About Kristy Gusick

Kristy has helped multiple firms- including accounting, financial services, AEC, and healthcare consulting firms - drive growth through strategic marketing, business development, sales, and coaching. At Align Marketing Group (AMG), she leads a team of marketing specialists who serve as an outsourced marketing department, delivering branding, content, digital marketing, website, and recruiting solutions. With deep experience across professional-service industries, Kristy helps firms clarify their message, strengthen their brand, and achieve measurable growth.

Networking for CPAs: Turning Conversations into Clients

Networking for CPAs doesn’t have to feel awkward, salesy, or like you’re working the room with a stack of business cards. In fact, the best networking usually feels more like a great conversation than a pitch. You show up, you connect, you learn about people, and before you know [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2026-03-06T04:27:38-06:00December 9, 2025|

How AI Is Reshaping Local Search and What It Means

Local search is shifting quickly as AI influences what appears in results, how information is interpreted, and which signals carry the most weight. For professional services firms such as A/E/C, financial services, and accounting, these changes matter. Visibility, credibility, and reputation determine who earns trust and who gets contacted. [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-11-25T00:09:11-06:00November 24, 2025|

Marketing Partner vs. CMO: The Smarter Choice

When your firm reaches a certain point of growth, marketing demands start to outpace bandwidth. The instinct might be to recruit a CMO- someone to take ownership of strategy and brand direction. But in today’s market, what most firms truly need isn’t another executive title. It’s a marketing partner [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2026-01-16T03:50:22-06:00November 11, 2025|

Why AEC Firms Need Marketing With Meaning

Big campaigns get attention. Got Milk? is a perfect example, it was iconic, memorable, and culturally everywhere. But here’s the kicker: sales of milk didn’t actually soar. The campaign raised awareness, but awareness alone didn’t translate into trust or action. For AEC firms (Architecture- Engineering- Construction), the lesson is clear. [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-11-03T23:49:00-06:00November 3, 2025|

Outsourced Marketing: A Game-Changer for Firms

You already know your firm needs marketing to grow, but building a full in-house team can feel like an uphill climb. Between hiring, training, salaries, and keeping up with ever-changing marketing tools, the cost of doing it all internally can quickly outweigh the benefits. That’s [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-10-28T00:37:34-05:00October 27, 2025|

Aligning Marketing with EOS for Clarity, Consistency & Growth

The Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS) has become a cornerstone for businesses seeking clarity, accountability, and growth. Yet marketing is often left out of the EOS conversation. When marketing operates as a standalone function, it risks misalignment with the system guiding your business forward. Integrating marketing ensures your brand story, campaigns, [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-10-22T00:48:52-05:00October 20, 2025|

Value-Driven Thought Leadership for Financial Advisors & CPAs

Let’s be honest- today’s clients expect more than just spreadsheets and solid advice. They want to know who you are, what you stand for, and whether they can trust you with their financial future. That’s where Value-Driven Thought Leadership comes in. Instead of simply advertising your services, you can [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-10-14T00:38:40-05:00October 13, 2025|

Compliance Friendly Marketing for Financial Advisors

The financial advisory industry is unlike any other when it comes to marketing. Advisors and firms are not only tasked with building trust, attracting new clients, and retaining existing ones, but they must also do so under the watchful eye of governing entities and strict compliance rules. For many [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-10-07T01:42:49-05:00October 6, 2025|

Website Design, SEO, Content Creation- Guide for Growth

If you’ve ever wondered why your marketing efforts feel disjointed, you’re not alone. Many firms invest in website design, SEO, and content creation independently, only to find that the results don’t add up. The truth is simple: these elements deliver the best outcomes when they’re built to work in [...]

By Kristy Gusick|2025-10-01T04:58:01-05:00September 29, 2025|
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