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Jun 2
Every discount closes a deal and teaches a lesson.
The lesson: your first price was never the real price.
So buyers wait. They hesitate. They expect the markdown.
Don't discount for free. Get something back.
New Marketing Minute.
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May 20
You think you're winning the deal.
Then it dies in a meeting
you were never invited to.
You didn't lose to a competitor.
You lost to a room.
Arm your champion to win it without you.
New Marketing Minute with @TexasCMO.
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May 19
Your sales cycle didn't get longer
because buyers got slower.
It got longer
because you went quiet in the middle.
Stay present where the decision is being made.
New Marketing Minute with @TexasCMO.
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May 18
Going broad feels safer.
It almost never is.
Niching down sharpens positioning,
speeds up deals,
and lifts margins.
You don't lose revenue when you niche.
You lose the wrong revenue.
New Marketing Minute with @TexasCMO.
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May 15
"Request a quote" feels like a conversion.
It's actually a job interview.
The buyers with options bounce.
The buyers with budget bounce.
The form isn't qualifying them. It's screening them out.
Today's Marketing Minute.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 14
A dashboard with 40 metrics is not a strategy.
It's a confession.
You don't know which ones matter.
Pick three.
Defend them.
Today's Marketing Minute on why noise is the enemy of action.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 13
60% of B2B buyer research happens on mobile.
Most B2B sites are still designed desktop-first.
That gap is where your conversions die.
Open your site on your phone right now.
If you're embarrassed, your buyers were too.
Today's Marketing Minute.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 12
Read your homepage headline out loud.
Now imagine your best salesperson saying it on a Zoom call.
Would they?
If the answer is no, your headline is wrong.
Today's Marketing Minute on why your copy should sound like your closers.
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May 8
If your retargeting feels like stalking, you're not reminding buyers.
You're training them to ignore you.
Frequency caps. Creative rotation. Exit timing.
Get those three wrong and you don't waste ad spend. You waste brand equity.
Today's Marketing Minute.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 7
Most case studies are written for the agency, not the buyer.
Buyers want three things in the first ten seconds:
The result.
The obstacle.
The number.
Bury those and you lose the deal.
Today's Marketing Minute.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 6
National brands have bigger budgets than you ever will.
They still can't win local search.
You already own the most valuable real estate in your market.
You just have to show up to defend it.
Today's Marketing Minute.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 5
"Contact us for pricing" is a conversion killer.
Buyers want the number first.
Hiding it doesn't protect your business.
It protects your competition.
Today's Marketing Minute on why transparency converts.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 4
Your thank-you page is the most wasted real estate on your website.
The buyer just said yes. Their guard is down. They trust you.
And most businesses respond with "thanks, we'll be in touch."
Today's Marketing Minute on why that's a missed conversion.
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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May 1
Your About page is the 2nd most-visited page on your site.
Most businesses treat it like a bio.
It's actually a sales page.
Add proof, a CTA, and a reason to trust you above the fold.
That's where the conversions are hiding.
New Marketing Minute 👇
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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Apr 30
The follow-up email 90% of businesses skip:
Day 30 after purchase. Subject: how's it going? Plain text. From a real person.
Not an upsell. Not a review request. Just a check-in.
Read every reply. That's where the gold is.
New Marketing Minute 👇
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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Apr 29
Two pages ranking for the same keyword sounds like a win.
It's actually a loss.
Google doesn't know which one to rank. Authority splits. Nobody wins.
This is keyword cannibalization. The most common SEO problem on aging websites.
Consolidate. Redirect. De-optimize. Pick one.
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Apr 28
Almost every marketing metric can be gamed.
Impressions, clicks, followers, engagement. All of it.
Branded search can't.
If people aren't typing your brand name into Google, your awareness campaigns aren't landing.
That's the only signal that counts.
New Marketing Minute 👇
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Apr 27
5 customer interviews. 30 minutes each. $50 gift card thank-you.
Beats any $5,000 survey panel every time.
Surveys give you what people type. Interviews give you what people think.
Talk to people. Stop guessing.
New Marketing Minute 👇
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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Apr 24
Your follower count is a rental.
Your email list is an asset.
5,000 engaged subscribers beats 500,000 social followers.
Algorithms change. Inboxes don't.
Build the asset you own.
New Marketing Minute 👇
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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Apr 23
Most A/B testing is a waste of time.
Headline tests: 2-3% lift. Offer tests: 40% lift.
If the offer is wrong, the copy can't save it.
Stop testing headlines. Test offers.
New Marketing Minute 👇
Sponsored by @TexasCMO
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