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Marketing reviews & growth audits

Find what’s working, fix what’s not, and unlock new growth.

A thorough, practical review of your marketing to identify opportunities and create a clear action plan.

Marketing review

An honest view from outside the bubble.

When you’re close to your marketing every day, it’s hard to see what’s really holding it back. A marketing review gives you a clear, independent assessment from someone who has led marketing at board level for 20+ years.

I look at the whole picture: strategy, positioning, channels, content, campaigns, funnel conversion, technology, data and the team. Then I tell you straight what’s working, what isn’t and what I’d prioritise first.

You get a short, practical report and a 90 day plan, not a 60 page deck. If you want help delivering it, I can do that too.

What you get

What the review covers.

A full health check of your marketing, with clear recommendations.

Strategy and positioning

Is your strategy clear, and does your positioning stand out to the buyers you want?

  • How clear your strategy really is
  • How you stack up against competitors
  • Whether your message lands with buyers

Channels and campaigns

Which channels and campaigns are earning their budget, and which aren’t.

  • Performance by channel and campaign
  • Where budget is working, and where it isn’t
  • Quick wins to act on straight away

Funnel and pipeline

Conversion at every stage, where leads leak and what it’s costing you.

  • Conversion at every stage
  • Where leads leak, and why
  • What those leaks are costing you

Martech, CRM and data

A health check of your platforms, data quality, automation and reporting.

  • Platform setup and how well it’s used
  • Data quality and consent
  • Gaps in automation and reporting

Team and capability

Structure, skills and agency support, and where the gaps are.

  • Structure, roles and skills
  • How well agencies are briefed and managed
  • Where extra support would help most

Report and 90 day plan

Prioritised recommendations and a practical plan you can act on straight away.

  • Clear findings, no jargon
  • Priorities ranked by impact and effort
  • A plan you can start on straight away

Two minute health check

How healthy is your marketing?

Six quick questions. Be honest, nobody’s watching.

  1. We know which channels bring in our best customers.

  2. Marketing and sales agree on what a qualified lead is.

  3. Our CRM data is clean and up to date.

  4. We can see how marketing contributes to pipeline and revenue.

  5. Our positioning is clear and different from competitors.

  6. There’s a plan for the next 90 days that everyone knows about.

0/6

Answer all six to see your score.

Your result and a suggested next step will appear here.

Is this you?

When it’s the right fit

Recognise yourself in a couple of these? Let’s have a chat and I’ll tell you honestly if a review is the right move.

Sounds like me

You want an honest outside view before investing more.

You’re a new marketing leader and need a clear baseline.

You’re preparing for investment or the next stage of growth.

Results have stalled and nobody’s quite sure why.

You’ve built up tools and agencies and want to know what’s worth keeping.

You’re deciding whether to hire, outsource or bring in a fractional CMO.

Proof it works

Done it before. Happy to again.

See more results

Original research

The neuromarketing study

Spotler, 2020. Designed and run end to end

87

people from 14 companies

28

web and email formats tested

Rather than guess what works, we tested it with 87 real people. The findings changed how emails and pages were designed from then on.

Outcomes

90 day

Prioritised plan with every review

28

Web and email formats tested in original research

52% to 70%

Lead conversion improvement

How it works

Simple, step by step.

1

Kick off call

What you want to know, what worries you and what good looks like.

2

Deep dive

Strategy, channels, data, tech, content and results, all looked at properly.

3

Honest findings

A short, practical report: what’s working, what isn’t and why.

4

Your 90 day plan

Prioritised actions, and help delivering them if you want it.

FAQ

Questions I get asked a lot.

Straight answers. Anything else, just ask.

How long does a review take?

Usually two to four weeks from kick off to findings, depending on how much there is to look at.

What do you need from us?

Access to your key platforms and reports, plus a few short conversations with the people who run marketing and sales.

What do we get at the end?

A short, practical report and a prioritised 90 day plan. Not a 60 page deck.

Will you tell us if something isn’t working?

Yes, that’s the point. You get an honest, independent view, delivered kindly but clearly.

Can you help fix what you find?

If you’d like. Some clients take the plan and run with it, others keep me on to help deliver it.

“What stood out most was Simon’s ability to bring structure, clarity and commercial discipline to marketing. He introduced stronger reporting, measurement and processes, and consistently focused on delivering meaningful pipeline, revenue and brand impact.”

Stephanie Kent

Customer Service & Partnership Director

Spotler

“I had the pleasure of working alongside Simon for nine years at Spotler UK, and I can say without hesitation that he is one of the most talented marketers I’ve worked with.”

Samuel Ricard

Commercial Director

Spotler

Fresh eyes

Not sure what’s working? Let’s find out.

Tell me what’s bugging you about your marketing and I’ll tell you what an honest, independent review would look at first.