The key ingredient to brand growth

In the age of AI, what matters more than ever is fresh ideas, strategy and experience.

"Don't shy away from big thinking. Big ideas give your marketing strategy energy and differentiation. If you aren't executing a couple of ideas right now that scare you a little, you're not pushing hard enough."
Jeff Risley - Founder Risley Ranch

A Little About Jeff

Jeff is the son of western-Kansas farmers, a father of five, husband to his kindergarten crush, a fly fisherman and a marketer -- pretty much in that order.

As the CEO or Risley Ranch, Inc., he’s focused on leading clients to better business outcomes through brand-business strategy alignment, go-to-market plan development, and campaign execution.

He’s spent the last 30 years learning everything there is to know about marketing, from branding & positioning to go-to-market planning to paid, earned and owned execution.

In 2017, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa, the tallest, free-standing mountain in the world at 19,340 feet. It was one of his biggest mental tests and greatest physical challenges.

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An Experienced Partner

Jeff has worked for non-profits, businesses and agencies. He’s worked on a variety of B2C, B2B and cause brands like:

Sonic Drive-Ins
Lee Jeans
Build-A-Bear Workshops
Minute Rice
S&P Global
TRC Companies
R.H. Donnelly
Synchrony Financial
The Breast Cancer 3-Day
March of Dimes

He’s been in the C-Suite as CMO, CGO, and CSO and on the front lines. Through it all, his passion has been building brands, growing businesses and helping them do good in the world.

He’s a University of Kansas Jayhawk where he earned his B.S. Degree in Journalism. His Myers-Briggs profile is ENFJ, which means he gets his energy from other people, trusts his gut, is empathetic and a good listener, and makes and follows plans.

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FAQs

Got questions?

We're a bit different, so we get lots of questions about our model. Below are the top five.

Are you a one-person shop?

Yes, technically. But if a project requires a team, we have a roster of A+, experienced talent in every facet of marketing to bring in as partners. We customize a team around you rather than you accepting whatever team is available (in a typical agency setting). Today, the world’s best talent is fractional.

Do you only focus on clean tech clients?

Yes. We define clean tech as any physical or digital product or service designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The climate crisis is real. And we must move faster to make a positive impact. There are thousands of clean tech companies and non-profits trying to do something about it. Risley Ranch exists to accelerate the adoption of clean tech solutions to decelerate climate change. Our primary KPI is CO2 reduction created by our clients’ solutions.

Why do you charge a "subscription fee"?

Most agencies charge fees based on the time it takes to execute a detailed, prescriptive scope of work. For some projects that’s ok, but not for everything. Our clients pay a monthly subscription fee and get everything they want/need (plus some things they didn’t know they needed). Clients can scale the subscription down or up based on changes to their business. Working with us is frictionless and convenient so together, we can focus on transforming your business.

what problems do you solve for clients?

We solve primarily three categories of problems:

1. Brand problems. Clients say to us, “We are great at driving website traffic and leads, but our brand sucks.” So we solve for low brand awareness, low industry recognition, no brand story or a brand story that doesn’t match the company you’ve grown into.

2. Lead-generation problems. Clients say to us, “Our brand is solid, but our lead-gen is terrible.” So we solve for not having enough quality leads, long sales cycles and slow deal closures, limited customer engagement and advocacy.

3. Sales problems. Clients say to us, “My product/service will help save the world, but I can’t get buyers to buy it.” So we solve for slow market penetration, a story that isn’t connecting with buyers, and slow adoption of their technology, thus, not making a positive climate impact.

I see all your services, but what are your core competencies?

We say it’s “Performance-accountable brand building AND brand-accountable performance marketing.” What that means is:

1. Brand Equity Growth (via Performance Branding) as measured by Familiarity (the degree to which customers feel they know and understand a brand, beyond just being aware of its existence; Regard (how much customers like and respect a brand); Meaning (the relevance that consumers perceive a brand has to their lives); Uniqueness (the differentiation consumers see in a brand).

2. Increased ROI on marketing investment, or ”Good Revenue Growth” (via Performance Branding) as measured by sales growth attributable to marketing activities.

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