When revenue stalls or CAC creeps up, most teams blame campaigns, creatives, or agencies. But often the real issue isn’t marketing at all — it’s data. This article walks through the clearest signs your “marketing problem” is actually a data problem, and what to fix in your tracking and reporting before you touch budgets or strategy.

Founders often ask, “Can you do our strategy using [insert famous framework or book]?” The honest answer: those tools weren’t built for $5–$50M companies with limited time, people, and cash. This post explains why big-name strategy frameworks so often fail in the mid-market—and how to replace them with a simple, 90-day planning approach tied to your actual numbers.

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More data and dashboards don't necessarily make us smarter. It's the depth of intelligent analysis that unlocks true insights. #DataAnalysis