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Fractional CMO vs. Marketing Agency: Which Does Your Small Business Really Need?

If you’re a small business owner—whether you’re leading a growing dental practice, managing an orthodontic office, or running any other thriving SMB—you’ve probably felt the growing pains of managing your…

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How media sales teams and agencies can survive recessions.
Business Strategy
May 30, 2025
How Marketing Agencies and Media Sellers Can Thrive in a Recession (And Help Their Clients Do the Same)

Let’s be honest: marketing agencies and media sellers feel recessions too. Client churn goes up. Ad budgets shrink. Campaigns stall. And if you’re selling into the SMB market, you’ve probably…

By Tom Feary
Common mistakes SMBs make during recessions.
Business Strategy
May 23, 2025
Top 5 Mistakes SMBs Make During Recessions – And What to Do Instead

I’ve been through enough economic downturns to know the pattern. At first, there’s hesitation. Then anxiety. Then a wave of reactionary decisions that either stall momentum—or set a business back…

By Tom Feary
Bad leads do exist in dentistry.
Dental Marketing
May 22, 2025
Not All Leads Are Good: Why Dentists Need to Push Back on Bad Marketing

Years ago, when I led a lead generation business in the automotive industry, we lived and died by the math. Car dealers paid us per lead—real leads—and we optimized every…

By Tom Feary
Sales problem or marketing positioning?
Sales
May 19, 2025
You Don’t Have a Sales Problem — You Have a Positioning Problem

I talk to small business owners every week who tell me the same thing: “We just need more sales.” So they hire a new rep. Or they start a campaign….

By Tom Feary
How to grow your dental practice in a recession.
Business Strategy
May 16, 2025
How to Grow Your Dental Practice in a Recession

I had a conversation last week with a doctor whose practice is down considerably from last year. His concern wasn’t just the economy—it was the fact that he’s spending more…

By Tom Feary
What facebook ads are good for dental practices.
Dental Marketing
May 15, 2025
Facebook Ads for Dentists: What They’re Good For (and What They’re Not)

If you spend enough time around dental marketing agencies, you’ll hear plenty of hype about Facebook ads. Some even push Facebook as your primary patient acquisition strategy. But here’s the…

By Tom Feary

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