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Thinking out loud.

Practical perspectives on B2B marketing strategy, positioning, and leadership from a fractional CMO who has worked inside the problem. No fluff.

Hiring & Growth 6 min read

We need more leads. But we can't afford to hire anyone.

Rising hiring costs and National Insurance bills are making full-time marketing hires harder to justify. How scaling businesses are getting senior marketing support without adding to the headcount.

Operations & Marketing 5 min read

The hidden cost of systems you have already paid for

Most businesses are not short of software. They are short of software that is actually switched on. Loyalty platforms, CRMs, automation tools, bought with good intentions and quietly doing nothing. A fractional CMO view on why it happens and how to fix it.

AI & Marketing 6 min read

AI won't fix your marketing strategy. But it will expose it.

Businesses everywhere are reaching for AI tools to produce content faster and build websites cheaper. Most are doing it without a strategy. That is not a technology problem. It is a marketing problem.

Positioning 5 min read

Why most B2B technology companies struggle with positioning

Most B2B tech companies can tell you exactly what their product does. Very few can tell you why it matters to the right buyer, in a way that's distinct from everyone else in their market.

Website Strategy 6 min read

Your website looks good. So why isn't it converting?

A new website used to feel like a solve. You briefed an agency, approved the designs, hit publish, and waited for the enquiries. For most B2B businesses, those enquiries never came. The site looked great. The traffic was there. But nothing happened. The problem almost never starts with the design.