by Dante Bland | Aug 12, 2026 | Buying an Agency
Buying an Agency Agency vs Freelancer vs Fractional CMO: An Honest Comparison Fractional CMO sites conclude that you need a fractional CMO. Agency sites conclude that you need an agency. Freelancer marketplaces conclude that agencies are bloated middlemen. Recruiters...
by Dante Bland | Aug 10, 2026 | Message & Positioning
Message & Positioning The One-Sentence Test: Can a Stranger Tell What You Do? Your website is probably fine. A designer built it. The photos are acceptable. The phone number sits in the header. Nothing about it is embarrassing. Dante Bland · August 10, 2026...
by Dante Bland | Aug 5, 2026 | Capture & Follow-Up
Capture & Follow-Up The Missed Call Math: What an Unanswered Phone Actually Costs a Service Business Every vendor selling a missed-call product has a number. It is always big and always round. Six figures a year, gone, because nobody picked up. Dante Bland...
by Dante Bland | Aug 3, 2026 | Buying an Agency
Buying an Agency How Much Does a Marketing Agency Cost Per Month? Real Numbers, Including Mine If you have spent an hour searching this question, you already know the pattern. Every page tells you a marketing agency costs somewhere between $900 and $20,000 per month....
