21/09/2026
Nobody ever blew a marketing budget with a single big decision. It goes one "can you just" at a time. πΈ
Can you just add a testimonials section. Can you just tweak the headline. Can you just do a quick social tile. Each one is too small to argue about, so you say yes, and yes, and yes. Then the quarter closes and the campaign that was meant to bring in leads still hasn't shipped. That's scope creep, and it's the quietest way a Perth business loses money on marketing.
The real cost isn't the free hours. It's what those hours were meant to do - the Google Ads clean-up, the landing page test, the campaign that ships a month late. The paid work is what waits, so every unpriced extra is paid for out of the results.
Episode 101 of the podcast is live. Read this week's essay or join Charlie and Mark on the podcast (both on the same page): https://www.allmarketing.com.au/blog/scope-creep-marketing-budget-perth-business/
Where do the "can you just" requests hit hardest in your week?