Is your marketing stuck?
It might not be a marketing problem.
For established businesses and nonprofits, and the people who run their marketing.
Before you invest in more marketing, take five minutes to see how well your systems, messaging, and team capacity are working together.
✓ 12 questions. Your score right away.
✓ One recommended action this week
✓ Personal notes from me within 2-3 business days, available through November 25.
What It Covers
12 questions across three essential areas of your marketing:
1. Engine: Do your systems keep marketing moving?
When someone shows interest, what happens next?
2. Clarity: Do people get what you do?
Could a customer, partner, or funder explain what you do and why it matters?
3. Follow-Through: Can you keep it going?
Does the work get done when things get busy? Do you know what’s working?
This is a starting point. See what's working, where there may be gaps, and what deserves your attention before you invest in more marketing.
What You Get
1. Your results right away. Your overall score will land in one of three places:
🟢 Solid
🟡 Some Gaps
🔴 Needs Attention
You'll also see your score for each of the three areas—Engine, Clarity, and Follow-Through—so you can see what's working and where to focus first.
2. One recommended action to take this week.
3. A personal perspective from me. Through November 25, I'm reviewing completed assessments and taking a look at each organization's online presence. Within 2–3 business days, I'll share what stands out, why it might matter, and one place to focus.
Growth at all costs has a cost.
I'm Ellen Peacock. I've spent 25 years leading marketing across hospitality, retail, SaaS, and nonprofits.
One thing I've learned: more marketing can't solve a foundational problem.
I've seen organizations keep adding promotions, campaigns, tools or initiatives without first stepping back to see how well everything is working together.
I offer a different approach: I look at how well the systems, message, and people doing the work support day-to-day operations.
So I created the 5-minute Marketing Foundation Check. This self-guided assessment shows you what deserves your attention now before deciding what marketing to do next.