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A company shifting from product-led to sales-led growth needs different conversion paths, messaging, and page structures, which may require a rebuild. A company that simply needs to modernize its brand presentation while retaining a functional CMS and healthy traffic may only need a redesign. A company whose marketing team cannot publish content, personalize experiences, or integrate with its CRM due to platform restrictions has a replatform problem, regardless of how the site looks. Defining S.M.A.R.T. goals before selecting an approach separates a productive project from an expensive one. "Increase strategy call bookings by 20% in three months" points to specific conversion path improvements. "We want a modern website" points nowhere. 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