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Signals
 

Most marketing books focus on what happens when everything goes right. Signals explores what happens when it doesn't — and how to fix it before failure becomes inevitable.
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NEW BOOK — AUGUST 2026

Common Marketing Pitfalls

and How to Avoid Them

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WHAT'S INSIDE

The patterns behind
marketing failures — and successes

Drawing on the insights from twenty veteran marketing executivez, real-world case studies spanning 60+ companies and two decades of hard-won experience, Signals cuts through theory to reveal what actually derails marketing organizations — and what high-performing teams do differently.

The hidden patterns behind failed go-to-market strategies

Why misalignment between sales and marketing destroys momentum

The leadership mistakes that create chaos, burnout, and stalled growth

How poor hiring decisions ripple through entire organizations

The operational shortcuts that sabotage long-term scalability

What high-performing marketing organizations do differently

"Growth problems rarely appear overnight. The signals are always there — misalignment, communication breakdowns, hiring issues — long before full-scale crises arrive."
SIGNALS, CHAPTER 1
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH

Three things
every reader gains 

01

Spot the Warning Signs Early

Growth problems rarely appear overnight. Signals teaches leaders to recognize the subtle indicators — misalignment, communication breakdowns, hiring issues — before they become full-scale crises.
PATTERN RECOGNITION

02

Fix the Organizational Problems

Failed campaigns are symptoms, not causes. This book goes beyond channels and tactics to reveal how leadership decisions and internal culture determine whether strategy succeeds.
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

03

Build a Marketing Org That Scales 

Drawing on insights from veteran marketing executives and real-world case studies, Angela Troccoli provides practical frameworks for stronger execution and sustainable growth.
SCALABLE FRAMEWORKS

INSIDE THE BOOK

Four parts.
One complete picture 

Signals is organized to follow the natural arc of a startup's growth — from the foundational mistakes made early, through the cultural and strategic forces that shape whether a team scales or stalls.

Part I

Foundational Marketing Signals

The earliest and most costly mistakes happen before any campaign launches. This part examines the structural missteps that undermine marketing from the start — from mismatched hiring and misaligned CEO expectations, to budgets treated as to-do lists, vanity metrics, and content that fails to connect emotionally with the people it's meant to reach.

Part II

Product Marketing
Signals


Even a strong product can fail in the market without the right foundation beneath it. This part covers the signals specific to product marketing: the cost of skipping customer advocacy, the danger of guessing instead of listening, why overhyped launches backfire, how weak positioning exposes product gaps, and why focus — not breadth — is what actually drives traction.

Part III

Start-Up Culture Signals


Culture shapes execution more than strategy does. This part looks at the internal dynamics that quietly erode momentum — the shiny object syndrome that fragments focus, the blind spots that come with early success, the fast path to burnout that leaders often don't see coming, and what happens when a product repeatedly fails to deliver on its promises to customers.

Part IV

Business Growth Signals


Growth introduces a new category of risk. This part addresses the decisions that determine whether a company scales with intention or simply expands its problems — building and rebuilding teams, navigating international markets, leveraging analyst relations, forming meaningful partnerships, surviving M&A, and resisting the temptation to chase an exit before actually earning it.

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