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July 11 2025 Steve DePuys

Revenue Is the Only KPI That Matters

There’s a certain kind of silence that falls over the room when the revenue number isn’t where it should be.

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June 20 2025 Steve DePuys

Your Marketing Team Isn’t Broken. Your Expectations Are

You want growth. You hired marketers. But somewhere along the way, marketing became your internal help desk.

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June 6 2025 Steve DePuys

Why Broad Lead Gen Is Bleeding Your Budget

When marketing teams chase raw lead counts they often overlook one simple fact: most of those contacts never convert. Industry data shows average B2B conversion rates hover under three percent. Yet countless organizations pour budget into generic ...

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May 22 2025 Steve DePuys

Sales-First Marketing: The Edge You’ve Been Missing

When we reoriented our own agency around a sales-first philosophy, the impact was immediate, and profound. We began measuring the one thing that matters: how marketing activity translated into closed-won deals.

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May 22 2025 Steve DePuys

Marketing Still Isn’t Delivering Revenue—And How to Fix It

Most B2B companies aren’t short on marketing activity. Content is going out, platforms are firing, campaigns are technically performing. But if you zoom out and ask the question that matters most—is marketing driving revenue?—The answer is often ...

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