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Communications audit
Everything you currently say, in one place, scored: website, sales deck, socials, press coverage, internal docs. What's working, what's noise, what's a liability.
SolutionsOpen Ground
Consulting & Strategy
Senior counsel and advisory retainers that name what's working, cut the dead weight and aim you at open ground.
Based in Fargo. Working with clients nationwide.
The problem
Spending on channels with no read on which ones sign work.
Senior counsel without the agency bloat. We walk your ground, name what's working and what's dead weight, and stay on as advisors while you grow into the next season.
The film is dawn over the badlands from a thousand feet. You can see the whole drainage from up there, which is the entire point of the engagement.
What we do
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Growth and go-to-market counsel
Where demand actually comes from, which channels deserve budget, and what to stop paying for.
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Chief-of-staff support
Operating cadence, meeting structure, decision logs and follow-through for leaders carrying more than one company.
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Advisory retainer
Standing access to senior counsel, a scheduled monthly session plus the phone call you make before you do something big.
What you get
Delivered, and yours
- Communications and growth audits
- Executive advisory and chief-of-staff support
- A written, costed plan with owners and sequence
- Yours whether or not we run a single piece of it
Who it's for
For owners and executives carrying more than one company, or spending on channels with no read on which of them produce signed work.
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Owners
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Executives carrying more than one company
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Teams spending without a read
Bulls bed on high ground because it's the only place you can see weather coming. Open Ground is that view, applied to your business.
How it works
Run on the Antler Method
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Audit & consultation
Scout
Scout walks your ground and scores everything you currently say and spend.
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The plan
Beam
Beam is the written, costed plan with owners and sequence, and you own it whether or not we run it.
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Implementation
Velvet
Velvet puts the plan in motion alongside you.
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Review
Cast
Cast measures the season and sheds what stopped earning.
Put Open Ground to work
A Scout Session is a free intro meeting where we learn your ground and tell you plainly whether this is the right season for it.
Other points on the rack
Signal RangePublic RelationsMedia relations, press strategy and campaigns that put your story in the right outlets, and keep it there.
One VoiceCommunicationsMessaging, brand voice and content systems, so everything out of the building sounds like you on your best day, every day.
New RackCustom AIAssistants, automation and internal tools built around your documents, voice and workflow, giving your team hours back.
Visual RangeVisual creativePhotography, videography, drone work and virtual tours that show your operation the way it deserves to be seen.
Open FrequencyRadio & BroadcastRadio strategy, show and spot production, media buying, and live coverage that carries your voice across the region and beyond.