Feb 19 2025 36 mins
Why do so many senior marketers think a website rebuild will solve all their problems? 🤔 We’ve all seen it—new leadership comes in, declares the site outdated, and suddenly, it’s full steam ahead on a total overhaul… with zero strategy behind it.
In this episode, we’re joined by Alice Walton, website expert and our new Blame It on Marketing bestie, to unpack the fresh start fallacy—why marketers keep rushing into website redesigns, why it backfires, and what to do instead.
We get into:
✅ Why marketers love (and overuse) the “new website” play
✅ How to know if you actually NEED a new site (or just tweaks)
✅ The #1 mistake companies make before redesigning
✅ Why some brands obsess over their site… and others ignore it completely
✅ How bad CMS choices force unnecessary redesigns
✅ The secret war between devs & marketers (and how to win it)
✅ SEO, CRO, and why marketers STILL forget them in a rebuild
✅ How AI & voice search are changing website strategy
If you’re tired of watching websites get scrapped for no reason—or if you’ve been guilty of pushing a redesign without a real plan—this one’s for you.
🎧 Listen now and let’s talk about what actually works.
We’re Ruta and Emma, the marketing consultants behind Blame it on Marketing.
If you’re in B2B SaaS or professional services and looking to do marketing that actually drives revenue and profit, we’re here for it.
Visit blameitonmarketing.com and let’s get this show on the road.