In an increasingly competitive marketplace, businesses constantly seek innovative ways to break through the noise and connect with customers. OTM is proud to announce it has earned the StoryBrand Certified Agency designation. This designation places OTM in an elite...
A Brand Story Exercise: OTM’s Approach to Building a StoryBrand
More than 5 million new business applications were filed in 2022, and yet 45% of new businesses fail within 5 years. With so much competition in the marketplace, it's getting harder and harder for businesses to stand out. At OTM, we leverage the StoryBrand framework...
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...
How Customer Feedback Can Unlock Growth for Your Service-Based Business
Asking your customers for feedback seems obvious, right? HubSpot research has found that up to 42% of companies don’t survey their customers or collect feedback. Do you? If not, it’s time to start. Many service-based businesses are driven by customer relationships,...
Slicing Success: Unraveling Fractional CMO Opportunities Using Professional CRMs
At OTM, we understand how challenging it can be for businesses to define their position in the market using language and visuals. That's why we're excited to share insights about Fractional CMO - what it is, how it can help your business, and how it pairs nicely with...
Unlock Your Competitive Edge with a Fractional CMO
Are you seeking an agile, cost-effective marketing solution to take your business to the next level? A Fractional CMO provides a holistic marketing approach that employs advanced software and insightful strategies to deliver results. Read on to learn how this...
Marketing Acronyms You Should Know
We get it, sometimes by trying to make things simple, we end up making it feel more complicated. Marketing acronyms can sometimes be that way, especially when you are new to the field and aren’t familiar with the jargon. So, we put together the most common acronyms we...
How to Create Accountability for Your Creative Team through Key Result Areas
What are Key Result Areas and why do they help create accountability for creative teams? Everyone on team OTM is constantly looking for ways to improve how we do things, from how we collaborate on big projects to how we communicate results to our clients, no one is...
Why Your Marketing Agency Should Be Doing Quarterly Business Reviews
Finding the right cadence to work with clients is influenced by a lot of things: different industries, timelines, deliverable types and levels of engagement. These are just a few of the many factors that influence how often to meet with clients on projects and...










