by Rachael Wheatley | #WatertightWednesday, Fourth Flow Foundation - Maintain Momentum, Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Mindful marketing measurement
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “Marketing leaders are often brought in to be a ‘change agent’. Whether you’re involved in larger strategic projects or small changes within the marketing team, change is often a challenge. In this roundtable we chatted...
by Rachael Wheatley | Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Third Flow Foundation - Baseline Rhythm
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes Consistency of activity is probably one of the hardest things to achieve in marketing. According to our research, it’s seen as challenging by all roles, whether in marketing or not, and all business sizes. We explore here...
by Rachael Wheatley | Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Second Flow Foundation - Balanced Routine
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes When we were delving into the data behind our research paper (published last autumn), one of the most surprising results was this: having a marketing plan that supports the sales process is the lowest scoring area in all...
by Bryony Thomas | About the book, Affordable marketing plan, Budget Shape, Flow Foundations, Marketing Capability, Marketing Consultants, Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Marketing Strategy
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes Answering the big strategic questions is what I love to do. I’m much less interested in which email or web page performed better, than I am about getting the FD to support the marketing budget, or getting the sales...
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 | Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes A few weeks back we ran a webinar delving into the detail of our recently published research report. The title of the session was how marketing leaders create strategic and operational excellence. In this blog we look at...
by Rachael Wheatley | Marketing In Action, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 5 Minutes Marketers are often, but not always, involved in employer marketing – that is, finding, employing and keeping brilliant people. We’ve worked with clients who have successfully applied Watertight Thinking and used our tools...
by Bryony Thomas | Making Marketing Happen, Marketing In Action, Marketing Strategy
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 8 Minutes There’s a stage in any business that’s scaling where the ‘marketing team’ consists of just one person. In fact, sometimes less than a whole person as they’re tasked with other...
by Bryony Thomas | Marketing In Action, Marketing Team
Reading Time: 3 Minutes If I had a pound for every time I’d heard an ambitious business owner, or those in their team, tell me that they struggle to make time for marketing, I truly would be a very rich woman. Time is our most precious resource, and in a...
by Bryony Thomas | Marketing In Action, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Team
The businesses that get the most from using the Watertight Marketing methodology to structure their marketing operations, and get a common language into their organisation, are typically those looking to seriously scale things up. This is where you have a proven...