Great Marketing Starts With Clear Business Goals: Jennifer Kelly

Send us Fan MailIf you run a tech or engineering company and your work feels like a “best kept secret,” the problem is probably not effort. It is direction. We sit down with marketer Jennifer Kelly to unpack why tactics like posting more, trying new ads, or refreshing a website can still fall flat when the marketing strategy is missing or disconnected from what the business actually needs.We start with a simple but hard truth: visibility comes before engagement, and engagement comes before revenue. Jennifer explains why waiting for the next RFP, referral, or relationship to pay off is not a forecastable plan, especially when you are trying to hit quarterly goals or grow into new markets. From there, we walk through what strategy-first marketing looks like for technical firms: beginning with leadership goals, identifying competitive pressure, and building a plan that clearly supports sales and growth.One of the strongest takeaways is how customer interviews sharpen brand positioning and messaging. Jennifer shares how clients often reveal the real reasons they stay, including surprisingly “mundane” details like invoicing, process, and day-to-day interactions that reduce friction and build trust. Those specifics can become your most defensible differentiators, making your company harder to replace and your marketing far more authentic.We wrap with two practical actions you can take today: check your Google Analytics to understand where your website traffic really comes from, and consider starting a LinkedIn newsletter as a simple email marketing and thought leadership channel without extra software. If you want marketing that feels grounded, measurable, and aligned with your business goals, subscribe, share this with a technical leader who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest visibility challenge.Support the showCheck out more about your host, Morris Sims Visit our Facebook and LinkedIn Pages!