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Education: our blog about the ad industry

A plain-language look behind the curtain of advertising, data, and how all sorts of ad types operate — built for people to understand, not marketing jargon.

Marketing Playbook

Aug 8, 2026

What website maintenance actually costs

Website maintenance pricing ranges from nothing to thousands a month, and the gap is mostly about what's included. What you're really paying for, and what you can skip.

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Marketing Playbook

Aug 5, 2026

How to audit your online presence in an afternoon

An online presence audit is just looking at your business the way a customer does. Here's how to find everything, what to check, and what to fix first.

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Marketing Playbook

Aug 5, 2026

What paid ads management actually costs

Most agency pricing pages won't name a number. Here's how PPC management is actually priced, what each model rewards, and the budget below which it isn't worth paying anyone.

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Marketing Playbook

Aug 4, 2026

What is EDDM? Every Door Direct Mail, explained

EDDM lets you mail every home on a postal route without buying an address list. What it is, the rules that trip people up, and a calculator for what your drop will cost.

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Marketing Playbook

Aug 3, 2026

What's actually worth automating when you're small

Most small businesses automate the wrong things first. Which tasks are worth automating, which tools fit a small budget, and where AI genuinely helps.

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Marketing Playbook

Aug 1, 2026

When outsourcing your marketing actually makes sense

Should you outsource your marketing? An honest look at what it costs, what you give up, and the point where doing it yourself stops making sense.

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Marketing Playbook

Aug 1, 2026

A fractional marketing team is not a fractional CMO

A fractional marketing team is not a fractional CMO, and the difference decides whether it works for you. What each one does, what they cost, and who needs which.

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Marketing Playbook

Jul 31, 2026

The best Privy alternatives, honestly compared

An honest look at the main Privy alternatives, what each is actually good at, and how to pick based on how you capture leads rather than on feature counts.

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