by Rachael Wheatley | First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 6 Minutes When we published our research paper last autumn, one of the key takeouts was that having a clear proposition wasn’t enough. Even when the leadership team and senior marketer are clear on what you’re selling and to whom,...
by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Fourth Flow Foundation - Maintain Momentum, Marketing Skills
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “How do you ensure you recruit the right candidates for your business, make your company attractive to work in and encourage people to stay? In our December roundtable we talked about three key bits of thinking to take...
by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Flow Foundations, Fourth Flow Foundation - Maintain Momentum, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Team, Second Flow Foundation - Balanced Routine, Third Flow Foundation - Baseline Rhythm
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 12 Minutes If you’re aiming for the most senior marketing position or are already there, what skills make this role a success? Our roundtable discussion this month looked at this topic through three lenses: bridging business...
by Bryony Thomas | First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Flow Foundations, Fourth Flow Foundation - Maintain Momentum, Second Flow Foundation - Balanced Routine, Third Flow Foundation - Baseline Rhythm
< Back to the Blog z Prefer to listen than to read? This post is also available over on our PodBlog Reading Time: 12 Minutes I often start workshops by offering to write up on the board in red or green pen. Red for something they hate about marketing, and green...
by Bryony Thomas | About the book, Bucket, First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Funnels and Filters, Marketing Strategy, Mindful marketing measurement, Taps
< Back to the Blog z Prefer to listen than to read? This post is also available over on our PodBlog Reading Time: 11 Minutes I was chatting with one of our clients last week. This is a £20m+ b2b service provider. They have a core service that’s low margin,...
by Bryony Thomas | First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Flow Foundations
< Back to the Blog z Prefer to listen than to read? This post is also available over on our PodBlog Reading Time: 7 Minutes If I say ‘competitors’ to you, I’m willing to bet that you think of people that offer similar things to you....
by Bryony Thomas | First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Flow Foundations
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 3 Minutes Saying no to new clients is one of the most important things you need to do to grow a healthy business. There’s a lot written about creating a profile for your ‘ideal customer’. We think it’s as...
by Bryony Thomas | First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Flow Foundations, Leak #12: What, Marketing Strategy
< Back to the Blog z Prefer to listen than to read? This post is also available over on our PodBlog Reading Time: 2 Minutes For many of our clients, it’s not necessarily that they need more clients, it’s that they need more of...
by Bryony Thomas | Commercial Karma, First Flow Foundation - The Right Work, Marketing Strategy, Mindful marketing measurement
We talk about marketing that underpins sustainable sales results. So, let’s explore exactly what we mean by that, and why it’s so important to get to a point where your sales really do meet these criteria. There are three ways in which sales need to be...
by Bryony Thomas | About the book, First Flow Foundation - The Right Work
< Back to the Blog z Prefer to listen than to read? This post is also available over on our PodBlog Many MDs and CEOs of ambitious growing businesses have told me, in a moment of candour, that they’re not 100% sure they know enough about marketing to...