Tactics aligned to business goals.

How We Work

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Marketing is more than just tactics and activities.

Many organisations (and marketers) focus just on the tactics. But being busy, doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing the RIGHT things and driving your business objectives.

That’s where we’re different.

We take a 'strategic’ approach to marketing - making sure you’re doing the right things and aligning activity to your business objectives.

We’re also not just about creating a plan. We are focused on taking action - helping you and your team deliver.

If you crave an effective marketing & sales function that’s fit for your business today, and will scale as your business grows, you need to build a ‘marketing machine’.

We use a simple framework with these 4 key areas to help us build a marketing machine for your business.

We start by focusing on your strategy to make sure we’re doing the right things; we look at what systems, processes, people and resources are needed, and we help identify the right tactics and activities. We are known for having a pragmatic approach; taking an approach that fits in your business needs.

Strategy & Direction

Ensure you're doing the right things to support business objectives, including:

  • Understanding your business objectives and how marketing and sales are going to get you there

  • Really understanding your customers and their needs - who you are selling to, why they want to buy

  • Developing your messaging and story - what you are selling and what sets you apart as different, or special in the market; your thought-leadership positioning

  • Creating a realistic action plan to deliver

  • Accountability and delivery oversight

Systems & Processes

Build the machine, so that what you are doing is repeatable and scaleable. This is about the tools, as well as how you use them and includes:

  • Developing your customer journey

  • CRM (customer relationship management) use

  • Marketing activity calendar

  • Metrics and measures

  • Governance and accountability

People & Resources

Ideas are one thing, but how we make it happen - tools, people and budget.

  • Manage, upskill or recruit

  • Agency or contract management

  • Budget setting

  • Sales and marketing tools - proposals, sales decks, templates, collateral, investment memorandum etc.

Tactics & Activity

The visible stuff! This is about delivery and execution. We’ll also find smart ways to maximise ‘bang for buck’. What we do depends on your business needs, but may include:

  • Website, SEO, keywords

  • Social media

  • Case studies

  • Content for thought leadership, blogs, videos, e-books

  • Webinars, conferences and events

Let’s help your business grow.