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Why Nonprofits Are Rethinking Social Media Marketing Strategy in 2026
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. Search for "nonprofit social media marketing" and you'll find a topic that's spiked nearly 500% in interest over the past year. That's not a fluke. Related searches like "marketing strategies for nonprofits" and "nonprofit social media management" are climbing too. Something is pushing nonprofits t
James Butz
Jul 154 min read


Why Small Businesses and Digital Agency Relationships Break Down
I've sat in the planning meetings where a campaign gets built. I've also sat across the table as the business owner, watching the invoice arrive and wondering what, exactly, I paid for.
James Butz
Jul 147 min read


What Can a Digital Marketing Strategist Actually Do for Your Business?
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. Most people picture a digital marketer running your Facebook page, tweaking your website, or buying you some Google Ads. Those are channels. A digital marketing strategist looks at something different: how those channels work together, and whether any of it is driving the result your business needs
James Butz
Jun 197 min read


Google Ads Won't Fix a Digital Strategy You Never Had
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. Someone searches "emergency plumber near me" at midnight. They are not browsing. They are calling whoever shows up first. That single fact is why Google Search outperforms every other platform for home services businesses. A Facebook ad reaches someone who might need a plumber someday. A Google ad
James Butz
Jun 183 min read


Digital Marketing Mistakes That Cost Small Businesses Money
Running a small business means every dollar counts. Discover the 3 costly marketing mistakes that waste time and drain budgets—and how to fix them.
James Butz
May 206 min read


AI Search Is Changing Local Business Discovery: AEO For Small Businesses and Nonprofits Need to Do Now
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. People aren't searching the way they used to. Instead of typing "plumber near me" into Google and scrolling through ten blue links, they're asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overviews: "Who should I call for a burst pipe in Towson?" And the AI gives them an answer. One answer. Maybe two. I
James Butz
Apr 305 min read


The 5-Minute Value Proposition Test for Small Business Owners and Founders
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. You've spent hundreds or thousands on Google Ads. Your website looks professional. You're posting on social media. But leads aren't converting the way you expected. Before you increase your ad budget or redesign your website again, take five minutes to run this diagnostic. The problem might not be
James Butz
Apr 226 min read


The Data Looked Great. The Decision Was (Almost) Wrong.
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. The room was buzzing with excitement. The marketing ops team had just presented their monthly numbers, and they looked impressive. One metric in particular caught everyone's attention: a major spike in leads from a specific channel. The numbers were up significantly month-over-month. Management w
James Butz
Mar 265 min read


GTM Strategies Aren't Just for Startups—Go-to-Market Strategy for Small Business: How Businesses and Nonprofits Can Build One
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. If you've been following startup news or watching how larger companies launch products, you've probably heard the term "Go-To-Market strategy" tossed around. It sounds formal. Corporate. Like something that requires a team of consultants and a 47-slide deck. So when you're running a small busine
James Butz
Mar 195 min read


AI Search Is Changing The Game For Small Businesses
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. The numbers tell the story: Google still processes 14 billion searches daily. But ChatGPT is now handling roughly 66 million searches per day—and that was back in September 2025 . Those numbers for AI searches are climbing fast. For small businesses, preparing for AI can feel overwhelming. I get
James Butz
Jan 193 min read


The Top 5 Marketing Challenges Small Businesses Face (and How to Overcome Them)
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing...
James Butz
Sep 16, 20254 min read


Building a Website Strategy That Works for Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Startups
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing...
James Butz
Aug 12, 20255 min read


Where Should Small Businesses Spend Their Marketing Dollars? A Real-Life Story to Guide Your Strategy
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing...
James Butz
Jul 19, 20254 min read


Position Position Strategy For a New Product in the Market
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans...
James Butz
May 2, 20253 min read


How to Create an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) for Your Small Business Or Startup
An overview of how to create an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) to help with marketing strategy.
James Butz
Apr 10, 20254 min read


What is brand positioning and can it impact market success?
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing...
James Butz
Apr 3, 20252 min read


What Do You Do When Your Ads Aren't Getting The Results You Want
By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans...
James Butz
Mar 27, 20252 min read


What is a B2B Marketing Strategy and Where Do You Start?
When conceptualizing a marketing strategy, it's important to align on definitions to ensure we're speaking the same language. A marketing...
James Butz
Mar 20, 20252 min read


It's Hard to Hit the Mark if You Don’t Know Your Target Audience
I recently attended a meeting where a group was preparing to launch a new product. They had some creative outreach ideas, but they were...
James Butz
Aug 19, 20242 min read


What You Really Need When Applying for Google Ad Grants
Applying for Google Ad Grants can significantly boost your nonprofit organization's online presence and drive more traffic to your...
James Butz
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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