Small Great Ventures - Methodology - We Build Social Impact Companies

Growth challenges aren’t solved by marketing alone.

Teams rarely lack ambition or creativity.

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They are sometimes (often?) stretched thin. Or the strategy needs refinement, then more refinement, before it’s forgotten altogether.

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More often than not, the teams we work with are navigating how to clearly articulate what they do, why it matters to the people they serve, and how to best find them.

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How we work

Most marketing starts and ends with: campaigns, polish, PR, reach, aesthetics, hype. We treat marketing and operations as one system.

Foundational to our approach is to create consistent alignment between:

Promise + delivery

Marketing doesn’t live in a campaign alone.

It shows up in products, services, workflows, and everyday interactions.

Individual + organization

We facilitate alignment where it matters most and provide clear direction when decisions are complex.

We design systems teams can own, operate, and sustain long after our work together.

Operations + story

We help teams align what they say with what they do, ensuring that growth efforts are supported by real capacity, clear processes, and shared understanding.

When operations are aligned, marketing earns trust naturally.

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How we approach marketing

Marketing starts long before a campaign.

It lurks in the details of how a product is built, observes how a service is delivered, and notes how people are treated along the way.

That’s why we design strategy and marketing systems that close the gap between a brand promise and product quality.