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A collection of tips, tricks, and musings from the Tough Terrain team.

Why Your CRM Is Actually Your Best (and Cheapest) First Hire

Most CRMs are sitting idle or trapped in a data vacuum. If your "first hire" isn't a CRM that your team actually uses, you’re just building a foundation on sticky notes and "tribal knowledge." Here’s why your CRM—not a human—should be your MVP.

 

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Many Hats: An Honor or Warning?

I was on a call the other day with a founder who told me, with a mix of pride and exhaustion, "I wear a lot of hats."...

Get Back to Basics

This blog may feel a little redundant. It's something we've mentioned before. However, it's important we keep talking...

GEO: Panic or Nah?

The digital ground is shifting. For years, the metric that mattered most (everywhere) was simple: Position 1 on Google....

Lean Into CRM

Are you a business owner or part of a small team juggling multiple tasks to keep your company running? It's easy to get...

Demystifying RevOps

Alright, let's be real. In the wild, wild west of startups and growth-stage businesses, everyone's gunning for growth....

Bridging the Gap: Marketing and Sales

Ever feel like your marketing and sales teams are speaking different languages? You're not alone. How is it possible...

The Bitter Truth of Growing Revenue: Lessons to 1M MRR

Let's be real, growth isn't always sunshine and rainbows. Anyone who tells you otherwise is probably selling something...

The Blurring of Lines: How Modern Marketing is Shifting

The marketing landscape has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. Once defined by a relatively...

Talk to Your Customers

We get it. Metrics are sexy. NPS scores, conversion rates, click-throughs – they paint a neat little picture of your...