Guides & Benchmarks

Your marketing, without an agency

What an agency actually charges, what real alternatives you have, and how to tell whether your campaign numbers are good or bad against your industry.

View article: The KPIs a small business should track
The KPIs a small business should track
Guide
Sep 28, 2026

The KPIs a small business should track

The 4 marketing KPIs a small business should track, in the order they matter, with what's normal for each one and which ones you can ignore for now.

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View article: Google Ads or Meta Ads: which first?
Google Ads or Meta Ads: which first?
Guide
Sep 21, 2026

Google Ads or Meta Ads: which first?

It is not which platform is better: it is whether your customer is already searching or you need to interrupt them. A 3-question framework for where to start.

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View article: How much to spend on ads, for real
How much to spend on ads, for real
Benchmarks
Sep 14, 2026

How much to spend on ads, for real

The textbook number (7-12% of revenue) is a ceiling, not an answer. Here it is translated into dollars, plus the two filters that percentage leaves out.

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View article: How Chilean B2B startups measure blind
How Chilean B2B startups measure blind
Benchmarks
Sep 7, 2026

How Chilean B2B startups measure blind

We scanned 8 Chilean B2B startups and none of them were measuring their marketing well. The real benchmark: 4 patterns of broken measurement, and which one is yours.

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View article: Your Facebook ads aren't working
Your Facebook ads aren't working
Diagnostics
Aug 31, 2026

Your Facebook ads aren't working

Why your Facebook ads aren't working: 7 causes ordered by where the failure actually lives, with the numbers from a broken account of my own and each fix.

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View article: How to know if your ads are working
How to know if your ads are working
Diagnostics
Aug 24, 2026

How to know if your ads are working

How to know if your advertising is working: six questions, in order, to audit your own account before you raise budget or switch off a campaign that works.

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View article: What is a good ROAS in your sector
What is a good ROAS in your sector
Benchmarks
Aug 17, 2026

What is a good ROAS in your sector

A good ROAS depends on your margin, not on your industry's table. The numbers by sector, the fine print nobody prints and how to know if yours is even real.

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View article: The 3-second rule on Meta
The 3-second rule on Meta
Diagnostics
Aug 10, 2026

The 3-second rule on Meta

The 3-second rule in Meta ads is still true, but the metric that measured it no longer exists. How to tell today whether your video's opening hooks anyone.

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View article: Agency, freelancer, or software for small businesses
Agency, freelancer, or software for small businesses
Without an agency
Aug 3, 2026

Agency, freelancer, or software for small businesses

Agency, freelancer, or marketing software for your small business: what you're actually buying in each case, what it costs, and what's left when that person leaves.

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View article: An alternative to a marketing agency
An alternative to a marketing agency
Without an agency
Jul 27, 2026

An alternative to a marketing agency

The alternative to a digital marketing agency for small businesses: 5 real paths, what each one costs in CLP, and how to leave your agency without ending up at zero.

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View article: What a marketing agency charges
What a marketing agency charges
Without an agency
Jul 20, 2026

What a marketing agency charges

What a digital marketing agency charges in Chile: monthly fee ranges, what the agency keeps, what you're overpaying for, and how to know if your money is working.

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View article: Run your Google Ads without an agency
Run your Google Ads without an agency
Without an agency
Jul 14, 2026

Run your Google Ads without an agency

How to run your Google Ads and Meta Ads without an agency: when it makes sense, when it doesn't, what each option costs, and how to know if your money is working.

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View article: When Attribution Replaces Accountability: The Problem No One Wants to Name
When Attribution Replaces Accountability: The Problem No One Wants to Name
Measurement
May 12, 2026

When Attribution Replaces Accountability: The Problem No One Wants to Name

Discover why traditional attribution models have become political alibis, and how independent Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) restores honesty to measurement.

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View article: 75% of Marketers Admit Their Measurement Is Broken: IAB State of Data 2026
75% of Marketers Admit Their Measurement Is Broken: IAB State of Data 2026
Measurement
Apr 27, 2026

75% of Marketers Admit Their Measurement Is Broken: IAB State of Data 2026

IAB's 2026 report revealed that 75% of marketers fail on coverage, consistency, or confidence. What it means for LATAM and how MMM closes the gap.

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View article: What If Your Marketing Metrics Are Lying?
What If Your Marketing Metrics Are Lying?
Strategy
May 15, 2025

What If Your Marketing Metrics Are Lying?

Digital channels are overestimated by up to 40% due to last-click attribution. How MMM reveals the real incremental impact of each channel on your sales.

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View article: How to Apply Marketing Mix Modeling in Industries With Offline Conversion
How to Apply Marketing Mix Modeling in Industries With Offline Conversion
Guide
Apr 23, 2025

How to Apply Marketing Mix Modeling in Industries With Offline Conversion

Clinics, auto dealers, education: how to measure the impact of your campaigns when the sale happens offline. Cookie-free MMM for industries with untraceable conversion.

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View article: How to Identify Your Customers' Moment of Purchase Using MMM
How to Identify Your Customers' Moment of Purchase Using MMM
Analysis
Apr 1, 2025

How to Identify Your Customers' Moment of Purchase Using MMM

Over 30% of conversions come from brand searches following offline exposure. How MMM identifies the channel that actually closes the sale — without cookies.

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View article: Can MMM Identify Which Facebook Campaign Performs Best?
Can MMM Identify Which Facebook Campaign Performs Best?
Paid Social
Mar 20, 2025

Can MMM Identify Which Facebook Campaign Performs Best?

Meta's ROAS is often overestimated by up to 40%. Learn how to use MMM to identify which Facebook Ads campaign generates the greatest real impact on your sales.

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View article: Why You Need to Start Measuring Your Data Now to Model Successfully
Why You Need to Start Measuring Your Data Now to Model Successfully
Operations
Feb 15, 2025

Why You Need to Start Measuring Your Data Now to Model Successfully

A reliable MMM needs at least 2 years of historical data. Learn what to measure today — spend, sales, GRPs, and context — to model with precision tomorrow.

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View article: The Definitive Guide: What Is Marketing Mix Modeling and How to Use It?
The Definitive Guide: What Is Marketing Mix Modeling and How to Use It?
Fundamentals
Jan 10, 2025

The Definitive Guide: What Is Marketing Mix Modeling and How to Use It?

Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM): what it is, how it works, and how to implement it. 76% of CMOs have insufficient visibility into channel ROI. NeuroRadar solves it.

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