Authorized Duct Tape
Marketing Coach

"Success is not an entitlement.
It has to be earned."
Howard Schultz,
Chairman of Starbucks Coffee Company

Ever wonder why it's so hard to market your business more profitably?

Who We Work With

Our clients’ greatest success begins with the two of us being a “good match” together. Your ability to grow and thrive with any of our marketing & sales growth programs relies heavily on both of us being a “good fit” in attitude and mindset.

Are we a “good fit” for you?

Traits of business owners who gain the most success with us…

ready and willing to learn how to improve their businesses
actively looking for new ideas and opportunities for greater success
a ‘Leadership’ mentality – they expect to be one of the best in their industry, even if they’re small
actively search out opportunities to grow with other professionals to learn and develop
open-minded to fresh ideas even though they scrutinize using their past experience
recognize the value of a focused plan and are willing to invest in their success
appreciate healthy competition because it makes their business better
value a “team” approach to problem-solving

They’re ready to move their business ahead and they want some help getting it done. They realize that sometimes they’re just too “close” to the business to be able to “see all the opportunities” they have before them – and realize a “fresh set of eyes” will provide objectivity and clarity.

Do some of these hurdles sound familiar?

“Our clients are only buying 1 or 2 of all the services we offer, when they really should be buying more. We need to change that. Our advisors don’t like to “sell” and our clients just aren’t aware of all the ways we could help them.”
“We know there are opportunities we should pursue, but we’re not clear on how to make it happen. With all the changes in technology, we probably are missing some of the business that our competitors get because we’re not up to speed where we should be.”
“We’ve been successful over the years but it seems like we’ve hit a “ceiling”. We want to ‘go to the next level’. Customers don’t respond to our advertising like they used to, so it’s getting harder to create new leads.”
“We’re so busy with the day to day challenges of the business; it’s hard to find time to focus on marketing even though we know we should. We don’t have the marketing expertise, so we’re not sure of what we should be doing next.”

Is this for you?

We enjoy working with clients that are ready to find more “now” profit opportunities in their business. Our clients also realize that marketing is an ongoing process – not just a one time ‘fix’ for the challenge of the week. They value a collaborative team effort and often begin implementing money-making ideas immediately based on ideas uncovered in our initial Discovery Session.