Removing the Friction That’s Slowing Your Growth.

Spending more won’t help if your message isn’t landing. We find where friction interrupts your customer journey so every dollar you spend earns more.

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A 30-minute call to see if we’re a fit.

Friction, Defined

fric·tion (n.)

The unnecessary effort, confusion or uncertainty that keeps a customer from moving forward with your business.

  • Effort

    Too many steps to get an answer

  • Confusion

    Jargon and broad promises

  • Uncertainty

    No proof, no clear next step

Great marketing isn’t measured by how much you do. It’s measured by how easy you make the customer journey.

Are Your Customers Working Too Hard?

What You Know

  • What you do, and who it’s for
  • Why it’s good
  • Why customers choose you
  • What your terms mean
The Gap

What a New Customer Sees: Example Copy

  • An AI-powered platform for…
  • Up to 3.2x more efficient*
  • Trusted by industry leaders
  • Our FlowSync™ framework

Without closing that gap, more marketing just brings more people to the same unanswered questions.

Five Places Friction Shows Up

Places, not stages. A company can be strong in one and stuck in another.

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Three Ways to Work with Us

  • Pinpoint

    The Friction Audit

    Find where friction is slowing your growth.

    Best when you know something’s off, but not exactly what.

    2–6 weeks

  • Remove

    Projects

    Remove a specific source of friction.

    Best when you already know what needs fixing.

    Scoped to the work

  • Lead

    Fractional Leadership

    Senior marketing leadership, embedded in your team.

    Best when you need someone to lead it, not just advise.

    90 days, then month to month

Start with any one. Combine them as you need.

What the Friction Audit Shows You

Friction Scorecard

Illustrative Example
Friction scorecard, illustrative example, not a client result. Higher is healthier.
PlaceScore, 1 to 10Rating
Find You
7 out of 10
Minor
Understand You
4 out of 10
Leak
Trust You
6 out of 10
Leak
Choose You
3 out of 10
Constraint
Stay with You
9 out of 10
Clear

Higher is healthier · Clear 9–10 · Minor 7–8 · Leak 4–6 · Constraint 1–3

Snapshot

2–4 weeks

Your team’s view

Complete

4–6 weeks

Your team + your customers

You Walk Away With

  • Friction scorecard
  • Alignment Gap
  • 3–5 priorities
  • What to stop
  • 90-day plan

The Friction Audit

A Senior Leader, Without the Full-Time Hire

Full-Time Hire, Agency and Fractional Leader Compared
Full-Time HireAgencyFractional Leader
Senior Strategic Leadership Yes Varies by team Yes
Works Inside Your Team Yes No Yes
Starts in Weeks, Not Months No Yes Yes
Flexes as Your Needs Change No By contract Yes

90 days to start, then month to month. Up to 20 hours per week. 30-day notice. A small number of clients at a time.

Fractional Leadership

Josh Margulies, Founder

You Work Directly with a Senior Marketing Leader

The person in the room is the person doing the work.

  • 20+ Years

    running marketing

  • B2B and B2C

    10+ years in each

  • Startup to F500

    every stage of growth

Our Leadership Experience

Gaming

  • Electronic Arts
  • Capcom

Pro Sports

  • Arizona Coyotes
  • Jacksonville Jaguars

Consumer Tech

  • Logitech
  • Netgear

Health Tech and AI

  • Vocera
  • Suki

What Are You Making Harder Than It Needs to Be?