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The Dispatch is Post Road Marketing's blog, real marketing advice for women entrepreneurs who are done following strategies that don't fit their business. New posts every week covering brand messaging, social media strategy, content creation, email marketing, and more. No fluff, no guru nonsense.

  • Building a Trustworthy Brand: Top Strategies and Best Practices

    In today’s highly competitive business landscape, trust has become an invaluable currency for brands. Consumers’ bullshit meters are at an all-time high. They’re looking for transparency, reliability, and authenticity in a brand. Establishing trust is not only essential but it allows the business to create long-term loyalty and sustainable growth. In this blog, we’ll explore effective strategies…

  • How Small Business Owners Can Use Empathy to Drive Sales

    Empathy is the key to unlocking successful marketing for small business owners. By understanding and empathizing with your customers’ needs, desires, and pain points, you can create marketing messages and strategies that genuinely connect with them, build trust, and drive long-term, loyal customer relationships. In today’s fast-paced business landscape, it’s not enough to have an…

  • 5 Steps to Bounce Back after a Failed Marketing Strategy

      When your business hits a roadblock, it’s time to turn failure into an opportunity Picture this: You’ve spent months or even years pouring your heart and soul into your business, crafting the perfect marketing strategy, and executing it meticulously, only to see it fall flat. It’s an all-too-familiar feeling for many entrepreneurs, and it…

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  • Done-For-You is Dead. Do It With You is the Future

    They want to learn, not outsource. That’s the secret your best clients wish you knew. They don’t want you to do it for them. They want you to do it with them. They don’t want you to do it for them. They want you to do it with them. But the done-for-you model is exhausting….

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"Marketing should not make you cry in the car. That's the whole point of this."

Erica Waddell • Post Road Marketing

  • How to Gain Email Subscribers Without the Sleaze

    “Nobody wants another ‘10% off’ popup.” They tell you to “build your list.” They make it sound so simple. Just offer a freebie, they say. A checklist. A guide. An “ethical bribe.” And so you do. You spend a week creating a PDF that you’re actually proud of. You put it on your website. You…

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"The ROAD Method: four steps. One framework. The foundation most marketing skips."

  • AI Isn’t Your Content Mill. It’s Your Thinking Partner

    They ask you to write another email. And you’d rather scrub your grout with a toothbrush. You know you need to email your list. You know it’s the only marketing channel you actually own. But the thought of coming up with another idea, writing another subject line, and staring at another blank screen makes you…

  • Small Business Pricing: Stop Apologizing for What You Charge

    They ask your price. Your voice goes up like a question. You feel a hot flush of panic. You start explaining. You justify. You might even offer a discount before they’ve even blinked. You’re so worried they’ll think it’s “too expensive” that you preemptively apologize for the number you probably already under-charged. Sound familiar? Your…

  • The Marketing Clarity Crisis: Why Clear is Better Than Creative

    You have 47 different ways to describe your business. None of them feel right. You’ve tried to be clever. You’ve tried to be unique. You’ve spent hours trying to find a new way to say what you do, because you’ve been told that’s how you stand out. But the blank stares you get in return…

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