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Recent Perspectives by FATFREE

Knowing What You Actually Need from a Marketing Agency

Knowing What You Actually Need from a Marketing Agency

To many people’s ears, “we need a new site” can sound like a pretty straightforward project brief. The goal? A new site. The deliverable? A new site. But if you’ve made it even this far…

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The Foundation Gap

The Foundation Gap

Diagnosing a gap is never easy. It’s negative space. When you’re looking for a problem, you want to see a problem. (Which is why we’re happy when we hear we have pneumonia. At least you…

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Real insights live in the journey map, not the brief

Real insights live in the journey map, not the brief

We’re not sure who named it a “brief,” but they sure had a great sense of humor. Our creative team has seen briefs longer than a CVS receipt or a proud grandmother’s camera roll, and still felt…

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Why Q2 is the right time to rethink your execution model

Why Q2 is the right time to rethink your execution model

There’s a window in April and May that most marketing leaders don’t use. It’s not large. By June, the push to close H1 gets loud enough that structural thinking goes quiet. But right now…

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What gets cut when your marketing team hits a wall

What gets cut when your marketing team hits a wall

When a marketing team hits a capacity wall, something always gives. It’s rarely the deliverable with a name attached. Those stay on the list because they have owners and deadlines. What…

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The difference between extra hands and actual marketing capacity

The difference between extra hands and actual marketing capacity

The logic seems airtight: team is underwater, work is piling up, bring in help. A freelancer. An agency retainer. Someone to take things off the plate. It works. For a while…

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Your 2026 marketing plan is already outdated (and that’s normal)

Your 2026 marketing plan is already outdated (and that’s normal)

With all the incredible stats about email marketing (it’s highly effective and relatively low-cost), it’s understandable that businesses are eager to adopt the tactic. But we’ve said it before…

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