested messages, or they test so extensively they never actually launch at scale. Both approaches have the same root fear: what if I...

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