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Whoops! That Was a Waste of Marketing Dollars
Episode 23024th August 2026 • Velvet Rope Playbook • Mark Satterfield
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When business slows down, the natural reaction is to start fixing things. A new website. More social media. Different messaging. A new CRM. Maybe an entirely new marketing strategy.

But what if most of your marketing is already working—and there's simply one weak link that's costing you clients?

In this episode of The Velvet Rope Playbook, I tell the story of Jonathan, a successful advisor who spent $42,000 trying to solve a marketing problem he didn't actually have. His experience illustrates a lesson that's particularly important for professionals selling high-value services: before you add more marketing, figure out exactly where your existing client-attraction process is breaking down.

I'll show you a simple way to examine the five things every business needs to turn strangers into clients—attention, interest, trust, desire and action—and identify the one area that deserves your attention.

Because sometimes the fastest way to grow isn't doing more. It's fixing the right thing.

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