Zac Gregg talks with Jason Barnard about signal over noise. Signal Over Noise! Zac Gregg—Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Vital Design—Reveals How to Cut Through Industry Confusion and Find Your True Market Focus Zac Gregg, co-founder and managing partner of Vital Design (one of New England's top digital marketing agencies), shares the strategic pivot that broke his company through the dreaded $1 million ceiling. Drawing from his 20+ years of leadership experience taking multiple companies public, Zac reveals how to identify genuine market signals hidden within industry noise and build unstoppable growth momentum. Get ready for a deep dive on: Breaking the $1M ceiling: How specializing in digital marketing instead of traditional branding transformed a project-based business into a $25M recurring revenue machine The signal vs. noise framework: Why clients say they want rebrands and websites but really need traffic, leads, and revenue—and how to hear what they're actually asking for Industry specialization secrets: The bold Cardinal agency case study that threw away 19 industries to dominate one—and why the algorithms reward laser focus The cobbler's children principle: How Vital invests $50K monthly in their own marketing to become the biggest sandbox for client learnings AI-era positioning strategy: Why being a generalist is "a very bad place to be" and how to become the expert content that powers LLM models The 80/20 specialization rule: How Vital focuses 80% on higher education while strategically maintaining 20% in B2B manufacturing and e-commerce Niche-down decision framework: The one, three, and five-year goal system for strategic focus without abandoning profitable existing clients This episode delivers battle-tested strategies for agency owners, service providers, and entrepreneurs ready to break through revenue plateaus by finding their signal in the market noise. #SignalOverNoise #DigitalMarketingAgency #BusinessGrowth #MarketingStrategy #IndustrySpecialization #FastlaneFounders #ZacGregg #VitalDesign #AgencyGrowth #BusinessScaling #MarketingFocus #RevenueGrowth #EntrepreneurStrategy #BusinessPivot #MarketingAgency #BusinessBreakthrough #NicheMarketing #AgencyLife #BusinessLeadership #MarketingExpert Links to pieces of content relevant to this topic:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-368-scaling-digital-marketing-for-specialized/id1193085635?i=1000684866511https://open.spotify.com/episode/7G0gdfm3qbgofWxhXzaS6tZac Gregg Join Zac Gregg and Jason Barnard for this week’s episode of Fastlane Founders and Legacy! Scheduled for 16 September 2025 at 18 H CET (Paris) The event is 100% free: Book your place (free) >> Set a reminder on YouTube >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1X1EHRhFLw Organized by Kalicube®.