The other day, I was thinking about how different this is from when I started in marketing. ... read more

Last week I had one of those moments that makes your stomach drop. ... read more

A few days ago, I was reviewing an ad campaign that looked “perfect” on paper. ... read more

Twenty years ago, if we built a solid website and sent a consistent email newsletter, the results were fairly predictable. ... read more

I usually teach this in groups. ... read more

About twenty years ago, buying media meant negotiating placements, guessing demographics, and hoping your message landed somewhere close to the right audience. I remember sitting in... read more

After reviewing our campaigns across nonprofits, churches, and mission-driven businesses in 2025, a clear pattern emerged. Not a flashy tactic. Not a new platform. ... read more

You want to grow—as a person, as a leader. You want to grow your organization. And if you’re anything like me, you want to make 2026 your best year yet. Who doesn’t? ... read more

In the early days of The A Group, I had a sales tactic I thought was smart: I offered free strategy in order to earn the implementation. ... read more

When I started The A Group over twenty-five years ago, marketing looked a lot like standing on a rooftop with a megaphone and hoping the right people happened to be walking by. ... read more

A few months ago, I ran an experiment. I asked one of our AI tools to write a donor appeal for a nonprofit client. ... read more

The cost of living keeps going up. ... read more