The Experienced Team At Pike Inc. Consulting strategically designs and manages marketing campaigns for clients in many different industries. We carefully assign our Business Development Managers based on the client’s industry, goals and customer personalities with services that range from working under the direction of a client’s head of marketing to managing a client’s marketing department or a specific assigned campaign.
Our In-House Creative Design Team ensures our client Business Development Manager’s plans are implemented with accuracy by minimizing the need for translating information to 3rd party contractors. Additionally, this allows for time and goal deadline responsibilities to remain with us!
Become Impossible to Ignore: Market Eminence with David Newman
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Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch welcomes back David Newman—keynote speaker, bestselling author, and creator of The Selling Show podcast. David’s latest book, “Market Eminence: 22 Strategies to Build a Bold Personal Brand, Become a Business Celebrity, and Drive Unstoppable Growth,” dives into how experts, consultants, and CEOs can escape obscurity and become the obvious choice in their market. David explains why visibility, respect, and ...
10 Questions That Reveal the Truth About Your Agency
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Overview On this solo episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch lays out the 10 questions every small business owner should ask before hiring—or continuing to pay—a marketing partner. After decades of seeing business owners overpay for underperformance, John shares a practical checklist you can use to weed out smoke-and-mirrors agencies, avoid being held hostage by your own assets, and find true marketing leadership instead of task-doers. If you’re tired ...
4 Pillars for Social Selling
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Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch interviews Lorenzo Johnson, Director of Revenue Management and partner at Socially In, a leading US-based social media agency. As a LinkedIn Learning instructor and expert in B2B social selling, Lorenzo unpacks what’s changed on LinkedIn heading into 2026: from the rise of video and carousel posts to algorithm shifts, authentic engagement, and practical uses of AI. Discover how to ...
10 Questions Small Business Owners Should Ask Before Hiring a Marketing Agency
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Overview In her first ever solo episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, Sara Nay—CEO of Duct Tape Marketing and author of “Unchained: Breaking Free from Broken Marketing Models”—shares the questions every small business owner should ask before hiring an agency, consultant, or freelancer. Drawing from her 16 years of experience, Sara highlights real-world horror stories and arms business owners (and agencies!) with the keys to transparency, ownership, and collaboration ...
10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Marketing Agency, Consultant, or Fractional CMO
By Sara Nay, CEO at Duct Tape MarketingIf you’re hiring a marketing agency or fractional CMO, these 10 questions will help you evaluate their priorities, processes, and how they treat clients before signing any contract.Recently, I spoke with two small business owners who reminded me why this topic matters. One is locked into a three-year, $8,000/month SEO contract they barely understand. Another pays $10,000/month for Google Ads but doesn’t even own their ad account. Small ...
Trust, Storytelling, and the Future of Brands
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Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch interviews Ernie Ross—global brand strategist, founder of Ross Rethink, and creator of the Intangence methodology. Ernie’s new book, “Intangence: How Human Connection Creates Value,” explores why the most valuable assets in business and life are intangible: trust, purpose, stories, and authentic relationships. Ernie unpacks how brands can move beyond features and benefits to create real, measurable value through ...
Become Impossible to Ignore: Market Eminence with David Newman
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Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch welcomes back David Newman—keynote speaker, bestselling author, and creator of The Selling Show podcast. David’s latest book, “Market Eminence: 22 Strategies to Build a Bold Personal Brand, Become a Business Celebrity, and Drive Unstoppable Growth,” dives into how experts, consultants, and CEOs can escape obscurity and become the obvious choice in their market. David explains why visibility, respect, and ...
Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch welcomes back David Newman—keynote speaker, bestselling author, and creator of The Selling Show podcast. David’s latest book, “Market Eminence: 22 Strategies to Build a Bold Personal Brand, Become a Business Celebrity, and Drive Unstoppable Growth,” dives into how experts, consultants, and CEOs can escape obscurity and become the obvious choice in their market. David explains why visibility, respect, and ...
10 Questions That Reveal the Truth About Your Agency
Catch the full episode:
Overview On this solo episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch lays out the 10 questions every small business owner should ask before hiring—or continuing to pay—a marketing partner. After decades of seeing business owners overpay for underperformance, John shares a practical checklist you can use to weed out smoke-and-mirrors agencies, avoid being held hostage by your own assets, and find true marketing leadership instead of task-doers. If you’re tired ...
Overview On this solo episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch lays out the 10 questions every small business owner should ask before hiring—or continuing to pay—a marketing partner. After decades of seeing business owners overpay for underperformance, John shares a practical checklist you can use to weed out smoke-and-mirrors agencies, avoid being held hostage by your own assets, and find true marketing leadership instead of task-doers. If you’re tired ...
4 Pillars for Social Selling
Listen to the full episode:
Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch interviews Lorenzo Johnson, Director of Revenue Management and partner at Socially In, a leading US-based social media agency. As a LinkedIn Learning instructor and expert in B2B social selling, Lorenzo unpacks what’s changed on LinkedIn heading into 2026: from the rise of video and carousel posts to algorithm shifts, authentic engagement, and practical uses of AI. Discover how to ...
Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch interviews Lorenzo Johnson, Director of Revenue Management and partner at Socially In, a leading US-based social media agency. As a LinkedIn Learning instructor and expert in B2B social selling, Lorenzo unpacks what’s changed on LinkedIn heading into 2026: from the rise of video and carousel posts to algorithm shifts, authentic engagement, and practical uses of AI. Discover how to ...
10 Questions Small Business Owners Should Ask Before Hiring a Marketing Agency
Listen to the full episode:
Overview In her first ever solo episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, Sara Nay—CEO of Duct Tape Marketing and author of “Unchained: Breaking Free from Broken Marketing Models”—shares the questions every small business owner should ask before hiring an agency, consultant, or freelancer. Drawing from her 16 years of experience, Sara highlights real-world horror stories and arms business owners (and agencies!) with the keys to transparency, ownership, and collaboration ...
Overview In her first ever solo episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, Sara Nay—CEO of Duct Tape Marketing and author of “Unchained: Breaking Free from Broken Marketing Models”—shares the questions every small business owner should ask before hiring an agency, consultant, or freelancer. Drawing from her 16 years of experience, Sara highlights real-world horror stories and arms business owners (and agencies!) with the keys to transparency, ownership, and collaboration ...
10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a Marketing Agency, Consultant, or Fractional CMO
By Sara Nay, CEO at Duct Tape MarketingIf you’re hiring a marketing agency or fractional CMO, these 10 questions will help you evaluate their priorities, processes, and how they treat clients before signing any contract.Recently, I spoke with two small business owners who reminded me why this topic matters. One is locked into a three-year, $8,000/month SEO contract they barely understand. Another pays $10,000/month for Google Ads but doesn’t even own their ad account. Small ...
Trust, Storytelling, and the Future of Brands
Listen to the full episode:
Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch interviews Ernie Ross—global brand strategist, founder of Ross Rethink, and creator of the Intangence methodology. Ernie’s new book, “Intangence: How Human Connection Creates Value,” explores why the most valuable assets in business and life are intangible: trust, purpose, stories, and authentic relationships. Ernie unpacks how brands can move beyond features and benefits to create real, measurable value through ...
Overview On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, John Jantsch interviews Ernie Ross—global brand strategist, founder of Ross Rethink, and creator of the Intangence methodology. Ernie’s new book, “Intangence: How Human Connection Creates Value,” explores why the most valuable assets in business and life are intangible: trust, purpose, stories, and authentic relationships. Ernie unpacks how brands can move beyond features and benefits to create real, measurable value through ...
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