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 | #WatertightWednesday, Marketing Capability, Marketing Skills, Marketing Team
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “How you’re positioned in your business is critical to your success. If your boss and colleagues don’t rate marketing in general, it’s an uphill struggle to prove yourself, whatever your experience and knowledge. So,...
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, Marketing Capability, Marketing Skills, Marketing Strategy
< Back to the Blog Reading Time: 10 Minutes “A key role of marketing is to make sure the strategy, plan and activity supports the business’s objectives. Without that, the risk is scattergun marketing and it’s hard to prove the value of marketing. In our latest...
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...