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Oliver Buchannon
Tim Kilroy

Digital marketing since 1997. Agency leader since 2001. Agency exits in 2009 & 2017. Agency coach since 2018.

DemandOS

+3

Prospects Don't Care About Your Funnel

Feb 27, 2026

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13 min read

Prospects Don't Care About Your Funnel

Sorry, dood. It's just the truth. Your funnel might work, but your market works differently.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

DemandOS

+3

Is Go To Market What You Ought To Be Focused On?

Feb 24, 2026

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11 min read

Is Go To Market What You Ought To Be Focused On?

Let’s dig in and get to understanding....

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

DemandOS

+3

Are You Delusional, Bro? Agency Growth In 2026

Feb 20, 2026

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13 min read

Are You Delusional, Bro? Agency Growth In 2026

Some data from our friends at SparkToro made me say, "Hmmm...that math ain't mathin;"

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Teams

+4

The Three Body Problem - Don't Let Your Agency Crash & Burn

Feb 17, 2026

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12 min read

The Three Body Problem - Don't Let Your Agency Crash & Burn

Small Changes Can Bring Bring Giant Catastrophes But A Making Your Orbit a Little Bigger Can Keep Your Agency Safe & Your Client Happy

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

DemandOS

+4

You Ain't A Businessman...

Feb 13, 2026

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16 min read

You Ain't A Businessman...

You Are A Business, Man

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Business Development

+1

The Lemon Juice Problem

Feb 10, 2026

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14 min read

The Lemon Juice Problem

Fun fact - lemons aren't natural...they are a human created hybrid....

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Entrepreneurship

+3

Known Unknowns & Unknown Unknowns

Feb 3, 2026

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12 min read

Known Unknowns & Unknown Unknowns

Peter Ducker was only half right...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Entrepreneurship

+3

2026 Agency Reality Check

Jan 30, 2026

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13 min read

2026 Agency Reality Check

Maybe it isn't ALL bad. There might even be some good stuff, too.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Positioning

+1

Vibes, Vision & Value/s Aren't Just Marketing

Jan 27, 2026

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9 min read

Vibes, Vision & Value/s Aren't Just Marketing

Let's dive in to value/s for a minute...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Purpose

+6

Focus on Focus

Jan 23, 2026

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10 min read

Focus on Focus

Complexity is the enemy

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Positioning

+4

Creative Whack Pack

Jan 20, 2026

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7 min read

Creative Whack Pack

Big, bold moves? Maybe, maybe not...but moves for sure.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Creative

+4

Are You A Freak? (I hope so...)

Jan 16, 2026

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7 min read

Are You A Freak? (I hope so...)

It's tough being a normie in this world...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy
Is There A Creativity Crisis?

Jan 13, 2026

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9 min read

Is There A Creativity Crisis?

It's not art, but it is something more than a balance sheet

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Finances

+7

Why Do Annual Plans Always Suck?

Jan 9, 2026

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12 min read

Why Do Annual Plans Always Suck?

It's cuz you aren't doing them the way your agency needs...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Process

+4

The Kind vs Wicked Agency

Jan 6, 2026

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11 min read

The Kind vs Wicked Agency

No, this email is NOT about Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo AFAIK

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Purpose

+4

It’s January. Do You Know Where Your Focus Ought to Be?

Jan 2, 2026

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16 min read

It’s January. Do You Know Where Your Focus Ought to Be?

Because it’s probably not where you might imagine....

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Planning

+2

26 for 2026 - But WTF Do I Know

Dec 30, 2025

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19 min read

26 for 2026 - But WTF Do I Know

This is a predictions post - I am probably talking out of my keister...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy
The "Discovery" Call Is Dead

Dec 23, 2025

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13 min read

The "Discovery" Call Is Dead

It's time to think about it differently.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Purpose

+4

The Dude Abides - But Should He?

Dec 19, 2025

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10 min read

The Dude Abides - But Should He?

Yes or no or maybe or...whatever

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Positioning

+3

Surprises Are Surprising...

Dec 16, 2025

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12 min read

Surprises Are Surprising...

Don't let yourself become a YAFA

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Vibes Vision & Values

+1

1 + 1 + 1 = Wow That Was Easy

Dec 12, 2025

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11 min read

1 + 1 + 1 = Wow That Was Easy

Thank goodness I have never been good at math...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Positioning

+4

Company Culture Doesn't Come From a Slide Deck

Dec 9, 2025

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12 min read

Company Culture Doesn't Come From a Slide Deck

Thank gawd...cuz those things are snoozy....

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Vibes Vision & Values

+4

WTF With All The Sales Talk?

Dec 5, 2025

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11 min read

WTF With All The Sales Talk?

This is all a big plan to get you to see "the big plan"

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Business Development

+1

Every Sales Call Has Permission Gates → Stop Trying to Open Them With Brute Force

Dec 2, 2025

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10 min read

Every Sales Call Has Permission Gates → Stop Trying to Open Them With Brute Force

Stop smashing your face into unopened gates...it hurts.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Sales

Let's Get Some Sales Stuff Straight...

Nov 28, 2025

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13 min read

Let's Get Some Sales Stuff Straight...

Sales is hard - and human

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy
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