Trying to figure out how to scale and which marketing channels will help you grow fastest can be confusing and stressful. You’re probably going to have questions and need a growth plan.
Good news: Tuff has been the go-to growth marketing agency for 50+ startups and small businesses over the last five years helping them run digital marketing campaigns and growth experiments to find big wins. Now we want to help you.
Trying to figure out how to scale and which marketing channels will help you grow fastest can be confusing and stressful. You’re probably going to have questions and need a growth plan.
Good news: Tuff has been the go-to growth marketing agency for 50+ startups and small businesses over the last five years helping them run digital marketing campaigns and growth experiments to find big wins. Now we want to help you.
Early-stage businesses need a strategic vision and a roadmap. They need an invested part-time, on-demand, or outsourced expert who can set achievable company growth goals and then set about making them happen. We’ve got all that.
Before Tuff
Strategy without execution, things slip, limited communication, slow turnarounds, it’s tough to see where things stand, and people are running around like headless chickens.
After Tuff
An action plan, daily communication, focused strategy and execution, a dedicated growth marketing agency, results delivered, organized around KPI’s, small tests with consistent earnings, and a sense of trust sets in.
“Tuff proactively sought business context, aligned to our objectives, and created their own growth strategy for us accordingly. They implement it, measure it, share learnings, and discuss next steps. Everything you could ask for. Our weekly stand-ups were probably the most effective 30-45 minutes of my week. I just felt like if Tuff were an employee, they would be exceeding expectations.”
Kyle Ramsay
VP of Product, Hippo
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“The team at Tuff knows their stuff – and it’s precisely why they are not selling ‘magic’ or any kind of ‘mysterious’ sauce. Instead, they are betting on transparency and experimentation, and it seems to be working well: The agency was warmly recommended to TechCrunch multiple times via our growth marketing survey.”
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Using this framework, we’ll help prioritize tactics based on return.
We’re a trim-but-mighty growth marketing agency with a proven track record of helping companies—in nearly every industry at nearly every stage of growth—unlock their path to sustainable growth. We’ve tested on all of the major channels and lean on that knowledge to decide what and how we want to test first to drive conversions.
With a growth marketing strategy, we work day-to-day on the things that have the highest impact on your revenue. At its core, a growth marketing strategy is a giant, prioritized to-do list. You aren’t paying for a channel or a person, you’re paying for a group of adaptable experts who can help your business perform while layering on additional tests, channels, and experiments to drive growth.
“I view our partnership with Tuff as more like an extension of my team. We strategize together, ask tough questions, examine the results, optimize – and it just keeps getting better. Exactly what I was looking for.”
Brad Veach
VP of Marketing, Thnks
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“Tuff has been an incredible value-add to our business. They’re effective, flexible, communicative, and bright. I feel like I have another set of 6+ eyes on the growth of my business at all times.”
Michael Correo
Co-founder, Team Bootcamp
Hyper-growth businesses need a data-driven vision. More importantly, they need a clear, action-packed game plan. We partner with you to strategize, prioritize, link up cross-channel insights, and, ultimately, grow.
Pay Per Click
Prioritizing high-impact PPC campaigns to drive quick wins then scale what works.
Social Advertising
Campaigns build just for your audience that get clicks and ultimately revenue.
Search Engine Optimization
Ensuring you show up where it matters most.
Tracking and Analytics
Making strategic decisions based on hard numbers.
Content Marketing
Ranking higher and winning over your audience with a rock solid content strategy.
Email Marketing
Auditing (or developing) your existing email flows and getting more people to take action.
Conversion Rate Optimization
Using data to improve conversion.
Ad Creative
Creating sticky, scroll-stopping creative that smoothes their path to conversion.
Wy choose Tuff as your growth marketing agency?
When you collaborate with Tuff, you gain an ever-present extension of your team. What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to real-time, transparent communication. Collaboration is at the core of our approach, and our suite of communication tools empowers us to excel together. We cherish our shared Slack channels with our partners and rely on various resources such as weekly calls and shared documents to ensure we remain synchronized and aligned.
You receive top-tier marketing strategies paired with expert execution. Informed decision-making thrives on thorough research and strategic insights. Whether you have an opportunity you wish to capitalize on, a challenge you aim to overcome, or aspirations to embrace ambitious concepts, we can guide you in discovering the optimal path forward and then meticulously implement that plan across a range of strategies and services.
You gain a team of results-driven achievers. We are uncompromising when it comes to delivering tangible outcomes. While every channel demands swift testing and refinement (some more than others), we promptly adapt and experiment in alternative areas if we don’t witness substantial, quantifiable progress toward your revenue objectives. Ultimately, we’ll craft the perfect blend of channels that lays the foundation for genuine, sustainable growth.
What is a growth marketing agency?
As a growth marketing agency, we partner with businesses to drive and accelerate their growth through a combination of marketing strategies and tactics. Here’s how our typical process works with clients:
Simply speaking, as a growth marketing agency, we’re a strategic partner that leverages a combination of expertise, data analysis, and ongoing optimization to help businesses expand their reach, acquire new customers, and increase revenue. Our focus is on achieving measurable, sustainable growth for their clients.
What range of services does a growth marketing agency provide?
As a growth marketing agency, we partner with businesses to drive and accelerate their growth through a combination of marketing strategies and tactics. Here’s how our typical process works with clients:
Simply speaking, as a growth marketing agency, we’re a strategic partner that leverages a combination of expertise, data analysis, and ongoing optimization to help businesses expand their reach, acquire new customers, and increase revenue. Our focus is on achieving measurable, sustainable growth for their clients.
How much does growth marketing cost?
Many growth marketing agencies typically price from a percentage of the ad spend they manage or a share of the revenue generated by their strategies. Both of these approaches are entirely valid. However, we’ve intentionally designed our pricing model differently: We utilize flat-fee retainers that are determined by the number of services, hours, and team we incorporate simultaneously.
Why did we choose this approach? Growth marketing is inherently unpredictable. Occasionally, even the most skilled growth marketers can anticipate that a combination of PPC, SEO content, and social advertising is the winning formula. Nevertheless, if one of these components fails to meet expectations, it’s not an indication of failure but rather a signal that it’s time to explore new avenues. Our process at Tuff is structured in a way that enables us to seamlessly introduce new services or team members, such as CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) or creative development, without disruption until we discover the perfect mix for your needs.
Which growth marketing metrics really matter?
The growth marketing metrics that matter most can vary depending on your specific business goals and the stage of your growth journey. However, here are some key growth marketing metrics that we typically focus on when assessing and optimizing performance:
At the end of the day, the most relevant growth marketing metrics can change as your business evolves and your goals shift. It’s essential to define key performance indicators (KPIs) based on specific objectives and continuously monitor and analyze these metrics to make data-driven decisions that drive sustainable growth.
What are the pros and cons of hiring a growth marketing agency like Tuff, compared to an in-house marketer?
Hiring a full-time employee can be a valuable choice for many startups and scaleups. However, it has its own set of advantages and disadvantages when compared to bringing in a plug-in growth marketing team. The primary advantage lies in the expertise and dedicated time they bring to your organization. Securing a full-time, savvy marketing professional who can maximize results on a limited budget and seamlessly integrate with your ongoing operations can be a significant asset.
On the flip side, the major drawbacks and risks include the challenge of finding the right fit, the substantial financial investment, and the uncertainty of their adaptability when it’s time to explore strategies beyond their core competencies. In essence, an in-house hire is ideal when you are already confident in the marketing channels that work for your business and simply require someone to refine and expand those 1-2 key channels.
In contrast, when you opt for a growth marketing agency, the predominant advantage is that it typically provides a comprehensive team that can gain a holistic understanding of your business. This team collaborates to determine the most effective course of action and assigns execution tasks to specialists in various marketing channels. With an agency, you often have the flexibility to reallocate resources as you gain insights and move swiftly, leveraging the extensive collective experience of the team.
From big wins out the gate to strategic, measured long-term results, we couldn’t be more excited to talk about our clients’ successes.
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