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Knowledge Hub
Practical thinking for better marketing decisions
A growing library of straight-talking articles for founders, directors and marketing leads who want clearer answers before adding more activity.
Why marketing activity isn't translating into growth
A practical guide for SMEs and e-commerce brands that are busy across marketing channels but still unclear on what's creating commercial progress.
Read featured guideSME marketing
Practical articles for founders and SME leaders trying to make better marketing decisions with limited time, budget and team capacity.
18 guidesE-commerce growth
Straight-talking guidance for e-commerce brands working on traffic quality, conversion, retention, profitability and clearer growth priorities.
11 guidesMarketing strategy
Useful thinking on strategy, prioritisation and measurement for teams that want marketing activity to lead to better commercial decisions.
12 guidesHow the guides are written
Practical thinking for real marketing decisions.
The Knowledge Hub is built for people who need to make a better call, not just read another opinion piece. The guides focus on the trade-offs that show up in SME and e-commerce marketing: what to fund, what to fix, what to stop and what to brief next.
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Each guide aims to leave you with a sharper way to diagnose the problem, compare options or brief the next piece of work.
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Articles are kept focused on practical, commercially sensible guidance for UK SMEs and e-commerce brands rather than generic marketing theory.
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SME marketing
SME marketing guides
Practical articles for founders and SME leaders trying to make better marketing decisions with limited time, budget and team capacity.
SME Leadership
Fractional CMO for SMEs: a practical guide to part-time marketing leadership
A practical guide for SMEs considering a fractional CMO, fractional marketing team, marketing consultant or part-time marketing director before hiring full-time.
15 min readSME LeadershipThe marketing leadership gap: what SMEs and scale-ups should fix first
How SMEs and scale-ups can recognise a marketing leadership gap, decide what support is needed and improve decision-making before hiring too quickly.
9 min readSME MarketingLead generation for SMEs: how to improve enquiry quality
A practical guide to SME lead generation, focusing on better enquiry quality, clearer positioning and conversion before simply buying more traffic.
15 min readSME LeadershipFractional marketing team for SMEs: a practical part-time department model
A practical guide to fractional marketing teams, fractional marketing departments and part-time marketing leadership for SMEs that need more capability without hiring too early.
15 min readSME LeadershipFractional CMO vs part-time CMO vs interim CMO: what should an SME choose?
A practical guide for SMEs comparing fractional CMO, part-time CMO, interim CMO, temporary CMO and freelance CMO support.
14 min readE-commerce growth
E-commerce growth guides
Straight-talking guidance for e-commerce brands working on traffic quality, conversion, retention, profitability and clearer growth priorities.
E-Commerce Growth
E-commerce growth strategy: traffic, conversion and retention
How e-commerce brands can decide whether the next growth priority should be acquisition, conversion, retention or measurement.
9 min readE-Commerce GrowthE-commerce discovery services: what to review before chasing more traffic
A practical guide to ecommerce discovery services for brands deciding whether traffic, conversion, retention or measurement is the next growth constraint.
10 min readE-Commerce GrowthE-commerce conversion rate optimisation checklist: when traffic doesn't turn into sales
A practical e-commerce CRO checklist for brands with traffic but weak sales, covering product pages, trust, checkout, traffic quality and measurement.
9 min readE-Commerce GrowthAI search for e-commerce: how to prepare product pages for discovery
How e-commerce brands can strengthen product pages, structured data, reviews and helpful content for AI-assisted search and product discovery.
9 min readE-Commerce GrowthE-commerce profitability strategy: how to grow without sacrificing margin
A practical guide to e-commerce profitability, margin, contribution and growth strategy for brands under pressure from acquisition costs and discounting.
9 min readMarketing strategy
Marketing strategy and measurement guides
Useful thinking on strategy, prioritisation and measurement for teams that want marketing activity to lead to better commercial decisions.
Marketing Strategy
Why marketing activity isn't translating into growth
A practical guide for SMEs and e-commerce brands that are busy across marketing channels but still unclear on what's creating commercial progress.
8 min readMarketing StrategyDigital marketing sprints: what to fix before a bigger marketing plan
How digital marketing sprints can help SMEs and e-commerce brands diagnose priorities before committing to a larger strategy, campaign or supplier brief.
9 min readMarketing StrategyMarketing strategy vs marketing plan: what's the difference?
A clear guide for SME and e-commerce leaders on the difference between marketing strategy, marketing planning and tactical execution.
8 min readMarketing StrategyMarketing strategy vs business strategy: what's the difference?
A clear guide to the difference between marketing strategy and business strategy, and why SMEs run into trouble when the two drift apart.
9 min readMarketing StrategyMarketing plan vs business plan vs campaign: what each one is for
A practical guide to the difference between a marketing plan, a business plan and a campaign, and when a business actually needs each one.
8 min readDiagnostic
Prefer to start with your own growth bottleneck?
The E-commerce Growth Scorecard gives you a practical first read across acquisition, conversion, retention, measurement and strategy.