Is Your Success Secretly Killing Your Business?

Most successful companies have no idea what's coming. Great products, loyal customers, strong revenue—then everything stops working. Why? Marketing myopia. The trap Theodore Levitt warned about 65 years ago that businesses still fall into today.

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What You'll Get:

Two critical tenets that explain why industry leaders suddenly collapse—and how to avoid their mistakes. Real examples from insurance agencies, accounting firms, print shops, and auto repair businesses that either adapted or died. The framework for building a compelling market edge that makes customers say "where have you been?"

Stop focusing on what you do. Start focusing on the outcome your customers actually need. Because the second you forget that, someone else will solve it better, faster, cheaper.

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Coming Next: Why your competitive advantage won't save you, the dangerous difference between selling and marketing, and why innovation without customer focus is just expensive failure.

What If Your Biggest Strength Is Secretly Killing Your Business?

In this episode of SMB Growth Unlimited, Brandon Fish breaks down the first two tenets of marketing myopia—a concept introduced by Theodore Levitt over 60 years ago that still sabotages modern businesses today.

You’ll learn:

✅ Why focusing on your product instead of customer outcomes is a silent killer

✅ How defining your business too narrowly makes you vulnerable to disruption

✅ Real-world examples of companies that pivoted and thrived—and those that didn’t

✅ How to craft a Compelling Market Edge that makes your business irreplaceable

Whether you're a founder, marketer, or growth strategist, this episode will challenge your assumptions and help you reframe your business for long-term success—especially in the age of AI.

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Discover how small and medium-sized businesses can unlock sustainable growth by focusing on what truly matters: customer needs, innovation with purpose, and marketing that educates rather than sells.

In this episode of SMB Growth Unlimited, Brandon Fierce shares powerful real-world examples—from printing companies and property managers to IT service providers and cabinetmakers—that reveal how outdated assumptions can lead to lost revenue, and how customer-centric innovation can turn things around.Learn why your competitive advantage is temporary, how to shift from selling to marketing, and why building flashy tools without customer input is a recipe for disaster.

If you're ready to rethink your strategy and scale faster than your competitors, this episode is a must-watch.

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