Is there a cost for an Executive Growth Brief?

No. There is no cost for an Executive Growth Brief. Any paid planning or implementation is scoped and agreed separately.

Can Smithworks work with my existing marketing team?

Yes. We agree on what your team handles, where we provide support, and who owns each part of the work.

Do I need to commit to paid work to request an Executive Growth Brief?

No. Start with the problem you need to solve. We agree on the scope and investment for any paid work before it begins.

For small and midsize business leaders

Make your marketing work together to win the right customers.

A busy marketing team should have more to show than a growing task list. We connect strategy, websites, HubSpot, and sales follow-up so you can focus your time and investment on helping the right buyers find, trust, and choose you.

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The Forged Marketing System

A clear direction. Coordinated work. Better decisions.

Be Found

Help the right people discover you when they are looking for an answer, comparing options, or following a referral.

Be Trusted

Answer their questions, show credible evidence, and give them a consistent experience that builds confidence in your business.

Be Chosen

Make your offer, your difference, and the next step clear enough for buyers to make a confident decision.

We use the Forged Marketing System to give your marketing a shared direction—connecting strategy, websites, HubSpot, and sales follow-up, then improving the work from what we learn.

Help the right buyers find, trust, and choose you.

The Forged Marketing System

How we help

Where we help put that direction to work.

Start with the problem holding your business back—your website, HubSpot, or marketing direction.

Strategic Websites

When visitors do not understand why they should choose you.

We plan and build websites that answer buyer questions, present credible proof, and make the next step clear, so your site supports how you sell.

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HubSpot Consulting

When inquiries, customer information, and follow-up fall through the gaps.

We connect customer records, forms, automation, and sales follow-up in HubSpot so your team knows what to do next and leadership can see what is happening.

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Strategic Marketing

When marketing is active but the direction is unclear.

We help you decide which buyers to reach, what to communicate, and where to focus your marketing effort. Then we connect those priorities to practical work that supports your sales process.

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When the right starting point is unclear

Find the right starting point before committing to a project.

Not sure whether to start with your website, HubSpot, or marketing direction? An Executive Growth Brief helps clarify what deserves attention before you commit to a project. There is no cost.

The brief helps you understand:

Which business problem or opportunity deserves attention first.
Where buyers may be losing confidence or dropping out.
What is working and should be preserved.
Which next step is worth exploring, and why.

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Corey brought more than design and development skills to my website. He helped me think through the direction, make decisions, and stay focused on getting the best result for Louder Confidence.

What I appreciated most was his support throughout the process. I felt I could reach out when I needed help, talk through an idea, or ask a question. He was available and willing to help me find the right approach.

Having someone who could guide the strategy and build the website made the experience much easier. I felt supported in the decisions we made and confident that Corey cared about the finished product as much as I did.

Daniele Truocchio Louder Confidence

Working with Corey has been one of the most seamless contractor experiences I've had. Over the course of our engagement, he's handled a wide range of HubSpot work from setting up our led and deal pipelines to developing and implementing custom modules for our websites. Across al of it, the quality has been consistently excellent and the delivery consistently ahead of schedule.

What sets Corey apart isn't just technical skill, it's how he thinks. He has a strong understanding of how marketing, sales, and development intersect, and he brings that perspective into every build. He routinely delivers things I didn't ask for that make the end product significantly more useful.

He's also a pleasure to work with on a personal level. He communicates clearly and proactively and flags issues before they become problems. You hand Corey a task and trust it's done and done right.

I would recommend him without hesitation.

Lisa Holmquist In Time Tec

Direct senior involvement

Work directly with the person connecting strategy and execution.

You work directly with Corey Smith on the decisions shaping your marketing and the work that follows. We stay close to implementation and coordinate with your team so the business goal remains clear as work moves between strategy, content, websites, HubSpot, and sales follow-up.

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Frequently asked questions

We work with small and midsize business owners and marketing leaders who need clearer direction or practical help with their website, HubSpot, or marketing. An initial conversation helps establish fit.